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smokin chilis (pipe or papers) ?
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If you want a smoky powder you can always dehydrate the peppers in a regular dehydrator, and then, put them on the smoker (any wood) for 30 min to an hour. I'm not sure if this is considered a true smoked chile (like a chipotle smoked from a raw state) but it works and you don't have to worry about tending the smoker, constantly rotating, checking if they're done, cold smoking, etc. I also don't like oversmoked chiles. This works for a smoky powder very well. 1. Dehydrate. 2. Smoke. 3. Grind. A nice smoky powder. Also lets you fire up the smoker for some BBQ and gets them off the grill quick 
As far as smoking from a raw state I believe POTAWIE has tips.
As far as smoking from a raw state I believe POTAWIE has tips.
That sounds like a quick way to smoke em, I'm gonna have to try that this year!
Yup and the cool thing is you can dehydrate them and store them, you don't have to smoke right away, and when you go to BBQ a pork shoulder or something, just spend 30 min. to hour smoking the peppers first. Works like a charm.
what I did last year and it worked out great, I chopped up a bunch of peppers and lots of basil and a couple Garlic bulbs and smoked all of it together for a good 2-3 hrs, until the Cherry wood log burnt down to nothing. Then I put it all into the dehydrator and came out awesome! Much better than my first attempt which I dried the peppers out completely by smoking them with Cherry Wood, Hickory Wood and Mequite Wood. In dishes it was aweosme... but way over welming smoke flavor.
