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Cured Meats & Food Preservation => Cured meats & Food Preservation => Dehydrating => Topic started by: GusRobin on August 29, 2015, 10:35:30 PM
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I wanted to put some habanero powder in a sauce I am experimenting with, so decided to make my own powder.
I don't have a dehydrator so I'll use my Bradley. Got some advice from Tommy (thanks), bought some peppers, and I'm ready to go.
Since I am doing this anyway, might as well make it worthwhile so I bought a few different peppers.
Starting in the lower left and going clockwise: poblano, jalapeno, long hot peppers, orange scotch bonnet habanero, red hot peppers.
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I set up the Bradley tonight and will get up early and start the show. More to come.
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THAT looks like a plan - look forward to seeing the results!
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Just remember when you grind them have a fan at your back so the dust does not blow into your noise ???
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Just remember when you grind them have a fan at your back so the dust does not blow into your noise ???
Or even WORSE your nose... ;) :D
Sorry, Tommy - couldn't resist...
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I have no idea if it will be an issue but do you think there's a chance that the flavors of the different peppers will meld if they're dehydrated all together?
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THAT looks like a plan - look forward to seeing the results!
I like your plan
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Gus from experience I can tell you make sure your Bradley is in a well ventilated area!
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Bradley is outside in a covered cabinet. Taking everyone's advice, I have a separate grinder, mask, gloves, fan, and an outdoor table to work on.
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I woke up early and put the peppers in the Bradley about 6:30 am (then went back to bed)
Peppers in the Bradley:
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(http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b476/gusrobin/IMG_1933.jpg) (http://s1047.photobucket.com/user/gusrobin/media/IMG_1933.jpg.html)
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Some of them started being done after about 6-7 hours. The habanero and long hot peppers were done first. Total they took about 8 hours before all of these were done. The others are still in there after 13 hours.
I didn't get pictures of the dried habanero or the long hots, but here is a pic of some of the jalapeno and poblano peppers that were done early.
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So I decided to grind the habs and the long hots.
All geared up and ready to go. Going to do it outside on the deck.
(http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b476/gusrobin/IMG_1937.jpg) (http://s1047.photobucket.com/user/gusrobin/media/IMG_1937.jpg.html)
The ground up peppers.
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(http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b476/gusrobin/IMG_1941.jpg) (http://s1047.photobucket.com/user/gusrobin/media/IMG_1941.jpg.html)
The new plan is to leave the other peppers in the Bradley until they are done, then bag them and grind tomorrow.
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They look great Gus. Lot of work for a small amount of powder is it not? But will say it's worth the effort
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i think so but next time I'll put them in the Bradley before I go to bed and wake up to them being done.
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Nice job, Dr. Gus... ;D
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A little goes a long way with the Habanero Powder...