>>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? >This method might not be entirely orthodox, but it worked for me: I >fired up my smoker and smoked my habbies for about six hours over >hickory, leaving the peppers whole. They got sort of dry - leathery - >and then I finished them off in my dehydrator. Gave me a rich, smokey >taste without overdoing it. I have a bunch of habs that were frozen whole. Can these be smoked without becoming a sloppy pile of goo? Scott... KCK