Re: [CH] Post Fields Post (warning: includes stupid beginner
Kris Kumler (kris+chile-heads@kumler.us)
Mon, 5 Oct 2009 07:30:29 -0400
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:07, Punto <punto@inch.com> wrote:
> 1. I don't know what about half of what I got is.
I came across this database, although organized by name, so you may
want to go from Jim's list of what was known to be out there:
http://www.g6csy.net/chile/database.html
If you don't have a map, we ca easily dig up his announcement with the
list of varieties.
> 2. What sort of preservation is best for what sort of peppers?
I smoked and dehydrated some of mine. Others I stemmed & seeded and
put the pods in the freezer for a little while. I'll pull those out an
dehydrate when my wife won't be around the house for a couple of days.
I already got yelled at for the first batch. :) I like the cleaned
pods in the freezer, much easier to work with when taking them out to
dehydrate.
> 3. I have some evil looking little yellow guys that look perfect for
> infusing vodka/tequila. I've never done this; does one do anything
> besides through them in and step back and wait a couple of weeks?
The heat will start getting into the spirits pretty quickly. Over a
long time the chiles will start losing color and the heat will fade
some (it was well over a year for that to really be noticeable with
the habs I used), but the flavor and aroma will stay.
> 4. ... I
> expect that I could toss them in some brine and keep them in the
> fridge without huge risk of killing myself and family if they are
> consumed in a few days
I'll let others with experience in this area answer, but I'm also
looking forward to those answers!
It was nice meeting you at OF and being your neighbor!
--
Kris