Re: [CH] Drying habs

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Yvonne wrote:

> Friend o' mine is needing advice on how to dry habs...
>

I just tried about 20 Habs in my inexpensive dehydrator.  It took about
14 hrs to get them "crunchy" dry (in order to make into powder or
flakes).  Note - I slit them in half in order to increase the surface
area for drying.  Otherwise, expect to increase the drying time.

I have also read in several books that drying of peppers can be done in
an oven at a temp of 125-200 Fahrenheit.  My suggestion would be to use
150 degrees.  Just keep checking them every couple hours to see if they
have become "brittle" enough.

For newbies (like myself) to the growing of and types of Hot Peppers
there are books on this subject by "Dewitt" in the cooking section of
bookstores.  I purchased the one titled "The Whole Pepper" or something
very similar to that title.  It must be a good book as I have seen many
quotes, pages, and/or references to parts of it any a few Hot pepper
sites.

brad

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