"DesertDad" > wrote in message
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> Anyone have a good connection for Fresh Red Ripe Jalapenos in Phoenix or
> Arizona for making Chipotles? I usually go to 2 or 3 Food City Hispanic
> Markets around town and pick out the colored ones from the mountain of
> Jalapenos but I would like to do a full box or bushel of red and ripe in
my
> WSM smoker.
>
> What happens if you smoke green jalapenos? Is it just a yucky color? are
> they hotter or milder than the red?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brad
>
>
>

Go ahead and smoke the green ones. They don't result in that nice roan
color (more brown) but they will taste the same. If that's not to your
liking, buy the green ones and let them ripen in your kitchen. Either way
is better than chasing all over town for red ones.

Jack