Dehydrating Hot Peppers

by Rohn Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:29 am

I have some Cyanine peppers I want to dehydrate and wonder if anyone here has done that? Do I need to take the seeds out or can I just put them in the dehydrator whole?

by Farmfresh Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:43 am

I prefer to de-seed mine, but that is because I usually grind my peppers after they are dry to make a dry powder for seasoning. I think they grind better seed free.

If you do decided to powder them, grind them and then return the powder to the dehydrator for a short time to get it thoroughly dry for best results.

by Rohn Sat Sep 06, 2014 6:34 am

Thanks FF. Thinking about grinding them.

by Farmfresh Sat Sep 06, 2014 10:13 am

You can also not chop them as fine and make pepper flakes... like at the pizza place. Very Happy

by 12acrehome Sun Sep 07, 2014 11:21 am

for Cayenne peppers, just string them up with mono-filament (through the cap with a sewing needle) and let them dry slowly, whole. When they are about half dried you can either split them and clean out the seeds (and transfer them to the dehydrator then to an air tight container) or let them dry completely and powder the entire pepper (seed and all)

by dizzy Sun Sep 07, 2014 6:01 pm

Last year, hubby pulled a whole plant and hung it upside down in the basement. Only problem being, it's still hanging there!

by PATRICE IN IL Sun Sep 07, 2014 6:57 pm

I've dried pepper like Keith suggested, I've hung them near the wood stove to aid in their drying fully.

I've had good luck using a small electric coffee grinder to powder my dry peppers. To clean the grinder just add a few bits of torn up bread and run it a bit. The powdered peppers are picked up by the bread leaving you with a clean grinder. Wink

by Farmfresh Sun Sep 07, 2014 7:46 pm

Whenever I have tried to string and hang my peppers to dry they have always ended up with mold. Mad

Perhaps it is just too humid in our area, but even when I thought I had them spaced well apart and crispy dried they always eventually molded.

I have much better luck with the dehydrator and making either the powder or the flakes.

by 12acrehome Sun Sep 07, 2014 8:39 pm

they do need to be hung where there is some air movement, nearly constantly...furnaces, heaters, wood stoves etc set up a natural convection type air flow. A light bulb in a closet can do the same thing. Still air does promote mold growth

by Rohn Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:57 pm

Thanks for all the tips.

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