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Title: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: TMB on July 24, 2015, 09:57:33 PM: Tonight Kimmie and I cut and cleaned the habaneros to get them ready for Saturdays smoke, dehydrate and grind

Yes we had gloves on and were very careful on handling them. ;)

Saturday I'll smoke these in the Bradley for 2 hrs then dry them out to grind 8) 8)

I'll have more pictures as I go. Sorry for the poor pictures but my I-Phone does not take the best pictures :( :( :(

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Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: Saber 4 on July 24, 2015, 10:23:47 PM: I bet they soak up the smoke good. I wonder what would happen if you dried a batch and ground it up and smoked the powder on coffee filters like we do the smoked salts?
Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: teesquare on July 24, 2015, 10:34:55 PM: Tommy - you may find that you need to smoke them and dehydrate them much longer than you expect. They hold a lot of moisture, and each pepper is a sealed unit....It will speed up the process if you split them open - or even slice them in half length wise.
Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: muebe on July 25, 2015, 09:52:51 AM: Tee is right. It takes a while to dehydrate peppers. I halve mine when dehydrating them. Even then it still takes a while.
Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: TMB on July 25, 2015, 10:51:56 AM: Look at the second picture. I know it takes a long time I have done jalapeños in the past
Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: teesquare on July 25, 2015, 03:42:31 PM: Quote from: TMB on July 25, 2015, 10:51:56 AM
Look at the second picture. I know it takes a long time I have done jalapeños in the past

Sorry Tommy - I couldn't see the second picture the first time I last responded ;D ::) ??? :D
Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: TMB on July 25, 2015, 10:45:56 PM: All done and bottled up!

Ran smoke from an A-Maze-N 5x8 pellet smoker for four hrs and a temp around 125 to 150. Hard to keep it at a good temp because it was hot out and Bradley's are not that great at temp control. Started at 9:40 am and pulled at 5:50 pm

While I was smoking the habaneros I tossed in some pumpkin seeds and pistachios

After the peppers were dried I tossed them in a grinder (dedicated grinder) only thing I use it for ;) and ground to a very fine grind for rubs.

OH by the way if you look close you will see I had a fan running behind me when I was grinding the peppers, believe me found out the hard way this is a good thing to do

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Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: hikerman on July 25, 2015, 11:08:51 PM: AChooooo! I'm sweating and sneezing! Must be good Tommy! :D
Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: ACW3 on July 25, 2015, 11:30:51 PM: Looking good, Tommy. Are you bringing some to Paducah?

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Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: TMB on July 25, 2015, 11:33:55 PM: Quote from: ACW3 on July 25, 2015, 11:30:51 PM
Looking good, Tommy. Are you bringing some to Paducah?

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I will try yes. Going to send some to Sparky and hope to make another batch. If I get it done I will have some with me ;)
Title: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: tailfeathers on July 25, 2015, 11:41:04 PM: Love the skull and crossbones!!!

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Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: TMB on July 25, 2015, 11:41:39 PM: Quote from: tailfeathers on July 25, 2015, 11:41:04 PM
Love the skull and crossbones!!!

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I tried ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: spuds on July 26, 2015, 12:22:13 PM: Fascinating Tommy.Thank you soooo Much! Bookmarked. ;)
Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: drholly on July 26, 2015, 01:32:32 PM: I am liking this - wouldn't fly at my house, but I would love it. Good for you!
Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: teesquare on July 26, 2015, 02:55:29 PM: If you send some of this to a "friend"...be sure to include the First Aid Kit...Tucks, popsicles, and lotion-infused tissue.... ;) :D :D :D
Title: Re: Next step in the habanero pepper powder process
Post by: TentHunteR on July 26, 2015, 06:27:57 PM: Tommy, last time I dried and ground up habaneros, it worked out to roughly 1/2 tsp of powder = 1 pepper.