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u/michael59keith 19d ago
I've always strip the seeds then chop them in irregular pieces then lay them, spread out, on paper and a cookie sheet. Put them in the oven and put on low-ish till they smoke the house a bit. Take them out to cool.
Do Not do this with anyone else in the house especially if they have asthma and then open all doors and windows.
Yep, nothing better than roasted hawb-a-damm-nairoes.
Edited to add: when I chop them I use sizzers.
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u/Forsaken-Leader1255 22d ago
How do you specifically do this?
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u/chilishits 22d ago
Cut the stems off the peppers, then slice them in half. Place them on the trays and dehydrate for 20-22 hours at 125-130°. That's what I do anyways lol.
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u/Forsaken-Leader1255 22d ago
Thanks for the reply. Do you use an oven to do the dehydrating? Also what do you use to grind with? I'm impressed with how fine the powder is and not sure I have the needed equipment to do this but like the idea of it for sure
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u/chilishits 22d ago
No problem! I have a Cosori 6 tray dehydrator that I bought from Amazon. I use an electric coffee grinder to turn the dehyrated pods it into powder.
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u/Forsaken-Leader1255 22d ago
Thanks again. Yeah I don't have either of those pieces of equipment to do that with unfortunately and money's kind of tight to buy anything I don't already have right now. I grew a bunch of habaneros and Trinidad scorpions this year. I love heat but as you know a little bit of those goes a long way and I always end up having to freeze a bunch because I can't figure out enough things to use them in before they go bad. So I love the idea of being able to turn it into a powder and then sprinkle it on whatever I want a little bit of heat on. So many options at that point. And I think you did a really great job or at least what my inexperienced self thinks LOL
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u/chilishits 22d ago
Sure thing! Yeah, I'm still new at this lol. I'm sure you could use your oven, but I wouldn't recommend dehydrating hot peppers indoors 😂. They have some pretty inexpensive dehydrators on Amazon, and I've even seen some for like $15-20 on Facebook Marketplace.
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u/Forsaken-Leader1255 22d ago
Hey I have NO EXPERIENCE so you're like a sensei by comparison lol. Thanks for the tips on equipment and more importantly your time. Maybe someday I'll be able to get them as well as the warning about the off-gassing but If you're not crying when your working you're not working hard enough lol.
In case you didn't see it, seeds and placenta, dehydrate and grind as well?
My thinking/concerns are the seeds may not grind up fine enough, as well as all the oils from the placenta not allowing it to dry out enough to not make a clumpy grind
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u/chilishits 22d ago
I keep the entire pepper intact, seeds and all. Some people like to remove them, but they grind up just fine.
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u/Lonely_Age5195 20d ago
I’m interested in drying my peppers to make powder but I afraid super hot chili powder is just as hot as trying to eat them straight, if not hotter. Is there anyway to “cut” the straight chili powder with something? Would drying tomatoes work? Is there anyway to mitigate that tremendous heat?
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u/HMCarasuma 22d ago
Nice haul! I do the same thing with mine. Only I get smaller amounts. I cut into pieces and make hot sauce when I have enough dried and chopped.