Q: Hi dave,I’m currently growing a good crop of Scotch bonnets and am very interested in smoking them. I need a simple design for a smokehouse capable of processing about 30kg of fresh chillies per week. What are the humidity requirements, if any? Is a hot or cold smoke preferable? I am living in southeast Queensland in Australia. I have …
’Mash’ or ’Base’?
Q: Hi Dave,This isn’t a question but an answer to your question on the in’s & out’s of pepper mash. As I believe that I am the small supplier you refer to (that produces the mash without preservatives or salt), I should be able to answer your puzzlement over what inhibits bacterial growth in my mash. The answer is that …
Is The Habanero High Yielding?
Q: Dave:Is it true the habanero is not a high yielding plant, producing only a dozen peppers or so per plant?—Tony A: Hello Tony:This depends on climate, flower density, flower pollination, wind, specific variety of habanero (which Capsicum chinense it is) and fertilization. I have seen large habaneros that had 100 pods on them and I’ve grown some that only …
Restaurant Recreation (Green Chile Burro)
Q: Hi Dave,I have loved using your Just North of the Border book here in Georgia! My question regards re-creating restaurant dishes at home. I am originally from Springerville, Arizona, home of Los Dos Molinos Restaurant. My favorite dish is their Green Chile Burro (enchilada style). It is amachaca-style beef with an extremely hot sauce wrapped in a homemade tortilla. …
Too Cold For Pequin/Chiltepins In The Northeast?
Q: Dave,I’m a pequin/chiltepin enthusiast. I live in the Northeast—is it too cold for them to survive over the winter? I have a few from last year and no budding yet. What do you think?—Rich Mack A: Hello Rich:Chiltepins can survive mild frosts. They die back to ground level and then sprout new growth from the base of the plants …