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Growing Peppers
How to Dry and Store Chili Peppers for Year-Round Cooking
Drying is the oldest way to keep a chili harvest usable long after the growing season ends. Here's how the different drying methods work and how to store the results so they last.
Why Some Chili Peppers Are Hotter Than Others: The Plant Science of Capsaicin
Capsaicin is the compound behind every chili pepper's heat, and its concentration in a pepper is shaped by genetics, growing conditions, and the plant's own evolutionary strategy.