Dave, We are just getting started and think your site is great…How can we check to see if our product names are okay to use or are taken? Thanks, Sherry Hello Sherry:The best thing to do is a Google search of your product names. Be sure to put them in quotation marks so you are searching for a phrase. If …
Pods to Powder Translation
Q: Dave,Just ran across your page last night. Lotta great stuff! Couple of easy questions for you. I am looking for a general rule of thumb for the following: How much chipotle powder to replace 1 chipotle pepper in a recipe? How much ancho powder to replace 1 ancho pepper in a recipe? How much deArbol powder to replace 1 …
Threat to Tabasco?
Q: Dear Dave: I would like 2 commercially produce a similar Tabasco-type hot sauce! Where can I find Product Formulation or Commercial Production Steps of a similar hot sauce? Best Rgds,Nasser A: Hello Nasser:Why would you want to compete with the most popular hot sauce out there? The McIlhenny Company makes no secret about their production process. Ripe tabasco pods are ground …
Can I Repel Bears with Hot Chiles?
Q: Hey Dave:I’m going to Yosemite this weekend where the bears often break into cars and damage them. On my last camping trip a raccoon or something got in and tore everything up to get into some food, so I want to prepare against something worse. I’ve read all the warnings about storage and plan to remove everything from my …
Wilting Chile Plants
Hello, DaveI have a question. I watered my Red Habanero plants (3) on Saturday. I went outside today and I noticed that my plants were wilted. On top of being wilted, some leaves had crisp spots on them, while others were perfectly fine. I had noticed for about 3-4 days now some of the newer leaves were not completely growing out; …