/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>5474644
>Sometimes these fuckers are so mild you might as well have a bell pepper. Sometimes they are so hot they will melt your face off.

This is because there's different varieties being grown, but buyers (and some suppliers) will sometimes just mix those together because they don't know, so you end up with some mild and some hot. The variety "Big Jim" is the most common type grown, and it supposedly has "medium" hotness. But there's lots of other varieties varying from totally mild (Senorita, A&M, Tam), to very hot (Mucho Nacho and Rome).
Also, peppers on the same plant can be of varying heat levels too, due to the formation of the oils/ribs/seeds/maturation/ etc.

>>5474682
>Also, peppers on the same plant can be of varying heat levels too, due to the formation of the oils/ribs/seeds/maturation/ etc.

this. I grow various chilies, and even chilies picked at the same time from the same plant that appear identical in maturity (ripened at the same time, etc.) can have different heat levels.

Also when you take a bite out of the pepper which piece you are eating makes a big difference too. The hottest part of the pepper is the membrane which holds the seeds. So if you get a bite from the tip of the pepper which has little membrane then it will be milder, whereas a piece from the top of the pepper which may have a large piece of membrane attached will be a lot hotter.

I might get one of these

>>5474644
Especially depending what part of the country you are in. Down by my family in Texas they are ALWAYS insanely hot, period. However up here in MI ive started buying Serranos and Habaneros just because the Jalapenos are consistently mild where I normally shop.

>>5474644
secret tip anon, get them from the fleamarket/farmers market

>>5474644
I was cooking with jalaepno yesterday and I don't know if it was due to the other vegetables that were in the mix but I swear the smoke/smell coming off the food was very strong, I caught a wiff and i'd imagine it was a milder version of tear gas.

>>5474644
Can I substitute bell pepper for jalapeño?

>>5474985
Only if you are an homosecks

>>5474981
Geez dude be careful. You weren't cooking chicken too were you?

>>5474981
>I caught a wiff and i'd imagine it was a milder version of tear gas.

Most veggies don't do that, but chili, garlic, and ginger can all make some pretty serious fumes when they hit a hot pan.

>>5474644
I feed these to my Senegal parrot. He eats 3 or 4 per day but they must be fresh or he will not eat then.

>>5475136
nope I'm a [spoiler]vegan/spoiler].

>>5475137
Yea I had some garlic and onion in the mix.

>strayans call these capsicums

>>5475278
Bhut they are capsicum annuum.
A bell pepper is still a chili pepper, bhut then without capsaicinoids.

>>5475299
not him, but if they dont have capsaicin, why are red bell peppers so friggin hot

>>5475337
Huh?
Must be a hybrid between a bell pepper and a hot chili pepper.

>>5475337
>red bell pepper
>hot

No anon that's not right.

>>5474644
the first time I ever cooked with jalapenos, I was making jalapeno jelly. I had chopped a shit ton of them, then went to go tale a piss, the oils/spices/whatever from the peppers must have gone from my hand to my sick, because it felt like the devil was giving me a handjob for the next few hours.

dat jalapeno jelly tho, spread over crackers and served with sliced brie... it was worth it.

>>5474854
What in heck is zat?

>>5474644
do yours have real character and personality

>>5474981
It is a mild version of pepper spray - heat chillies too high and they disperse capsaicin into the air. I did it with habaneros which was a million times worse - had to leave

Its pretty hard to habaneros year round at a decent price where i live. Sucks cause most hot sauces cost a bit to much so i have to settle for sambal for most of the year.

>>5475667
A waste of metal and money (if you buy it).
On topic: chiles toreados are delicious, if a bit weird-feeling in the stomach.

>>5475667
It's for grilling stuffed chiles

>>5474644
That feel when no store nearby sells 'em,

the only place they could possibly hang out is the city, or on the web where they are 6 bucks a bag,

well i quess back to pickled ones eh.

bump

>>5476703
Where could someone live where you can't buy jalapenos at every supermarket? Here in the states they're common from coast to coast.

>>5474715

i got a jalapeno that was grown in a green house by this insanely gifted gardener. he was also an agricultural science professor at utah state university.

it was the hottest thing i've ever eaten. hotter than any habaneros i've had.

seems growing conditions significantly determine heat levels. a jalapeno grown in a little backyard garden by an amateur will never be as hot as a jalapeno in a green house under optimal conditions.

>>5475976
bump

pick a hot one

tip they wont look pretty

>>5478991
Netherlands i suppose.

>>5478991
Belgium I suppose...

Anyone growing his own Jalapeno?

I know white people who can handle the green tobasco sauce

>>5480305
Can't...meant to say cant

A friend of mine told me last night that there are 'Illegal' peppers from mexico which are supossedly so hot they could actually damage your insides a slight bit, is this true?

>>5482004
> i will never know the truth

>>5481795
That method is bollocks

>>5482223
Why knock it till you try it'

It works much better than you imagine.

>>5482004
No. The peppers don't actually do any damage. They just trick your body into thinking it's being burned.

I'm sure there are peppers from Mexico that'll damage your insides, but it's not because they're really spicy.

The spiciness of the peppers depends on the variety, and also how much they're being watered. If spicy peppers are overwatered, it seems like the spiciness gets diluted and they become milder. Stressed peppers are spicier.

>>5482778
I eat jalapeños erry day. That method does not work any better than any of the bullshit melon catching tricks.

>>5482806
estas salado

>>5474644
Roast these on a grill with some mozzarella cheese stuffed inside

Simple and delicious.

>>5480326
do you really
EXCITING

>>5476656
I'm finally unbanned and can respond to your post. I wonder if I leave a pan with a lot of jalapenos and oil over a medium fire it would cause a smoke cloud of pepper spray....

>>5475337
they're sweet what are you talkin

>>5484876
hell yeah cooking chilis chokes you out

you can always tell with that little cough women make that they just ate some chili smoke

>>5482785
In that case, i'd like to know what they're called.

>>5482785
If you already have stomach issues alcohol, salty, or spicy is best avoided.

>>5474644
i never cared for the flavor of jalepenos. give me a good serrano, or even a mild poblano.

Always roast over an open flame. Pans, Skillets, Hot Plates are for idiots. Just put the stupid pepper over the damn flame.

You can thank me by making epic shit with it.

>>5474644
If you find japapenos lacking in heat you should try serrano peppers, they are a lot spicer. And general rule of thumb, the smaller the serrano, the spicier it is.

Anyone had jalapeno poppers? Fucking delicious, and they're easy to make.

>>5487356
Try some pickled jalapenos, they're great between 2 slices of bread and some cheese (Either young Gouda or Mozarella)