drying-smoking Got a small batch dehydrated and......

[Zodiac_Speaking]

Now I have the dried pieces in separate zip lock bags. One bag for my Habaneros, One bag for my Reapers, etc....

They're nice and crunchy now. They snap easily. I have gotten as much air out of the bags as possible and I am wondering what I should do with the bags while I wait for the rest of my crop to ripen so I can harvest.

Bottom line: I'd like to only "blend in the coffee grinder for spice" once...... (one time for each strain of course) , So should I throw the ziplock bags in the freezer now or the fridge or just leave them out on the counter somewhere?

 

[growyourown]

i just leave mine in the cupboard. they are pretty safe no matter what you do, as long as your ziplock holds and doesn't get punctured to allow moisture in. but i'm no expert so don't listen to me

 

[paulky_2000]

Split them....dehydrate them.....grind them......bottle them.

It's not scary or complicated. I have powders that go back to 2009 that are just as good as they were the day I bottled them.

Started out with cayenne and habanero.....then, on to Bhut Jolokia.....and Trinidad Scorpions a few years ago.....

....this year.....we did Carolina Reapers.......and it's twice as hot as anything I've made so far.....

It's like putting a hot poker on your tongue........

 

[HellfireFarm]

Over time, the ones I store in ziplocks eventually rehydrate slightly to where they need to be dried a little again before they grind well. I've taken to throwing in a pack of silica gel in ones I want to keep dry enough for grinding.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

This is my favorite brand of silica pack, gotta make sure they are food grade cuz they make ones for shoe boxes and such.

 

[Mic]

The small silica bags can be dried out in a warm oven, in the sun and a dehydrator (not that I have use one yet)
I chuck mine in a 80 deg oven turn it off, pull them out the next day, well dehydrated, good as gold---Mic