Re: [CH] dehydrators
Rex E. Overmyer (rexwing@ctaz.com)
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 08:13:49 -0700
I have a "NESCO" electric dehydrator that I have used manly for jerky. How would
that work for peppers? I am _way_ new at all of this.
Rex Overmyer
rexwing@ctaz.com
Fort Mohave, AZ
"In The Great American Desert!"
Dave Drum wrote:
> "Pieters, Rob (NL01)" wrote:
>
> > Dehydrators have past a few times already, but I have never took any notice
> > as I wasn't planning of drying peppers... but people can change.
> > I've been reading so much on making powder that I do want to try this.
>
> > But I thought by myself before I'm going to buy one, there hard to find too
> > here in Holland, perhaps someone with experience can give me some idea's for
> > drying without a dehydrator.
>
> I have had pretty good luck using the oven of my gas stove which has a
> pilot light that delivers a temperature of about 105oF (as long as I
> don't keep opening the door to check progress). It's also great for
> rising bread dough.
>
> Depending on insects, humidity in your area and available sunshine you
> can build some outdoor racks like they used for gazillions of years
> before man began building gadgets.
>
> I have had some modest success drying Anaheims and Hungarian Hot Wax
> peppers by stringing them in ristras and hanging them from the ceiling
> near a forced air heating vent. About 95% dried fine with no traces of
> mold or rot. The other 5% went to the compost pile where I then had
> lots of volunmteer pepper plants this spring. B^)=
>
> ENJOY!!!
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