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The dried pods look great! Did you use a mortar and pestle to grind them up?

  No problem! I'll keep you updated as I experiment with the PH tester, which should be starting soon.   Arrrrrr!   It turned out far better than I could have hoped for. It was strange with all of the late frost and biblical conditions, but I ended up with loads of pods in the end so i can't...

That is a great looking sauce! I forgot all about Doc's post, thanks for sharing.

Those reapers looked nasty, and true to form.  Can't wait to see a review of these pods.

  It is the Hanna HI 98127 or 98128 (I have the instruction manual handy, but the instrument is put away at the moment). Just so you know, some people on boards like this trash the Hanna, often because they feel much cheaper units will do the same thing. My requirement was that it is waterproof...

Wow, that is a lot of skinning! I don't envy you, the worst part of roasting is having to skin everything afterwards.    It definitely looks like the Manzanos will have time to ripen, good work!

  I'm growing the yellow brains because so many people rave about their flavour. We are past a cold snap where the overnight lows were pretty close to freezing, but it looks like the supers just shrugged it off. Gotta love established plants! We have a few nice days now, so hopefully the brains...

  Yeah, I think I'll keep her :)   She does pretty well with trying out different hot sauces, and the only things I get flack for too many sauces in the fridge at once and overwintering plants. I get my way with the overwintering for the most part, and I think the Ph tester is her way of saying...

  Definitely! I have 5 large sized freezer bags stuffed with peppers, and I plan to thaw and use them throughout the winter. My wife bought me a great Ph tester for my birthday, so once the grow is over I'm going to start experimenting with making sauces that I can store outside of the fridge. 

  I just freeze pods and make sauces all winter, but you are in a different spot because you make all of those fine powders. I am definitely getting some heat already for the amount of refrigerator space the sauces are already taking, and I am just warming up so to speak. 

Great harvest shots! I was looking at all of your assorted plants and I figured you need some tabasco peppers. Just let me know if you want some seeds. 

The pods are looking great!

  I have tried most of the methods for ripening pods once the frost hits. I have found that hanging the plant, or bringing the pods inside and cover with newspaper, etc, all work best if the pods are slightly ripened already. If they are really green they will still ripen, but they will never...

Mmmmm, French Onion Soup!

Great pictures! I am sure the spread was exceptionally hot, and I am happy to hear that the taste was very good. Dips definitely have to sit for a day or two before they completely come together.    I really do love the colour of that dip, mon!

  It was a sauce of my own creation. Because this was made for a get together with other oncology families in the area, I wanted Sofia to be able to say that she grew everything that was in the sauce. That meant keeping it very straightforward. I do want to experiment more with things like...

We are attending a get together tomorrow for oncology families, and I agreed to bring some pepper sauces to share. I made a cool one with no heat out of sweet peppers I roasted this evening, and it turned out well. I asked the group if anyone likes hot food. A couple of people do. I asked how...

  The overnight lows are definitely below where you want them to be for pods to ripen, but at least we are still above freezing. I think we have another week at least before I have to shut it all down. As long as a few start to ripen before I have to pull them they will ripen fine inside. I find...

I decided to make some jalapeno powder, because I have so many pods right now they were starting to go a bit soft. I had room on the very top tray, so I added a few paprikas and a bunch of aji lemondrops. I guess this will be my first powder blend :)   My jaw drops every time I look at how big...

  Yup, I definitely agree that the taste is outstanding!