5 hours in at 115 hoping for the best. Any advice for a rookie?
by Jaspermoody
12 Comments
doubleinkedgeorge
I don’t cut mine, I pop the stem off and dehydrate whole. 135F for about 2 days
skelli_terps
Halving or cutting slits is the way. Then you know you don’t have mold or rotting seeds and they dehydrate fully and uniformly
SeaTurtle152012
Just want to say that you’re already an expert for dehydrating outside. With superhots (I can’t tell what you have), the smell is spicy.
canadiasilver
Ty. Came to ask about temp and time. 🙂
AgentOrange256
Do it another 20 hours
GreazzyPizza
I know a guy that does em at 170 for a couple hours. I do mine around 135-145. Time depends on how thick I cut em. Maybe 4-6 hours.
uscdad07
Coolest set up!
Andrewy26z
I dehydrate mine at 165 F. I just check on them frequently. Most of the time they were smoked for a couple hours at between 140F and 160F before they go in dehydrater.
I noticed your outside. Too spicy for inside?
sprawlaholic
Hey, you had the good sense to do it outside on your first try, nice work!
Also, I see others commenting on leaving the pods whole or cutting slits, but I personally feel that your method of halving and seeding the pods is the superior tactic. Once that pepper flesh is dehydrated, it’s pure capsaicin gold!
Iwonanana
What dehydrater is this?
Explore_Your_BrewPNW
Just want to say I have the same dehydrator!
I’ve done mine for 13 hours at 125-130
So far it seems like they need a bit higher temps/longer time. I have not found that they break down into powders the way I want them to.
Still adjusting but getting close. Left to right:
Black Mama Yellow Aji Reaper Chocolate Bhutalah Ghost
Have more in the dehydrator at 130 for 15 currently hoping it dries the way I want
I saw you said you were in Miami, relative humidity (even outdoors) will drastically change the entire processing time. I’ve had a ton of orange habanero (like all six trays loaded with barely any room) take about three days at 130. Mixing them up to ensure equal exposure. And it is still kicking, dry, and no mold after over a year. Better to over dry than under.
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I don’t cut mine, I pop the stem off and dehydrate whole. 135F for about 2 days
Halving or cutting slits is the way. Then you know you don’t have mold or rotting seeds and they dehydrate fully and uniformly
Just want to say that you’re already an expert for dehydrating outside. With superhots (I can’t tell what you have), the smell is spicy.
Ty. Came to ask about temp and time. 🙂
Do it another 20 hours
I know a guy that does em at 170 for a couple hours. I do mine around 135-145. Time depends on how thick I cut em. Maybe 4-6 hours.
Coolest set up!
I dehydrate mine at 165 F. I just check on them frequently. Most of the time they were smoked for a couple hours at between 140F and 160F before they go in dehydrater.
I noticed your outside. Too spicy for inside?
Hey, you had the good sense to do it outside on your first try, nice work!
Also, I see others commenting on leaving the pods whole or cutting slits, but I personally feel that your method of halving and seeding the pods is the superior tactic. Once that pepper flesh is dehydrated, it’s pure capsaicin gold!
What dehydrater is this?
Just want to say I have the same dehydrator!
I’ve done mine for 13 hours at 125-130
So far it seems like they need a bit higher temps/longer time. I have not found that they break down into powders the way I want them to.
Still adjusting but getting close. Left to right:
Black Mama Yellow Aji Reaper Chocolate Bhutalah Ghost
Have more in the dehydrator at 130 for 15 currently hoping it dries the way I want
https://preview.redd.it/ou733vndidyf1.jpeg?width=4590&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f7e6d4e3de481679a4cc1ce950ceb2fbb333eea9
I saw you said you were in Miami, relative humidity (even outdoors) will drastically change the entire processing time. I’ve had a ton of orange habanero (like all six trays loaded with barely any room) take about three days at 130. Mixing them up to ensure equal exposure. And it is still kicking, dry, and no mold after over a year. Better to over dry than under.