On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:07:35 -0700, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:30:46 -0700, Dimitri wrote:
>>>
>>> Here is the actual scolville scale
>>>
>>> You can see where the Ancho and Poblano range.
>>>
>>> Dimitri
>>>
>>> pepper Type Heat rating (in Scoville
>>> heat
>>> units)
>>
>>> Smoked Jalepeno (Chipotle) 10,000
>>
>>> Jalepeno 3,500-4,500
>>
>> i wonder why smoking would double or almost triple the scoville units?
>> shrinkage? i don't recall seeing dried jalapeños other than chipotles.
>
>
> Penzeys sells dried, crushed jalepeno:
>
> http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penze...sjalapeno.html
>
> They claim a heat level of 55,000.

jeez, more then ten times as hot as fresh? this is really puzzling.

your pal,
blake