Hot Chillies!

[Tomatoking]

Last night Mrs TK made some stuffed jalapeno's for the second time. The first time she made them they were 'warm', but last night's they were hot and I mean hot! Although she used green ones, there are a number now turning red on the plant. My question is, when chillies turn red, will they be even hotter? Or were the second lot hotter because they'd been left longer on the plant? But I must say they were an extremely tasty starter, only 2 each was enough! She stuffed them with a sweet chilli flavoured cream cheese and potato and coated in an egg batter and deep fried. Yummy!!!!!

[Lazgaot]

I grew some Scotch Bonnets for the first time this year. The green ones weren't hot at all and I thought they were no good. A few turned red in the veg box and I threw one in a curry the other night for a bit of flavour. After two quick stirs of the curry I tasted it and it was almost inedible due to the chilli! Thankfully it subsided a little and was acutally very nice indeed. So I'd say red ones are hotter than the green.

[Brengirl]

I grew some Scotch Bonnets for the first time this year. The green ones weren't hot at all and I thought they were no good. A few turned red in the veg box and I threw one in a curry the other night for a bit of flavour. After two quick stirs of the curry I tasted it and it was almost inedible due to the chilli! Thankfully it subsided a little and was acutally very nice indeed. So I'd say red ones are hotter than the green.

when you just throw a chilli in do you take the seed out first

[Two_Sheds]

when chillies turn red, will they be even hotter?

Yes.
They're ripe.

[WrexTheDragon]

I always leave the seed in when doing a curry.

[danmon_81]

the hottest part is the pith (white stuff) depending on the dish sometimes all you need to do is put a chilli in whole, maybe a few slits in it.

hottness also depends on watering, if they've been watered loads the heat tends to be less (sometimes - :-)

[stupot]

There's other factors that can increase heat in chillis too. Stress on the plant can cause the heat levels to rise. Stress can be caused by draught or over-watering close to harvesting.

[HotStuff]

There's other factors that can increase heat in chillis too. Stress on the plant can cause the heat levels to rise. Stress can be caused by draught or over-watering close to harvesting.

No wonder my Chillies are so hot, I've got a very draughty house

[stupot]

I meant drought! Brain still warming up post-weekend

[Tomatoking]

I meant drought! Brain still warming up post-weekend

And there was me thinking my chillies were getting hotter because I had a few panes missing from the greenhouse!