Measuring dried bell peppers.

[2dumb2kwit]

In the fall, I dehydrated the remainder of my bell pepper crop. Now I have kind of a problem. I've never used dehydrated bell peppers. I have a bunch of small pieces (Not rings.) and don't know how much to use. I'm making a pot of chili and I usually cut up one big fresh bell pepper. Can anyone tell me about how much that is in dry measurement?

[intothenew]

A cut up Bell equals one cup, roughly. I would use one third of that with dehy.

[2dumb2kwit]

A cut up Bell equals one cup, roughly. I would use one third of that with dehy.

Thanks....and my pot of chili thanks you.

[LadyDisme3]

I was lurking last night. 1 oz dried should equal 1/4 of a medium pepper.

[welderguy]

Good info , I usually just toss some in and hope ( with anything dehydrated or powdered) that its not too much.

[2dumb2kwit]

Uh oh.....Welderguy is here. Now I need to change my wording, to a pot of stew. (I'm going to put beans in it.) LOL

[welderguy]

Uh oh.....Welderguy is here. Now I need to change my wording, to a pot of stew. (I'm going to put beans in it.) LOL

Thats Better!!!

[hunter63]

Well, I can recall that DD doing a favor for us while we were at work.....kept adding dried jalapenos (rings)....add some, try it, add some, try it......in a batch of chili.....LOL

Guess she didn't know that it took some cooking to get the "hot" going......

We got home and couldn't get anywhere close to it.

[WolfVanZandt]

Usually, dehydration increases the potency of any flavoring ingredient and you don't need to add as much of the dehydrated form. After some time, the dehydrated stuff begins to lose potency and you have to add more for the same effect (actually, you often can't get the same effect because flavor elements tend to leave dehydrated materials at different rates and the taste changes.)