Jalapenos +

Earl · September 10, 2007

Some Jalapenos surrounding a few Balloons. I'll make Smoked Jalapeno flakes by cutting off the stem ends, then cutting down the middle and use a spoon to de-seed the peppers. Then I'll put them in my [cheap $100 smoker] until well smoked. Then I'll put then in the food dryer until they're dry enough for a food processor to pulverize into small flakes. Then all Winter they go into/on most anything.

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Zana · September 10, 2007

I'm green with envy...sounds like a plan....I just need a smoker
...and enuff hot peppers...lol (minor details...lol)

Earl · September 11, 2007

More peppers.

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Zana · September 11, 2007

pepper heaven...sighhhhhhhh

johno · September 12, 2007

Can you use a regular meat smoker, with the coals on one end and the peppers at the other? Run it cool? About how long?

Grub · September 12, 2007

Nice growin' Unc Earl...
Thanks for sharing.

JerryL · September 25, 2007

I didn't smoke mine but did turn a few into powder.

Spatzbear · September 25, 2007

Great pictures! Earl, what wood are you using? (I assume you are using wood?)

I'm hoping to get a glut of sweet peppers this year, so I can use them for this purpose. Smoke, dry and grind. Yum.
And of course chillies. That would be fab!

Earl · September 27, 2007

Johno, I don't see why not. I'd split and deseed the peppers first, then put them in a food dryer until they became brittle. They have to be brittle or they won't grind right. I'd put a heavy smoke to them for a few hours then transfer. I use one of those$100 electric smokers from walmart type store. Burned out the element and now use a one burner hot plate in the smoker.

Jerry, looking good! What do you use as a grinder?

Spatz, I don't remember the type of wood, I've got several types. Any good smoking wood will do. Thick fleshed peppers don't dry very brittle, so you make have to chop/grind them into small pieces the best you can after drying for awhile, then re-dry them to get them brittle enough to powder.

JerryL · October 1, 2007

Hey Earl,

Sorry for the delay in responding to your question. I used a Cusinart Mini-Mate Plus. It’s a small hand held unit. It does a real nice job. See the attached link.

http://www.cuisinart.com/catalog/pro...id=72&cat_id=7

**mdvpc** · October 1, 2007

Nice photos and thread. I dont dry jalapenos, but I do fhabanero, cayenne and serrano. Since its so dry here, I just pick them and put them in a large platter in the kitchen. When they are dry, I store them, and grind some periodically in a coffee mill grinder I bought. I grind them as needed because I think they are fresher that way. After they are ground, I put them in a shaker, and we use them. I probably grind about once or twice a month.

September 10, 2007	#1
Earl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,278	Jalapenos + Some Jalapenos surrounding a few Balloons. I'll make Smoked Jalapeno flakes by cutting off the stem ends, then cutting down the middle and use a spoon to de-seed the peppers. Then I'll put them in my [cheap $100 smoker] until well smoked. Then I'll put then in the food dryer until they're dry enough for a food processor to pulverize into small flakes. Then all Winter they go into/on most anything. Click for Larger Size __________________ "Seriously think about what you're about to do/say before you do it and the outcome will always be better." Earl

September 11, 2007	#3
Earl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,278	More peppers. Click for Larger Size __________________ "Seriously think about what you're about to do/say before you do it and the outcome will always be better." Earl

September 25, 2007	#8
Spatzbear Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Adelaide Hills, Australia Posts: 349	Great pictures! Earl, what wood are you using? (I assume you are using wood?) I'm hoping to get a glut of sweet peppers this year, so I can use them for this purpose. Smoke, dry and grind. Yum. And of course chillies. That would be fab! __________________ http://madgnomes.blogspot.com/

September 27, 2007	#9
Earl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,278	Johno, I don't see why not. I'd split and deseed the peppers first, then put them in a food dryer until they became brittle. They have to be brittle or they won't grind right. I'd put a heavy smoke to them for a few hours then transfer. I use one of those$100 electric smokers from walmart type store. Burned out the element and now use a one burner hot plate in the smoker. Jerry, looking good! What do you use as a grinder? Spatz, I don't remember the type of wood, I've got several types. Any good smoking wood will do. Thick fleshed peppers don't dry very brittle, so you make have to chop/grind them into small pieces the best you can after drying for awhile, then re-dry them to get them brittle enough to powder. __________________ "Seriously think about what you're about to do/say before you do it and the outcome will always be better." Earl

October 1, 2007	#10
JerryL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: S.W. Ohio z6a Posts: 736	Hey Earl, Sorry for the delay in responding to your question. I used a Cusinart Mini-Mate Plus. It’s a small hand held unit. It does a real nice job. See the attached link. http://www.cuisinart.com/catalog/pro...id=72&cat_id=7 __________________ Jerry

September 10, 2007	#2
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	I'm green with envy...sounds like a plan....I just need a smoker ...and enuff hot peppers...lol (minor details...lol)

September 12, 2007	#5
johno Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arkansas zone 6b Posts: 441	Can you use a regular meat smoker, with the coals on one end and the peppers at the other? Run it cool? About how long?

September 12, 2007	#6
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Nice growin' Unc Earl... Thanks for sharing.

October 1, 2007	#11
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Nice photos and thread. I dont dry jalapenos, but I do fhabanero, cayenne and serrano. Since its so dry here, I just pick them and put them in a large platter in the kitchen. When they are dry, I store them, and grind some periodically in a coffee mill grinder I bought. I grind them as needed because I think they are fresher that way. After they are ground, I put them in a shaker, and we use them. I probably grind about once or twice a month. __________________ Michael