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I think I already know the answer to this, but I have a lot of assorted dehydrated hot peppers that I am considering cold smoking. Is it worth the effort or will the lack of moisture make it pointless?
It would have been much better to smoke them fresh as part of the drying process.
Do fresh at 200° for 2-3 hours depending on if they're thin or thick fleshed chiles.
You can vacpac and freeze them and use like fresh, or finish the drying process in your dehydrator.