Dear Dave,We have refrigerators in our office that are overflowing. Do they all need to be refrigeratied THAT is the question. If the sauces really and truly NEED to be kept refrigerated, we will, but if not, GREAT.James Hello James:The real problem is the growth of mold and bacteria, especially with all-natural sauces. I suggest that you always refrigerate. One …
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; …