[Market-farming] Chili Roasters
Bill Bradshaw
billbradshaw at hughes.net
Sun Feb 17 10:44:35 EST 2008
I have seen people lined up to get roasted chiles.
During Chile harvest in New Mexico The shopping malls
Parking lots Have Chile roasters on trailers. People buy them by the bushel.
Personally I think they smell great. Fresh tortilla and hot roasted chiles,
little lime juice,Is good food. Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Meadows" <pat at meadows.pair.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Chili Roasters
> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:59:48 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>
>>I loved the roasted chiles out west.....but few customers would buy them
>>in our part of Kentucky!
>>Can you see any reason why one couldn't have a smaller roaster with the
>>propane turkey fryer as base - using a peanut or coffee roasting drum
>>instead? I think doing 1-5 lb. batches as needed or wanted would still
>>bring people in with that lovely scent. I hope to be nearer a tourist
>>area, where more people would enjoy roasted peppers of all kinds, while
>>my local neighbors would not. The drum roasters are made of steel, and
>>come in various sizes for 50.-150. each. Might be a great attractor!
>>What different kind of permit would one need in regard to food safety or
>>cold storage until sold?
>
> It would certainly chase me away quickly, so that's at least one customer
> you'd lose; my husband cannot cook with hot peppers (must remove them from
> pizzas, etc.) as they *immediately* bring on an asthma attack for me
> (except in summer, when I can go outdoors and sit on the deck while he
> cooks whatever it is).
>
> People might want to consider this possibility before doing it in a public
> place. It's similar to pepper gas, really, the stuff that theoretically
> will stop a charging grizzly (although I sure wouldn't want to count on
> that).
>
> This is not just me; I know there are others who it affects in the same
> manner from an 'accidental' pepper gas release near a dining hall at the
> university where I used to work - quite a few people were hospitalized. I
> was bright enough to abandon my lunch and immediately leave, so I was OK.
> But others weren't as quick to catch on and some of them wound up in the
> hospital.
>
> Maybe you'd lose as many customers as you'd attract. Just a thought...
>
> Pat
>
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