I have used Chile de arbol to make flakes and it turned out better than most store bought flakes. It’s definitely one that I’ll be using by itself or a base for a blend.
I agree less seeds would be nice. There’s a crap load of seeds in those big whole dried chiles but it’s easy to rip off top and shake most of the seeds out. That’s the beauty of making your own flakes, you can control how seedy it will be.
This batch of flakes definitely passes the shaker test. The darker flakes on the right is what was left of the McCormicks because they were too big to pass through the shaker.
I've seen various methods for making pepper flakes, but I was curious as to how it's made on a commercial scale. After a little research I found 2 mills that are commonly used, the hammer mill and one that looks exactly like a meat grinder but bigger. I've never heard or seen anyone using a...
Today hit 100 degrees hopefully for the last time this year. Whatever made it through the summer has a small window of opportunity to produce before our average first frost in mid November.