Re: [CH] silly question
Chad A Gard (gard@indy.net)
Tue, 2 Oct 2001 10:11:03 -0500
> What is the best way to ship peppers in the mail? Should I use a baggie
>that
>has holes in it, or one that doesn't? Is it better to send the peppers green
>and let them mature in transit or does it matter? I can just imagine sending
>a package that arrives as some sort of a green slime.
I've never mailed peppers before... however, I helped a friend automate his
smoker, and he occasionally sends me home-smoked meats. What we found was
best was to freeze the meat, then send with one of the overnight, deliver
by 10:00 places, dropping off towards the end of the day. Pack the stuff
to be eaten first on the outside, things like lunch meat for lunch the day
of arrival, or slim-jim type things. they'll arrive having just thawed to
the point of being ready to eat, and the stuff in the middle will still be
frozen enough to be re-frozen without any bad effects.
Point being, perhaps if you're sending a large enough quantity, you could
freeze them and ship 'em overnight. Or, pack 'em with dry ice, which is
the traditional way of shipping cold foods.
At any rate, if you ship overnight, frozen or fresh, it should arrive
quickly enough to be in fine shape. I would, however, ventilate the
plastic baggie if not freezing. That should avoid moisture
build-up/condensation as the peppers continue to transpire a bit and the
surrounding temperature and air pressure changes as the peppers are flown
arround.
HTH, and let us know what ends up working...
Chad Gard, CTS KB9WXQ
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