This season I went a little crazy and planted WAY more plants than I'll ever be able to use. One problem was when my daughter was helping me plant some of these.....she never marked which plant was which on several so i'm at a lose as to what some are. This is one I don't remember buying/planting....HA....so does anyone know what type of pepper this is...I'm thinking a long Cayenne but I don't remember buying this variety?
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Cayenne is my guess. -
My first guess was Serrano, but they are smoother. Then I thought skinny hatch. And I looked around and maybe it’s a chilaca before it’s gets dark (then it’s the pasilla pepper).Comment
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There's an android app that uses your camera to identify known plants.Comment
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My guess is an extra long Serayenne, yessir.Comment
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That looks like a Korean long hot pepper to me. I just bought a bunch from the farmers market. They range from mildly spicy to near Serrano spicy
edit: guess it could be an Italian long hot as well. Not sure if there is an actual difference besides who is selling them!Last edited by shify; July 25, 2022, 04:49 PM.Comment
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Bite into one. That will tell you if it's hot.Comment
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I've bought a Fresno pepper plant each of the last two years, neither of which were Fresnos. I'm pretty sure both plants were some kind of Thai/ Heaven Facing pepper, but Fresnos they ain't. Good chance you bought something that got mixed up or mislabeled at the garden center.
That said, that does look like a Chinese long pepper or a Cowhorn.Comment
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Wanted to say thanks for everyone’s help. I’m thinking like some of you have said and it’s a cayenne variety. This is my second year of doing peppers and will have more than a few to share. Last year I traded ghost peppers with Mr. Bones….so I’ve planted a couple plants in his memory, if anyone would like to trade this season let me know. My shishito peppers are coming on strong….5 plants are producing more than we can eat!!Comment
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rickgregory Fixed some charred shishitos, okra and cherry tomatoes last night….wow never knew okra would turn out that good cooked that way!!! Just need the young okra otherwise they are tough.
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These are cayennes. We grow a similar variety every year. If you're into it, when they turn nice and red then smoke, dry and grind. It is truly my favorite grind for most savory recipes that call for pepper.Comment
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Right there with you. We have been dehydrating and grinding cayennes all season. Can be used on most any dish. -
CaptainMike DavidNorcross Thanks guys. We/I use a lot of cayenne pepper but have never made my own.....sounds like something I'll need to try.
Might be a good use for my pellet grill to smoke and dry these out. Can you use a coffee grinder to make the powder out of it once dried out? -
Yes, but use one as a dedicated spice grinder as you can never totally get rid of those flavors. You can smoke and dry in your pellet pooper, but be careful not to "cook" them. I have an old Bradley cabinet that we use to smoke our peppers at very low temps then we finish in a dehydrator. It's a fun pastime for me and we get to enjoy our peppers all year round.
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Long cayenne can dry extras and make crushed red pepper, or grind.Attached FilesComment
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If hanging minimize them touching but some is fine. I use dehydrator and just chunk them in whole. Later break off stem and crush -
Could I use the oven or pellet grill to dehydrate with like I do for jerky or is that too much heat? -
Oven is fine. Many have a dehydrate setting in the options. I run mine high fan and 140°. Finishing a small batch right now.
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Come out like thisAttached FilesComment
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What do you grind the dehydrated peppers in? Food processor?Comment
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texastweeter how do you turn them into crushed red peppers or flakes?
Just curious, as I am almost out of Flatiron Pepper Co. pepper flakes, have one of their pepper flake "grinder" glass bottles, and I am now wondering if I can smoke and dry some of the hatch chilis that are readily available now and somehow make my own pepper flakes...Comment
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jfmorris here in a week or two I can send you a bunch of these cayenne peppers! -
Break off tops, put in zipper bag, and run it over many times with rollingpin. -
Or put in a food processer/blender to make chili powder.
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