Tribe.net. Local Connections redhotred http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/4b22762b-486d-4aeb-82c3-5ea7ac9badf4#f0fcb61e-8b0f-4e7e-a47b-d88ba7d094a2 2007-11-11T16:11:00Z 2007-11-11T16:11:00Z

I would dry them instead.

redhotred 2007-11-11T16:11:00Z Bob http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/4b22762b-486d-4aeb-82c3-5ea7ac9badf4#56a3293e-603e-4ae1-9102-456ec393fce1 2007-11-10T20:30:13Z 2007-11-10T20:30:13Z

I had a ton last year and I froze them in zip-lock baggies. I used the sandwich size ones and sucked/squeezed as much air out as I could manually. (You can get a good bit of air out if you sip it most of the way closed and then use a straw to suck air out of the little bit that's left open before closing it.) I sliced my jalapeños into rounds and filled the bags with as much as I'd use in a batch of chili. So far that has worked out really good and I just dump them right in and cook them. But since I use them straight from the bag I can't say haw they are thawed. But I did to some up to use for poppers. Cut them down the center and seeded them out. Since I roast/broil them with cheese they are also cooked but they turned out well. But I've not used any raw and thawed so not sure about that.

Bob 2007-11-10T20:30:13Z ~Ms. Purity~ http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/4b22762b-486d-4aeb-82c3-5ea7ac9badf4#c0e51b64-8721-463f-a93c-f2257065801c 2007-11-10T19:27:03Z 2007-11-10T19:27:03Z

What I do with my peppers is I roast the larger peppers (anaheims) on the grill until the skin starts to blister. I then bag them up and freeze them. My jalepenos get pickled and canned.

~Ms. Purity~ 2007-11-10T19:27:03Z Tim http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/4b22762b-486d-4aeb-82c3-5ea7ac9badf4#fd4283ac-e120-4a08-b72b-e43a965f1a54 2007-11-10T18:19:57Z 2007-11-10T18:19:57Z

I have had a bumper crop of habeneros/jalapeno and anaheim peppers.... still more on the plants and it's Nov.9 in Portland, OR... amazing.. A friend suggested putting them on a cookie sheet in the deep freezer and them vacuum seal them with a food saver.... has anyone tried this? What are they like when thawed? Is there a better way to keep them?

Tim 2007-11-10T18:19:57Z