>My first thought is that the peppers I started out with were not >jalapenos. They had the same general shape and size but were >rather pointed at the end. They also had a kind of sweet taste >almost like a red bell pepper but they had a fair amount of heat too. I have smoked many peppers, but never made real chipotles. But it sounds like the pepper you started with were "caribes" aka "Santa Fe" === Dave Sacerdote davesas@ntplx.net Resist or Serve. "I am so mighty, I do not have to kill you all." -- Flaming Carrot Visit Dave's New England Almanac at http://www.ntplx.net/~davesas/