On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 22:22:48 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 01 Sep 2013 11:45:41 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>> Today was the big day to prepare the peppers for winter. I've found
>> doing them directly on a bed of white coals works best and makes quick
>> work of large batches. (wear gloves)
>> They are charred and steaming away right now. The kitchen smells
>> divine.
>> I have another couple dozen peppers still on the plants. It will be
>> several weeks before they are ready. I hope the weather is nice then
>> so that I can do them outdoors.
>>
>> http://s1171.photobucket.com/user/ge...tml?sort=3&o=0
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/nz2ex78
>
>I realized too late that I should have just placed the peppers right
>on the coals. Works magnitudes quicker.
>
>I'm sure you used a LONG pair of tongs for those and/or some sort of
>gloves.
>
>-sw

The results are almost instant. So much better than trying to blacken
them on the grill grate or in the oven under the broiler. This method
does a far better job. I didn't have to pick at bits and pieces of
black; I just grasped the whole pepper and slid the entire skin off.
Yes, indeedy, I used long tongs and leather work gloves. I was
fortunate that there was no breeze so I didn't have to dodge shifting
heat.
Janet US