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Hi friends,   This is probably a newbie question, thanks in advance  :)   Do I have to go through any kind of safe certification to use my home grown mint in my hot sauce? This hot sauce has mint and cilantro as major ingredients.   When I did the Food Manager's course, I remember reading that...

  Thank you greatly salsalady. I will clarify with the lab. Thanks much!

  Thanks Salsalady, perhaps I do not completely understand my PA letter  :think: Below is a gist of one of the PA letters - would appreciate if you could provide guidance!  Product is manufactured as follows: (The last 3 steps) Internal temperature before hot filling – 209.6 F Hot fill sauce...

  Thanks greatly salsalady! According to my PA letters all my sauces need to be hot filled at > 209 deg F.    I'll keep looking. Thanks again! :cheers:

Salsalady, are you referring to this one on amazon? Wilbur Curtis Syrup Warmer 2.0 Gallon Syrup Container - Stainless Steel and Temperature Controls - SW-2 (Each) One of the reviews say "Wish it warmed syrup to a little higher temperature. By the time syrup is dispensed in the...

Salsalady thank you for your response. This makes sense!   Now I get to go online shopping to find a bigger pot  :party:

Welcome to THP, Greetings from Florida  :hi:   I am new as well, learning every day. With so many helping hands here, this is a great place to hang out  :)   Maybe you have seen this already, but this is a great post by salsalady - do check it out!  ...

Welcome to THP!  Greetings from Florida  :hi:

I made my biggest batch yet.. and learnt quite a few things which brings me to this question.    1. I checked the temperature and it was 212, then I started bottling while the sauce was still boiling in low/medium heat    2. I got more than half way through and realized my sauce was getting...

Oh, I might have found it...  :doh: NIP is Nutritional Information Panels?    Thanks for this amazing link salsalady!   :cool:   http://thehotpepper.com/topic/66094-starting-a-food-business-101/   Cheers!

Hi, I am new to several acronyms and terminologies, pardon the newbie question  :P     What's NIP ?  :think:   Cheers 

Welcome Kramer    Greetings from Florida  :hi:

This breakdown is very helpful, Thank you!  :cheers: Vee

Thank you salsalady, The_NorthEast_ChileMan, Thanks for your replies! Thanks for the link. Appreciate it much.   Walchit, thanks so much for your response. This would definitely give me peace of mind as well  :cool:   Cheers!  :cheers:

Hi, I have a question about plastic bottle caps. This is what I do now -    I run my 5 oz woozy bottles in the dishwasher on Sanitize cycle and remove them.    Right before bottling, I boil the bottles in hot water and let them air dry.    After pouring the boiling hot sauce at 210-212 deg, I...