Just drying some Carolina Reapers in the oven. It’s like I pepper sprayed my whole place, the smell has even spread to my bedroom…
Just drying some Carolina Reapers in the oven. It’s like I pepper sprayed my whole place, the smell has even spread to my bedroom…
by mludd
28 Comments
TrauMedic
What temp? I turn mine on lowest it can go and alternate turning it off 1hr, on 1hr. Reapers and habs for last batch and no pepper spray feeling.
Captain-Who
At this point a dedicated dehydrator would be recommended, you won’t pepper spray your house with a dehydrator.
Kimmalah
I feel like it would be better to get a dehydrator that you could take outside or into your garage or something.
flatulating_ninja
yea, I use an extension cord and put the toaster oven with dehydrate function in the yard for this task. I’m also buying an induction burner that I can use outside when making sauce.
Ziggyork
I put them in a dehydrator and set it outside
PromoCodeCanada
Outside in a dehydrator
Resident_Rise5915
Some lessons must be learned the hard way.
Ok_Steak_4341
Air fryer, 45C in the garage. Car wasn’t bothered at all.
Suctorial_Hades
lol, this is why I tried fermenting for the first time. I was scared I’d pepper spray myself after reading this forum.
ovgolfer87
My dehydrator has various settings down to under 100 degrees. The most recent I set it to 104 and had it running in the kitchen. I’m not gonna say it was pepper spray levels but you at least know what’s going on. After about an hour I just moved it into the garage, which is where I normally do peppers.
DanielAzariah
What temperature? How long?
StonerKitturk
Air-dry them slowly.
octopus_tigerbot
Yeah don’t do that. Get a dehydrator and place it outside when doing peppers. Also you must have the temp too high. It shouldn’t create a pepper spray feeling. If done right it just feels the air with the incredible scent of hot peppers San burning.
a_in_pa
Nice
RibertarianVoter
They weren’t super hots, but I dried some chocolate habaneros (quite hot peppers) in my oven without any issues.
First, I turned on the vent, opened a window, and set up a fan to drive air out the window. I don’t think this did much, but it was more a safety thing in case it got bad.
Second, I did not cut the peppers, I just dried them whole.
Third, I put them in at 200 degrees f (around 82c). This is below the boiling point, which is why I think it worked.
It took about 6 hours for the intact peppers to completely dehydrate (they may have been done a little sooner, but they definitely weren’t done at 3 hours).
L0gDropper
Yup, Im banned from drying anything hotter than a serrano in my kitchen. Outside or in the garage only, wife’s orders.
Iamstu
First time I dehydrated reapers in the house, my wife wanted to murder me. It lives in the garage now.
JuicemaN16
Just put em in your bbq in the sun with the lid closed. That warmth will dehydrate them pretty nicely.
Or put a far end burner on its lowest setting.
Either way, you don’t tear gas your house.
cycle_addict_
Yeah buddy! I have a detached 2 car garage. I could smell reapers in the house! I was gassing the entire neighborhood hahahaha
CivilFront6549
i used an oven and did 190 degrees (f) for 2 hrs. cut the peppers and took the pith and seeds out and it worked very well. the “aroma” was insane – it settled on my eyelids.
Try dehydrating & throwing the peppers in a food processor
Talk to me after
Pomegranate_1328
I gotta dehydrator and I put in the garage. The last pepper batch was a mix. I forgot I had my truck windows open. Smelled hot peppers all the way to work one morning.🤣🤣🤣thank goodness it was mostly mild ones.
bobxvance
I’ve done this with habaneros but I kind of like it. I like the burn on my fingers from cutting and seeding and the pepper spray effect isn’t too bad. I love the burn!!!
Kilsimiv
Tell is how long it takes to clear out. !Remindme 7 days
28 Comments
What temp? I turn mine on lowest it can go and alternate turning it off 1hr, on 1hr. Reapers and habs for last batch and no pepper spray feeling.
At this point a dedicated dehydrator would be recommended, you won’t pepper spray your house with a dehydrator.
I feel like it would be better to get a dehydrator that you could take outside or into your garage or something.
yea, I use an extension cord and put the toaster oven with dehydrate function in the yard for this task. I’m also buying an induction burner that I can use outside when making sauce.
I put them in a dehydrator and set it outside
Outside in a dehydrator
Some lessons must be learned the hard way.
Air fryer, 45C in the garage. Car wasn’t bothered at all.
lol, this is why I tried fermenting for the first time. I was scared I’d pepper spray myself after reading this forum.
My dehydrator has various settings down to under 100 degrees. The most recent I set it to 104 and had it running in the kitchen. I’m not gonna say it was pepper spray levels but you at least know what’s going on. After about an hour I just moved it into the garage, which is where I normally do peppers.
What temperature? How long?
Air-dry them slowly.
Yeah don’t do that. Get a dehydrator and place it outside when doing peppers. Also you must have the temp too high. It shouldn’t create a pepper spray feeling. If done right it just feels the air with the incredible scent of hot peppers San burning.
Nice
They weren’t super hots, but I dried some chocolate habaneros (quite hot peppers) in my oven without any issues.
First, I turned on the vent, opened a window, and set up a fan to drive air out the window. I don’t think this did much, but it was more a safety thing in case it got bad.
Second, I did not cut the peppers, I just dried them whole.
Third, I put them in at 200 degrees f (around 82c). This is below the boiling point, which is why I think it worked.
It took about 6 hours for the intact peppers to completely dehydrate (they may have been done a little sooner, but they definitely weren’t done at 3 hours).
Yup, Im banned from drying anything hotter than a serrano in my kitchen. Outside or in the garage only, wife’s orders.
First time I dehydrated reapers in the house, my wife wanted to murder me. It lives in the garage now.
Just put em in your bbq in the sun with the lid closed. That warmth will dehydrate them pretty nicely.
Or put a far end burner on its lowest setting.
Either way, you don’t tear gas your house.
Yeah buddy! I have a detached 2 car garage. I could smell reapers in the house! I was gassing the entire neighborhood hahahaha
i used an oven and did 190 degrees (f) for 2 hrs. cut the peppers and took the pith and seeds out and it worked very well. the “aroma” was insane – it settled on my eyelids.
https://preview.redd.it/b2md9f854rwd1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9b7db9ca2e0b5a2e3051fc40c4da297d0d4a2ac
Dear bro, your hood fan is your friend
Is it weird that my mouth started watering as soon as I read “Carolina Reaper” 😅
This is very dumb lmao. Dehydrator. In the garage. Then a dedicated coffee grinder. In the garage.
Ah, bra, you need ventilation STAT, before that shit settles on everything seriously. Fuckin lol.
Dehydrate them then smoke em outside, is my go to way: [Where there’s smoke there’s Fire!](https://i.imgur.com/6dnC4g5.jpg)
Dyno-supream.
Try dehydrating & throwing the peppers in a food processor
Talk to me after
I gotta dehydrator and I put in the garage. The last pepper batch was a mix. I forgot I had my truck windows open. Smelled hot peppers all the way to work one morning.🤣🤣🤣thank goodness it was mostly mild ones.
I’ve done this with habaneros but I kind of like it. I like the burn on my fingers from cutting and seeding and the pepper spray effect isn’t too bad. I love the burn!!!
Tell is how long it takes to clear out. !Remindme 7 days