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Freely admitting I'm a noob :)

PapaBill

PapaBill

Ok, so I picked up a pack of non-pickled peppers, and now I'm hoping that you all can help me identify them ;)

Prior to finding this site, my knowledge of peppers made it about as far as Jalapenos and Serranos (and some milder ones), so I am at a loss for these. The smell great though, but I was hoping to get some more info before I started cutting them up and seeding them.

I've put a bunch of pics up on Flickr, but here is a group shot with them labelled:



Group3 by THP_PapaBill, on Flickr

There's a better group shot and a couple shots of each one individually (closer up) in my photostream as well, if that helps anyone: http://www.flickr.co...s/79726133@N02/

I know I'm asking a lot, but I'm hoping to know what I've got growing eventually, so I know what seeds I've got to share...LOL.

No rush, I plan on keeping them identified by number until I have solid names for them, but any help is appreciated :)

Thank ya muchly,

PapaBill
 
i believe 2-5 are black congos, 11-13 are choc habanero,15 possibly yellow seven pod.rest not to sure hard to tell for me. just giving my thoughts even thou im prob just as much as a noob as u lol.
 
LOL... appreciate the info. I doubt you're even close to my noob-iosity, but we all gotta start somewhere.

I tell ya, the #1 looks so much like a cherry, I really want to taste it. However, my common sense is currently strong enough to intervene... LOL

PapaBill
 
That's kind of the reason I'm hoping to get these identified. I have a low heat tolerence now, but would like to build it by working my way up. If I can figure out which is which, I can avoid jumping straight to the top... LOL


PapaBill
 
I am goin 2-5 blk Congos/black Hab Variation, 11-13 similar Black/Choc hab type, 6-7 look like a devil tongue (6 more so), 8-10 look like douglahs, only too black (2-5, 8-13 could all be the same, and the wrinkly ones are just over ripe, feel em and if they are super soft, then they are over ripe, if not they are probably diff). The same goes with 14, 16-22, and 25-26. If they are soft, then they are the same, and probably red habs or another red hab type, if not then there may be a 7 pot type for the wrinkly ones. 23-24 look like bhuts or a indian type, and 15 looks like a yellow TS.

The one way to tell is taste....if they are super hots then it is easier to narrow down. But the photo is tough to tell if they are wrinkly because they are getting old, or wrinkly because they are actually wrinkly.

Where did you get them from?
 
This was one of the random packs from Dale at Bakers. There may be a few that are a bit more ripe than the others, but all are pretty firm yet.

PapaBill
 
Here is his ID thread, http://thehotpepper.com/topic/27345-bakers-peppers-id-thread/ also, check out his auctions (he has a bunch of them), you may find some descriptions and pics to help.

Since it is Dale, I know that he is growing a few crosses (hybrids) and that will make it even tougher to tell. You can always shoot him a PM and get the info (and then come back here and post it!)

Anyways, as far as heat, I would go smooth to bumpy, that is a good rule of thumb. OR you can just stick the baddest looking pod in your mouth and chew until your face starts to melt, then swallow it and take it like a champ. Dont forget to record and post. ;)
 
ROFL... that sounds like a plan. It'll have to wait til the weekend though, so I have time to carefully sort the seeds (and to recover after eating some).

Should be interesting. What's the number for 911 again? ;)


PapaBill
 
Oh, one more thing. Before you eat em, I would do a few things. Eat a starchy meal (mashed potatoes work great), eat a banana, and drink a glass of milk. I would also have some milk on the back end. I have eaten plenty of these bitches and the mouth pain is doable (even when my face went numb, hands and legs ceased up from the ButchT and Bhut IC), but that GD Stomach Pain is THE WORST PAIN IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE! Now I ALWAYS eat right and prep with milk and bananas.


Imagine the I know what you did last summer dude sticking his rusty hook in your stomach and pulling it out of your body, as it rips each time he pulls, so he sticks it back in and tries again, over, and over, and over, and over, again. And then some more.


True story.

Oh, and stick some TP in the freezer.


Joking,


maybe.....
 
18 is a congo red trinidad.

Someone on another forum said about the Butch T: "At first I wondered if I was going to die, and then I wished I would".
 
Man those look. I dont mind testing the heat level if ya overnight them to me Hehe...
Thanx for the post..
 
Appreciate all the comments y'all...LOL. This should be a fun and interesting, albeit painful, weekend. :)

I wonder if I can talk the wife into "wanting" a bidet... that shoots ice water... hmmmmm


PapaBill
 
Ok, I seeded the group today and took a pic. I'd left them out since I got them so they dried a little, but I'd rethought munching on them anyways. Yea, I wussed out, but I thought about how my previous hottest pepper had been only a habanero, and even that was a year ago. I really think starting in the shallow end may be best... LOL I did take a small sliver off of one and it probably was for the best that I wimped out. The heat was high enough that I couldn't really appreciate the taste of the pepper itself.

I think I'll start working my way up the ladder, and hopefully by the time I have any of these grown out, I'll be closer to the level where I can appreciate them more ;)

Anyways, here's the pic:


Group_Seeded by THP_PapaBill, on Flickr


One thing that I noticed, was that #3,4,5,11 and 13 had more of a red tinge on the inside, where the other brown/blacks were more of a yellow/green. Not sure if that helps any of you experts to identify them, but figured I'd throw that out there.

Also, poor ol' #1... not sure how that plant propigates in the wild. Darn thing had no seeds at all... LOL. Shame too, as it was "different" enough that I was looking forward to growing one.

Anyways... thanks for all the comments :)
 
Eat one.....Comeon.....Do it....it dosen't hurt, I promise.......Start with one of the smooth chocolates. If they are chocolate habs they taste great
 
LOL... I have a couple of Choc Hab plants started already, so I promise to try them once they get some pods on them. I put this batch out to start sun-drying, and if they dry out enough that way, I'll crush/powder them and try them a bit at at a time.

At least I got a decent variety of peppers with which I can start my collection, and a good amount of seeds for all of them... except that darn #1.

Does anyone know what it is? I'd look for the seeds, but I still don't know what it is... LOL

Thanks y'all :)
 
Bah! LOL... ok, thanks Dale!

I am, however, very glad that I didn't just take a bite out of it, thinking it was on the lower end of the scale... LOL
 
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