Winter is on its way in Australia. I plan to eat fresh as much as possible, but there are some things I probably won't get through and would hate to waste them. We have already had two frosts with more to come, so I need to pick all of my chillies and thought dehydrating them is the way to go. I have never dehydrated chillies before so would love some advice from people who know what they are doing.
I have a cheap dehydrator, I don't know the brand but it only has an on and off button. Do I dehydrate them whole, or do I put a cut in the side, or do I completely remove the seeds? I have Trinidad Scorpion Butch T, aji pineapple, space chillies, omnicolor, and probably a few others.
If I put super hots in a dehydrator are there going to be fumes that may irritate my kids? Should I set up the dehydrator in the garage to prevent this? Should I use baking paper or something to stop the dehydrator trays from being covered in capsaicin? Any advice is welcome.
I have a cheap dehydrator, I don't know the brand but it only has an on and off button. Do I dehydrate them whole, or do I put a cut in the side, or do I completely remove the seeds? I have Trinidad Scorpion Butch T, aji pineapple, space chillies, omnicolor, and probably a few others.
If I put super hots in a dehydrator are there going to be fumes that may irritate my kids? Should I set up the dehydrator in the garage to prevent this? Should I use baking paper or something to stop the dehydrator trays from being covered in capsaicin? Any advice is welcome.
Its all a learning curve . 
And as MW pointed out don't bother with paper soap and water is all you need plus the paper will effect drying negatively. Have fun!!
