• texture@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    ive been buying powdered ghost pepper instead of expensive hot sauce. saving tons of money

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      4 days ago

      I don’t like vinegar, and that’s the predominant taste I get from most hot sauces. So, I also buy powdered ghost pepper. It’s super handy, since my family has zero spice tolerance I can just add powder to whatever on my plate/bowl.

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      4 days ago

      My friends and I all grow super hots and make our own dry spices as well. That doesn’t stop me from buying hot sauces though because I enjoy the variety of flavors, but you can use the dry spice to add heat to many dishes that hot sauce would ruin/overpower.

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        4 days ago

        for sure, i still have a bottle or two around, but i rarely every use them anymore since the shaker is so much cheaper, faster, and more able to add heat. like you said, without changing the flavor too much. :)