drying Preserving peppers - Dehydrating and freezing methods

Peter S · Oct 14, 2016

I made this video the other day after harvesting a bunch of my peppers. Freezing and dehydrating are two methods that I use most often when preserving peppers. it's a quick and easy way to put them up for future use. I've found that vacuum sealing them is key for long term preservation.

https://youtu.be/thyMpy0xZiI

moruga welder · Oct 14, 2016

+ 1 exactly what i do , but had to buy a separate freezer just for pods .

SavinaRed · Oct 14, 2016

moruga welder said:
+ 1 exactly what i do , but had to buy a separate freezer just for pods .

wow I use to have a separate freezer when I use to fish all the time but for pods that's another story lol.

Peter S · Oct 14, 2016

moruga welder said:
+ 1 exactly what i do , but had to buy a separate freezer just for pods .

Yeah, I need a separate freezer. lol. My wife gives me hell for taking up all the freezer space.

SavinaRed · Oct 14, 2016

Peter S said:
Yeah, I need a separate freezer. lol. My wife gives me hell for taking up all the freezer space.

I can't even talk my wife into a floor freezer which we could use for food. If I needed one for peppers she would have a fit lol.

moruga welder · Oct 14, 2016

Peter S said:
Yeah, I need a separate freezer. lol. My wife gives me hell for taking up all the freezer space.

mine did to , lol thats what led to the freezer in the garage !

SavinaRed said:
I can't even talk my wife into a floor freezer which we could use for food. If I needed one for peppers she would have a fit lol.

time to wear the pants my friend ! lol

Boudreaux in Eunice · Oct 16, 2016

Peter S said:
I made this video the other day after harvesting a bunch of my peppers. Freezing and dehydrating are two methods that I use most often when preserving peppers. it's a quick and easy way to put them up for future use. I've found that vacuum sealing them is key for long term preservation.

Are the seeds still viable after dehydration ??

Masher · Oct 22, 2016

Great vid and tutorial....I packaged and froze 2 batches yesterday before seeing this.

Is there any disadvantage to leaving the stem on? I didn't remove mine.

Peter S · Oct 22, 2016

Masher said:
Great vid and tutorial....I packaged and froze 2 batches yesterday before seeing this.

Is there any disadvantage to leaving the stem on? I didn't remove mine.

I don't know if it affects either way. I always remove mine, clean, dry and inspect pods first. That way I know they are ready to use out of the bag.

AJ Drew · Oct 23, 2016

Boudreaux in Eunice said:
Are the seeds still viable after dehydration ??

Depends on the temperature. Lots of people use low settings to dry for seeds. They do not tend to survive freezing if still wet when frozen,