mike
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Post by mike on Sept 15, 2021 16:25:56 GMT -5
Holy Moly! These are NOT "Sweet" anything. I just cut out branches growing into the lights. I took off a 1-inch pepper. I ate it thinking it was sweet and got at least full-on jalapeno heat. My nose is still running. Wow, this may have Serrano heat.
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Sept 15, 2021 16:34:12 GMT -5
Yikes! Thanks for posting the warning!
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mike
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Post by mike on Sept 17, 2021 9:24:57 GMT -5
I just tried another one. It was even hotter. Wow!
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Sept 17, 2021 11:57:15 GMT -5
I just tried another one. It was even hotter. Wow! The other day, I was catching up on some of my DVR shows. One of them, Michael Symon recommended using those super hot peppers as a seasoning, so to speak, by just putting a slit in the pepper and tossing it in the pot. Allowing the flavor of that pepper to permeate the dish without adding the heat to the dish. I've not tried it yet, but it does kind of make sense to me.  I offer it here, in case you might think of using them that way. |
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mike
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Post by mike on Sept 17, 2021 14:59:01 GMT -5
When I simmer vinegar-based hot sauces, I usually take a ghost pepper, or several habaneros and pierce them with a fork and cook those with the sauce to bring the heat up where it might be diluted by the vinegar and other ingredients. I don't slit them as I don't want any seeds getting into the sauce. I remove them after a certain amount of time depending on how hot I want the sauce.
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Sept 17, 2021 16:09:21 GMT -5
It was a tiny slit and just on one side. Probably not too different than what you are doing!
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mike
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Post by mike on Sept 26, 2021 7:21:38 GMT -5
These were supposed to be at most mild heat. They were neither sweet nor mild. They had deceptive full jalapeno heat. And they didn't taste like a jalapeno, either. They had a similar grassy nasty taste that a green Thai pepper has. The heat was deceptive. It didn't hit you immediately, it snuck up on me. Then you have a burning tongue and the presence of that nasty taste, I heated one in the microwave to add to the corned beef hash I had for breakfast. The vapors burned my eyes and made me cough. Both plants are now in the trash.
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Post by Shawn on Sept 26, 2021 9:51:59 GMT -5
We had that also with one of the peppers we grew. I also trashed it as Mark said they were grassy. I wish I could remember which one it was. That is one good thing about the AG's, we can start new plants all year long.
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I offer it here, in case you might think of using them that way. 
