Q: Hi Dave,I was wondering … Can I put my fresh grown peppers straight into my leftover pickle juice? –Allan A: Hello Allan:No, that won’t work, and your chiles would taste like pickled cucumbers. See the instructions in the article "How to Pickle Peppers," here: http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/pickle.html–Dave
Habanero Oilve Oil = Bacteria Heaven
Q: Hello Dave,I have put some habaneros in bottles of olive oil for myself and a couple of friends, to add a nice hot flavor to the oil for cooking. I bought a bottle from Ass Kicking Olive Oil brand a while ago and it tasted good. Do I have a problem with bacteria, and must I ask for the …
How to Cool Hot Hands
Q: Dear Dave,Let me first say that this site rocks. I have been growing peppers in an outside garden for about 5 years now and attempted inside. Each year I seem to learn more and more, but wish I had found this site a long time ago. Living in central Illinois can be a challenge for growing peppers. I have …
Private Labeling
Q: Hi Dave,I visited your "Ask Dave" section and found some good help on starting a hot sauce business. However, the idea I have for a hot sauce is built more around the novelty of my product name, than the quality of the sauce. I’m not really a cook, and am hoping to locate some form of generic hot sauce …
Making Salsas for Chile Tasting
Q: Dear Dave,I am arranging a chile tasting here in the UK, to see which of this year’s pepper trials are the best. I’m planning on making a salsa for each chile variety but am unsure as to how much chile to put into each one. We are growing the Espanola from NMSU and the Zimbabwe bird pepper. One pod …