smoking My first Chipolte powder

wayright · Jul 19, 2012

My Biker Billys have been turning like crazy.

So I decided to try my hand at Chipolte powder!

Chipolte was the main reason I even grew these guys.

Started out by puttin them on an expanded metal rack I made to make it easier to transfer and such.

These were some thick pods!!

I smoked em with Oak and Mesquite

For a long time!

Ready to dry! :dance:

All ground up!!

I am very pleased with my first batch!
It tastes very true to Chipolte!
I wouldnt change a thing....well, except to make more!! :drooling:

Kevin

ThePepperManiac · Jul 19, 2012

NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!

HopsNBarley · Jul 19, 2012

Oh no you didn't!.....

Smoke em' if ya got em'

Lookin good Kevin... I hope to do the same in a few weeks

romy6 · Jul 19, 2012

I am so freaking jealous as usual brotha :high:

RPM55 · Jul 19, 2012

So, did you taste one before you dried them? They look awesome. That powder looks good too.

I hope to be doing some habaneros here soon. Hopefully they will turn out as good as yours look.

7Pod · Jul 19, 2012

Looks real good

millworkman · Jul 19, 2012

Looking damn good Kevin. WOW!!

fireman · Jul 19, 2012

what did you use to grind them up?

wayright · Jul 20, 2012

Thanks guys!! :cheers:

I thought I had gotten them way too dark, but once I ground em up the color was great!

RPM, of course I had to munch a few before I dried em! ..YUM!

Fireman, I used a mason jar to grind em, attach your blender blades ...super easy!

:cool:

Kevin

AlabamaJack · Jul 20, 2012

very nice color and I bet the aroma is outstanding....

way to go Kevin...

Pr0digal_son · Jul 20, 2012

Damn that looks good. I have a quick question concerning powders. How do you keep yours from getting "cakey"?

POTAWIE · Jul 20, 2012

CHIPOTLE, not chipolte!!!

Looks good but to be critical, I would just call them smoked jalapenos. Chipotles is a buzz word today but true chipotles are smoked dry in large outdoor pits over several days and done in traditional Mexican ways with traditional woods

AlabamaJack · Jul 20, 2012

Pr0digal_son said:
Damn that looks good. I have a quick question concerning powders. How do you keep yours from getting "cakey"?

don't mean to but in Kevin, but this is how I keep mine from caking...

http://www.silicagelpackets.com/1-gram-silica-gel-packet-cotton.html

Taxing · Jul 20, 2012

Nicely done. I need to stop dickin' around and get a smoker.

romy6 · Jul 20, 2012

I was wondering why Kevin sent me a bunch of powder with one of those freshness thingy's :dance:

wayright · Jul 20, 2012

Thanks everyone!

AJ, you are correct sir...The aroma is heavenly!!

Prodigal, I also use the silica packs that AJ recommended!
But, having your pods super dry before grinding is essential

:cool:

Kevin

brownb4 · Jul 21, 2012

looks

awesome. what temp were you running on your smoke? i'm still waiting for my second flush of penos to turn. i think this round is going in the smoker after seeing this thread.

DocNrock · Jul 22, 2012

That's awesome! I'm thinking about doing this with a few boxes of mixed superhots I have coming.

Lavatung · Aug 21, 2012

POTAWIE said:
CHIPOTLE, not chipolte!!!
Looks good but to be critical, I would just call them smoked jalapenos. Chipotles is a buzz word today but true chipotles are smoked dry in large outdoor pits over several days and done in traditional Mexican ways with traditional woods

JALAPEÑO, not Jalapeno.
I'm getting me a smoker and making some rip off chipotle!!!

HigherThisHeat · Aug 21, 2012

AlabamaJack said:
don't mean to but in Kevin, but this is how I keep mine from caking...

http://www.silicagel...ket-cotton.html

So those are safe for food, you just stick one of those directly in the container holding the powder?