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Old October 21, 2014   #24
Father'sDaughter
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Originally Posted by b54red View Post
My only real problem with grinding the dried peppers is they usually clump very badly over time no matter how dry the peppers were when ground. I have a hard time digging them out of the glass jars I store them in. I love having the variety of different chili pepper powders when I make almost any Mexican food but I sure get irritated trying to dig the spices out. I'm sure it is just our very high humidity even though they are kept in airtight jars.



Bill

If the mouth of the jar is large enough to get it in and out easily, have you considered adding a desiccant packet from either a medication or vitamin bottle?
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