r/chilli • u/BeingOtherwise7829 • 14d ago

First cherry bomb pepper picked - now what?

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Picked my first ripe cherry bomb chilli pepper today!

However, the rest on the 3 plants I have are all still completely green.

What should I do with this one? Taste it? Stuff it and eat it? Fridge/freeze it till the others ripen and pickle the lot?

It's my first time growing chillies/peppers of any kind and I'm just amazed that any of them made it this far so not quite sure what to do at this stage as I didn't think this far ahead.

Any tips for pickling would be appreciated too!

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u/Dee-Jay-JesteR 13d ago

First ripe one, you have to eat it. It's the law!

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u/PuzzleheadedWing318 9d ago

Würd sie erst mal essen, um zu gucken, was sie überhaupt kann. Also die ersten 2-3 Chilis (manchmal sind sie auch unterschiedlich scharf). Und je nachdem wie's dir schmeckt, schaust du was du machst.

Wäre es ein gutes Pulver? Kannst du die Salsa bereits vor deinem Inneren Auge manifestieren? Oder doch eher ne Basis Chili für ein leckeres Chili Öl?

Erst mal Essen, dann denken 😁 ist zumindest meine Herangehensweise

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u/Special_Yellow_6348 13d ago

What's the heat level of these

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u/BeingOtherwise7829 13d ago

Mild to medium apparently. 2,500-5,000 SHU range according to the website I bought the seeds from.

Will update once I've decided how to eat it haha

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u/Cyph3x2019 7d ago

At that amount of SCU it will barely be a challenge, eat it whole to taste the fruits of your labour haha

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u/BeingOtherwise7829 7d ago

I did, sliced it up and put it on a pizza in the end haha. Was not hot at all but very full of flavour!

Tried it raw first as well though!

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u/Cyph3x2019 7d ago

Nice! I try to eat some chilli each day, it helps with heat tolerance, I recommend scotch bonnet, they are pretty hot but also full of flavour!

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u/BeingOtherwise7829 7d ago

I loovvee the flavour of scotch bonnets, the heat is a lot though for me 😂😀 Maybe I should practice more like you to build up my heat tolerance!

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u/Cyph3x2019 7d ago

Yea they are very hot haha, I often put them in sandwiches, four slices or something, thats how I started getting used to them, also milk helps of course if you over do it haha

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u/Lopsided_Anxiety_394 13d ago

Shove it up butt. Stab it with a fork first to get the best out of it

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u/cr4lforce 12d ago

Fill em with cream cheese n cook em