Drying Hot Peppers - Page 2

shelleybean · March 9, 2007

I thought I'd revive this thread almost one year to the day since someone last posted. I'm happy to read any hot pepper can be dried in a dehydrator. I had planned to dry purple pequin, criolla sella and mirasol but have some others too. I was wondering about the ones with the thicker walls. Is anybody else growing hot peppers they plan to dry? And which is better, a mortar and pestal or a coffee bean grinder? Thanks!

Grub · March 9, 2007

I bought new appliances and dedicated them to hot-pepper play, including, a coffee-bean grinder and cocktail-style blender just to be safe.

shelleybean · March 9, 2007

Oh, yes, that's for sure, Grub! I want hot coffee in the morning, not HOT, HOT, HOT coffee

We'd keep one designated for peppers only!

Spatzbear · March 9, 2007

I grind my spices for curries in the coffee grinder. I just don't tell anyone. So far nobody has complained about the coffee taste.

(However, I do make sure to use my dedicated grinder brush to clean it thoroughly after every use.)

I prefer doing it in a coffee grinder as the powder gets finer than in a mortar and pestle. But that's probably just me.

I like drying chillies. It's easy and they are always handy when you have to give something a bit of a kick.

shelleybean · March 10, 2007

I ordered a Krups coffee grinder for this from Amazon and there were several reviews. Everyone who used it for coffee said it was awful and messy, but everyone who used it for peppers, herbs, and spices gave it five stars. So I figured this was the one for me.

Granny · March 11, 2007

All of the hot ones dry nicely, but habaneros and other smallish, thin ones also freeze nicely. I just put in a couple of hours seeding a chopping huge quantities, then bag the chopped peppers and throw them at the freezer. You do not need to blanch. If they are quite small you can also simply freeze them whole. Small resealable plastic containers inside a larger ziplock will keep them from freezer burn longer.

Granny · April 3, 2007

Grub, these also freeze wonderfully! There are a couple of ways to do it -

1. Wash them, seed them and dice them up, throw them in a bag and freeze them. I actually like to use a sealed plastic container (small ones) inside a sealed ziplock.

2. Roast them, take the peels off then prepare them as you will - whole, strips, diced. Put that up in plastic containers inside a ziplock in the freezer.

Much more useful than tons of dried.

March 9, 2007	#16
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I thought I'd revive this thread almost one year to the day since someone last posted. I'm happy to read any hot pepper can be dried in a dehydrator. I had planned to dry purple pequin, criolla sella and mirasol but have some others too. I was wondering about the ones with the thicker walls. Is anybody else growing hot peppers they plan to dry? And which is better, a mortar and pestal or a coffee bean grinder? Thanks! __________________ Michele

March 9, 2007	#17
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	I bought new appliances and dedicated them to hot-pepper play, including, a coffee-bean grinder and cocktail-style blender just to be safe. Last edited by Grub; March 10, 2007 at 02:34 AM.

March 9, 2007	#18
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Oh, yes, that's for sure, Grub! I want hot coffee in the morning, not HOT, HOT, HOT coffee We'd keep one designated for peppers only! __________________ Michele

March 10, 2007	#20
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I ordered a Krups coffee grinder for this from Amazon and there were several reviews. Everyone who used it for coffee said it was awful and messy, but everyone who used it for peppers, herbs, and spices gave it five stars. So I figured this was the one for me. __________________ Michele

March 9, 2007	#19
Spatzbear Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Adelaide Hills, Australia Posts: 349	I grind my spices for curries in the coffee grinder. I just don't tell anyone. So far nobody has complained about the coffee taste. (However, I do make sure to use my dedicated grinder brush to clean it thoroughly after every use.) I prefer doing it in a coffee grinder as the powder gets finer than in a mortar and pestle. But that's probably just me. I like drying chillies. It's easy and they are always handy when you have to give something a bit of a kick.

March 11, 2007	#21
Granny Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 507	All of the hot ones dry nicely, but habaneros and other smallish, thin ones also freeze nicely. I just put in a couple of hours seeding a chopping huge quantities, then bag the chopped peppers and throw them at the freezer. You do not need to blanch. If they are quite small you can also simply freeze them whole. Small resealable plastic containers inside a larger ziplock will keep them from freezer burn longer.

April 3, 2007	#22
Granny Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 507	Grub, these also freeze wonderfully! There are a couple of ways to do it - 1. Wash them, seed them and dice them up, throw them in a bag and freeze them. I actually like to use a sealed plastic container (small ones) inside a sealed ziplock. 2. Roast them, take the peels off then prepare them as you will - whole, strips, diced. Put that up in plastic containers inside a ziplock in the freezer. Much more useful than tons of dried.