Correct me if I'm Wrong..

Craiggger · Aug 25, 2015

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JoynersHotPeppers · Aug 25, 2015

Almost every pod in that picture is under ripe and one of the yellow ghosts is rotten on inside. Allow them to ripen more before picking on all others.

cruzzfish · Aug 25, 2015

JoynersHotPeppers said:
Almost every pod in that picture is under ripe and one of the yellow ghosts is rotten on inside. Allow them to ripen more before picking on all others.

^is right. Let things ripen a lot more, give them calcium supplements also. The pods are as labeled though.

Pariah · Aug 25, 2015

JoynersHotPeppers said:
Almost every pod in that picture is under ripe and one of the yellow ghosts is rotten on inside. Allow them to ripen more before picking on all others.

This. Beat me to it.

Craiggger · Aug 25, 2015

thanks for the advise. I did hear that they were hottest when they turn from green to their respective colour.

I will let them go a little longer next time. Thanks,

cruzzfish · Aug 25, 2015

Craiggger said:
thanks for the advise. I did hear that they were hottest when they turn from green to their respective colour.

I will let them go a little longer next time. Thanks,

When they said when, they don't mean as they transition. It's like saying you can vote when you turn 18. They mean after you've done that, not the exact moment it happens. Besides, they taste like shit when they aren't fully ripe.

Tarzan · Aug 25, 2015

The capsaicin production gets lower, but it's still building and piling up in ripe pod. They also get their specific taste when they get fully ripe. Keep them attached for a week or so more, shouldn't hurt. Well, depends on what you plan to do with the peppers. :onfire:

Craiggger · Aug 25, 2015

Tarzan said:
The capsaicin production gets lower, but it's still building and piling up in ripe pod. They also get their specific taste when they get fully ripe. Keep them attached for a week or so more, shouldn't hurt. Well, depends on what you plan to do with the peppers.

Ok, sounds like a plan.

I am dehydrating them and then making powders. i find that to be the best way, for me, to keep them.

I was making sauces out of them last year but its too much trouble and mess and the thought of my little guy getting scorched by a utensil that wasnt washed 100% is frightening. The powders let me add the heat and flavor to anything and it goes a long way.