Through a fortunate series of events I find myself with about 5 pounds of fresh habs. I am a jerkaholic so I won't have any trouble using some of them right away but I have way too many to use before they might go bad. I have a dehydrator and a smoker. I was planning to dry some whole for later use in jerk paste. I've never smoked peppers before but all the references on the list about smoked hab powder have me wanting to try my hand at it. Should they be smoked whole or should I slice them in half (more surface exposed to the smoke?). Anyone have any suggestions? I'd also appreciate any other suggestions for preserving peppers that anyone might have. Thanks, Tim Adair