Re: [CH] A question about freezing peppers before drying them
JohnT (love2troll@gmail.com)
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:11:08 -0500
I think what Jim just posted is exactly right. Most of what I grow
are thicker fleshed than cayennes and I slice them in half or even
thinner before freezing. Even cayennes get sliced in half before
freezing and are dehydrated with the skin side down so the flavorful
juices don't drip out and be lost. (not all that likely with cayennes
anyways) Low temp drying is in IMO the way to go to preserve color
and flavor. My final test is when grinding for powder or flakes.
Either is dry enough or isn't.
On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Jim Graham <spooky130u@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 02:02:59PM -0500, Jim Graham wrote:
>
>> I just set mine out somewhere (say, in a spare baking pan) and let
>> them dry on their own.
>
> One thing I should point out (that I forgot until just now). If I leave
> them in the grocery bag, or whatever, that I put them in while outside
> picking peppers, they WILL go bad very quickly. They must be sitting out
> in open air. I used to put paper towels above and below, but found that
> to be a waste of paper towels.
>
> And again, this is only for tabasco and cayenne. Habaneros spoil VERY
> quickly around here once they're picked, even in the fridge.
>
> And, at the risk of sounding like a broken record (for those of us who
> remember records), all of this is based on my results where I live.
> YMMV...possibly drastically. Oh well...I thought it might be of use.
> Guess not. No big deal.
>
> Later,
> --jim
>
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