On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:46:05 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> Jebediah Kornworthy wrote:
>
>> Here is my thought. I want to buy some whole Chipotle peppers
>> and devain and deseed them myself. Since the peppers are dried I was
>> wondering if there is any special tips or advice I could garner? Do you
>> devain and deseed them dry or do you rehydrate them? I don't want to
>> rehydrate them myself. Maybe a small knife or X-ACTO knife?
>
> Won't work. When the peppers are dried the heat is throughout the chile.
> You can only tame them when perfectly fresh.
>
> -sw

i don't want to argue with your experience, but maybe the capsaicins
migrate first to the veins (which are typically removed when de-seeding).

at any rate, it goes against the advice of many, many food writers that
de-seeding dried peppers has no effect on heat. i think.

your pal,
blake