This year has been a good one for growing here in the Chicago suburbs.  Tons of fresh veg and herbs in our raised bed planters.  As for chillies, we have a bumper crop of habaneros, Thai, Serrano, jalapeños and shishitos.  Two species of jalapeños, regular and enormous.



Some of the habaneros were 25g.  Way too much for me.



So into the dehydrator. (Yes I chose to run that in the garage for safety)



And now have a good amount of pure evil habanero chilli powder that smells wonderful and threateningly ominous at the same time.

Robbo

Quote from: livo on August 25, 2022, 12:13 AM
Great crop there...

Seconded.

I have 9 plants at the moment (that I had to seed this year), 4 Caribbean blend, all around 3ft (1m) tall and with varying amounts of fruit so far... some were neglected and left in direct sunlight during our recent hot spells, they burnt and are now recovering but with less fruit compared to the others.  The other 5 are Habanero, like the Yellow's in your picture.  They are enjoying being in the greenhouse where the atmosphere is warmer, more humid but the sunlight is diffused (they have not burnt) but are much slower growing and have not fruited yet although they are flowering quite optimistically.

I will take some pics when there is something more to show than a few green chilli and lots of flowers, respectively.

BAJ.

P.S.
I still have some 'Cherry Bombs' left from a couple of years ago, frozen.  I use them mainly in Chilli-con-carne (I make it in a large 5 Litre/9 Pint pan), although I only make around 10 portions at a time, they are much too strong for a Curry even if I am batch cooking.  I wonder how the potency would compare if I could have dehydrated and ground them as you have done Robbo and then kept airtight for up to 2 years. Intriguing!

This Thai plant is the gift that keeps on giving.


Tiny little hot buggers are lovely. We've only grown the typical longer version in the past but this little plant is the Ornamental Thai and the fruit are smaller.  Lovely little thing and a definite repeat next year.  Worth a try if you can get the seeds.
Robbo

Quote from: Robbo141 on August 24, 2022, 03:14 PM
So into the dehydrator.

How long do they go into the dehydrator for?
We bought one earlier in the year to make dried beef/chicken snacks for the dogs but I have yet to delve into vegetables and drying them would free up a lot of room in my freezer.

Quote from: livo on September 06, 2022, 10:25 PM
It can take 24 - 48 hours but I've some take 3 days.

That surprised me!
Beef (skirt) and chicken breasts that I dehydrate for the dogs usually takes about 8-9 hours.