On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 00:15:15 -0700, Jebediah Kornworthy wrote:

> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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
>
> Blake,
>
> I also don't want to offend anyone but I have heard exactly what
> you are saying also. Soooo, I'm not sure who or what is right. I've done
> every search I can think of on the internet and cannot find the answer that
> I was looking for. Tomorrow I am calling the spice company that I have
> dealt with in the past, Penzey's. I will ask for the most knowledgeable
> person and see what they say. Thanks for your input. If I find the
> information that I am looking for I will post again.
>
> Jeb

i'd be interested in what you find out.

your pal,
blake