Smoking Fail - ABT edition

[bmaddox]

So this year we have a surplus of Jalapenos in the garden. We have not used any of them yet so the wife decided I should make some ABTs on Sunday while I was smoking a chuck roast. So she went out to the garden and picked a dozen of the nice large jalapenos. I made them the same way I always make ABTs, cream cheese and brown sugar filling wrapped in bacon. When they came out of the smoker I couldn't wait to dive in. I ate three in about 10 seconds.... then it hit me hard! Our jalapeno crop this year are the hottest jalapenos I have ever had in my life. These things could take the paint off the car. I spent the next 30 minutes drinking milk and eating bread. This was the first time ever I have thrown away ABTs but I couldn't even think about eating them they were so stinking hot. But on the bright side they will sure make some good chipotles and hot sauce. 

 

[tumbleweed1]

Too hot to cut up for chili too?

Man that's a bummer, but like you said, you'll have a helluva hot sauce!

TW

 

[b-one]

I've heard soaking in sprite will remove some of there heat. My wife likes no heat so we use mini sweet peppers.

 

[chef jimmyj]

That's too bad. I have had to get jalapenos from the grocery and seems they have all the heat bred out. 1-5 may have more than a tingle of heat...JJ

 

[pc farmer]

How hot has your summer been? I heard it takes hot weather to make peppers hot.

 

[bmaddox]

How hot has your summer been? I heard it takes hot weather to make peppers hot.

We are in the 90's every day and have been that hot for months.

 

[jcollins]

just dont get that juice on your face or in your eyes i was making some ABTs and got some in my eyes and on my face it felt as if i had my face in a 500 degree oven and the thing is when they were ready to eat they wasn't too bad hot so i couldn't imagine what a really hot one would do.

also im not saying @c farmer  is wrong but i was always told lack of rain will make the hotter but i dont know that for sure.

 

[bmaddox]

 
just dont get that juice on your face or in your eyes i was making some ABTs and got some in my eyes and on my face it felt as if i had my face in a 500 degree oven and the thing is when they were ready to eat they wasn't too bad hot so i couldn't imagine what a really hot one would do.

also im not saying @c farmer  is wrong but i was always told lack of rain will make the hotter but i dont know that for sure.

I have made the mistake of getting it in my eyes too many time. I know where gloves while cutting peppers.

As for the lack of rain, we have had a ton of rain this year. Part of the heat might have come from me letting the ripe peppers stay on the plant for a while. I am letting them turn red this year which makes them stay on the plant a month longer than usual. These were still green but they were probably only a week or so away from turning red. 

 

[jcollins]

http://www.growveg.com/growblogpost.aspx?id=97

i found this i hope it helps 

 

[bmaddox]

 
http://www.growveg.com/growblogpost.aspx?id=97

i found this i hope it helps 

Well that confirms my suspicions about them being so hot from being left on the plant for a while. Thanks