I’m getting a lot of reapers off my plant this year and more are coming. Any reason I shouldn’t freeze them whole like this?
I’m getting a lot of reapers off my plant this year and more are coming. Any reason I shouldn’t freeze them whole like this?
by fattymeat
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Artistic-Risk4833
I do this and use 1-2 in my water to make a homemade broth for soups or stews. Slap 1/2 while you boil pasta, I also boil my meat balls in water with these to make a really good spicy meat balls. [https://makeagif.com/i/G76-xR](https://makeagif.com/i/G76-xR)
YugeGyna
I never freeze peppers because when you thaw them they’re mushy af. They still retain all, if not most, of their heat, but it’s the texture for me once they’re thawed.
Although I guess for superhots, you’re not really eating them whole anyway, and cooking them or using them in a sauce is gonna make them wilt anyway. So fuck it. I can’t see any reason to not freeze them like that, unless someone can chime in with something I haven’t even thought of.
CapnSaysin
They look great! I wanna grow these!
dr_nerdface
freeze those fuckers
sprawlaholic
If you’re not going to use them right away, freezing, dehydrating, smoking, or pickling is the way to go.
Applespeed_75
Lucky! My plants are huge, but it been so hot every single flower has fallen off.
JSA1122
Great yield 👏🏼👏🏼
Swampfxx
You can. I freeze my excess cherry tomatoes. They won’t be crisp at all though. Mostly only good for sauces or to go into cooking. Best way to preserve peppers imo is dehydration, especially since you have a vacuum sealer. Make a few pounds of dried whole peppers, flakes, powder and give it to some friends and keep some yourself
cod4mw
Please share seeds, or whole peppers
layuplarry
Gorgeous plant.
Fryphax
When you freeze them they get mushy and it’s a real pain in the dick to desteam / deseed / cut after thawing. I always process my peppers by cutting the stem off and cutting in half lengthwise before vacuum packing and freezing.
coyoteka
I freeze mine and use them in most of my meals uncooked. There’s nothing wrong with the texture IMO, they aren’t crunchy anymore but I chop them up pretty finely anyway with everything but the stems.
wwwidentity
How are you folks getting them ripened so fast? Lots of young peppers on my plant, is there anything I should be doing, fertilizer for example?
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I do this and use 1-2 in my water to make a homemade broth for soups or stews. Slap 1/2 while you boil pasta, I also boil my meat balls in water with these to make a really good spicy meat balls. [https://makeagif.com/i/G76-xR](https://makeagif.com/i/G76-xR)
I never freeze peppers because when you thaw them they’re mushy af. They still retain all, if not most, of their heat, but it’s the texture for me once they’re thawed.
Although I guess for superhots, you’re not really eating them whole anyway, and cooking them or using them in a sauce is gonna make them wilt anyway. So fuck it. I can’t see any reason to not freeze them like that, unless someone can chime in with something I haven’t even thought of.
They look great! I wanna grow these!
freeze those fuckers
If you’re not going to use them right away, freezing, dehydrating, smoking, or pickling is the way to go.
Lucky! My plants are huge, but it been so hot every single flower has fallen off.
Great yield 👏🏼👏🏼
You can. I freeze my excess cherry tomatoes. They won’t be crisp at all though. Mostly only good for sauces or to go into cooking. Best way to preserve peppers imo is dehydration, especially since you have a vacuum sealer. Make a few pounds of dried whole peppers, flakes, powder and give it to some friends and keep some yourself
Please share seeds, or whole peppers
Gorgeous plant.
When you freeze them they get mushy and it’s a real pain in the dick to desteam / deseed / cut after thawing. I always process my peppers by cutting the stem off and cutting in half lengthwise before vacuum packing and freezing.
I freeze mine and use them in most of my meals uncooked. There’s nothing wrong with the texture IMO, they aren’t crunchy anymore but I chop them up pretty finely anyway with everything but the stems.
How are you folks getting them ripened so fast?
Lots of young peppers on my plant, is there anything I should be doing, fertilizer for example?