Chocolate Bhut

Above is a picture of my Chocolate Bhut Jolokia chile, different look same great heat and flavor. I just had a bite right off of the end, no where near the membrane that contains the real heat, and my mouth is on fire. First my tongue is burning and spreads to the rest of my mouth then my throat feels some of the heat as well since I swallowed it. Drinking liquids does not quench this heat, not even crackers are helping much. My face and neck are starting to sweat as my tongue continues to burn. 15 minutes into this the pain is starting to recede and I am returning to normal with only a slight numbness replacing the pain. I eat habanero based chile powder every day and this bite of bhut really lit me up. I would not recommend this if you do not have a tolerance for habanero level heat.

I have been making a smoked habenero chile powder for some time now and I use it on everything as do the people I have shared it with. The last few batches I have dehydrated several of my hottest peppers including the Bhut Jolokia and Devils Tongue peppers and added them to the mix, I am calling it Volcano Dust ™  and the heat level has gone up to the next level and I am loving it. If you are interested let me know and I will figure out a way to get it to you since I do not have an online retail outlet yet. Tim

Product Review: I use the Nesco FD-75PR 700-Watt Food Dehydrator, which I purchased for around 50 dollars from Amazon.com, to dehydrate my chile peppers and it works great. One thing I have found is that if I cut them prior to dehydration I get them completed a lot faster 8-12 hours. When I dehydrate them whole it can take up to 2 days. If you follow my link I will get some credit so if you are thinking of doing some low volume dehydrating I would give this product the nod.