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  • #16
    The tupperware carton I use for freezing is strangely in the shape of a carrier bag knotted at the top with a big Tesco sign on the side!
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    • #17
      Like Alice I freeze them whole and scoop out the seeds. I have always believed that the seeds were the hottest part, in which case it would be too hot for me, but if I am wrong it would be good to know and save some time as well as hot fingers!

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      • #18
        Well, harvested the rest of my chillies from teh plants in the greenhouse thingy.

        A mixture of Cayenne, Jalepeno, Twilight and Purple Tiger. Myriad of colours too.

        Looks like I'm boxing and freezing them them. Was just going to dry them, but then realised quite a few are not yet ripe. Plus it's nice to have some green ones innit?
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        • #19
          yep freezing is a good way to go i always grow way too many i had 20 different varieties this year but alot of my friends call round for some all through the year and i have just finished using last years i think i may have to get a freezer just for chillis. i do find that sometimes the seeds turn a funny colour but if it is going into a curry or chilli then it is not going to matter and no one will know!!!

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          • #20
            An interesting thread, i found it very useful. Thanks all
            "He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart"

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            • #21
              I've a few bags frozen, will probably take me a year to get through them all
              Hayley B

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              • #22
                Originally posted by lainey lou View Post
                I don't know if any of you watched economy gastronomy last week, but on the show they suggested freezing chillies whole by chucking them in a tupperware in the freezer, sounds too good to be true!! Has anyone tried this?
                Works a treat, Lainey Lou; just chop them up and chuck them in whatever you're making. If you want the seeds out, that's easier to do when they're frozen too. They defrost very quickly. I have used them from frozen for both chilli jam and chutney and am still using last year's - no! the year before last's - freezer stored chillies. (Had a really heavy crop in 2008! )

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                • #23
                  Just used 5 from frozen in a curry, they cut like a dream by the time I walk from the deep freezer to the kitchen. Cut the stalks off and throw them in the recycle bin. I slice the whole chilli and every one comments on how I get perfect circles of chilli (including seeds) in my dishes.

                  I tell them it's an old family secrete.

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                  • #24
                    Hottest Part of a chilli

                    Originally posted by annacruachan View Post
                    Like Alice I freeze them whole and scoop out the seeds. I have always believed that the seeds were the hottest part, in which case it would be too hot for me, but if I am wrong it would be good to know and save some time as well as hot fingers!
                    It is a general misconception that the seed is the hottest part, the seed only contains a small amount of capsaicin, the chemical that makes them spicy. most of it is in the inside of the skin, and the parts (membrane) that the seeds hold on to.

                    I will be hopefully freezing some of mine this year since reading this.
                    so thanks a lot all! I LOVEEEEEE CHILLI! lol.

                    Darren.
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                    • #25
                      I have always just frozen mine,

                      I leave the stalk on so that it is easier to chop without getting the juice on my fingers.
                      I find that if you do a quick curry or chilli recipe it flavours quicker with frozen than dried.

                      Mizjazzi

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                      • #26
                        I bag mine into batches of 20 and chuck them in the freezer as they come - no preparation required.
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                        • #27
                          I tend to dry mine and to use them just soak them in boiling water for a few minutes before chopping, will have to try freezing them whole if it works and when I have a working freezer again.
                          Plum chutney recipe.

                          Can be modified to make any chutney

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                          • #28
                            My chillies are freezing - chilly they are
                            Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

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                            • #29
                              What a great thread. Didn’t know that you could freeze them so if I manage to actually get a decent crop, I will be doing this.

                              Kind Regards..........Rob

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                              • #30
                                I have always frozen mine, actually ones I have bought as I have never grown them before but I hope to do so this year. I freeze them whole and put them in a ziplock bag and put them in the door of the freezer for easy access

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