Q: Dave,If you handle peppers with your bare hands, you can remove most, if not all, of the heat with a halved tomato. Just rub it all over your hands as if it were a bar of soap, then rinse. I thought it was a screwy idea at first too, but I tried it recently after cutting up a bunch …
Frost On the Way
Q: Hi Dave,I have habaneros, chiles, super chiles and cayenne peppers growing in pots on my patio. Each has produced some fully ripened fruit (which I’ve picked and frozen for future use) but each still has several fruit still green. I’m afraid I’m running out of time here in Chicago and a big chill is on the way. Do I …
Green Cayenne Hot Sauce
Q: Dear Dave,I recently picked all my cayenne peppers before they froze. About half are green and half are red. Have you come across any hot sauce recipes that use green cayennes instead of red?–Mike A: Hello Mike:I have a recipe located here:http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/profile_cayenne.htmlYou can substitute green for red, or use a mixture of both.–Dave
Smoked Coban Substitute
Q: Dear Dave,I have been looking for some smoked coban peppers from Guatemala. Do you know where I could purchase some? Do you know of a good substitute? Would Meco Brown chipotle pods be a good substitute?Thanks, Dave A: Hello Dave:To my knowledge, no one sells these. The chipotle would be a good substitute, but you can approximate the cobans by …
Fat Cayennes & Hiccups
Q: Hi Dave,I have two questions.1) I love fresh hot peppers (cayenne, Anaheim, jalapeños) and hot sauces too. I can handle a good bit of heat but not super heat. Just to give you a reference point, Tabasco’s Habanero Sauce is about my level of heat. When I’m eating peppers or hot sauce I get the hiccups quite often. Why? …