Mornin' Harold, Start with these URL's: http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/drying.asp http://www.firegirl.com/preserving/drying2.html http://www.globalgarden.com/Chile-Heads/Archives/vol.3/4987.html http://www.pepperjoe.com/articles/three.html http://www.geocities.com/chilebreeder/harvest.htm http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/pepper/msg0718372713696.html Hope this helps, Paul From: "Harold James" <mdspice@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, 13 September, 2002 9:07 PM Subject: [CH] making dry habs > Hello to everyone I need to ask something I have 5 pounds of orange > Habaneros that I want to make into a powder. Now I do not have a dehydrator > can I do it in the oven? And how? Thanks for any input. Harold