Unpretentious Dried Ghost Peppers, 25 count, Extremely Hot Bhut Jolokia Chile Peppers

Wasn't sure about buying dried Ghost Peppers, boy was I wrong. These peppers once hydrated are great. I make homemade salsa (that's one of my salsa parties in the picture). I wasn't sure how folks would find the Ghost Peppers but they love it. I label it, "Our Ghostly Salsa". Are they hot, oh yeah. The price is just right. You can't say too much about their freshness but it is obvious they have not been sitting somewhere for several years, so I guess you can say freshness is really good. Easy to cook with (use gloves) and if you have sensitive sinuses wear a paper mask. The smell can be rather intense. Give them a shot if you want to make your own recipe that calls for them, or just try them in something that you think will benefit from some heat, well more than "some". lol Enjoy

Bought these to pop into soups and chili. Ended up using half the bag to make an infused oil.Yes, it's awesome in chili/spaghetti sauce, but a very little goes a long way. Very little. And make sure to use gloves when handling, these will burn your skin. If you use your fingers, wash your hands right away so you don't accidentally get any of the residual on or close to your eyes. I didn't find the smell to be terrible, but the minute I opened the bag, the spice hit me right in the nasal membranes and I spent a half hour sneezing. These seem to be fresh dried peppers.

good and hot. a couple of these peppers crunched up in a jar of pickles is awesome

They are hot... as they should be. Excellant peppers.

These suckers are spicy on their own, so don't eat it like that.=! Add one(or half), or even 2 to a whole plate of food and enjoy! Cut it up in to pieces first or do as I did after the first 5 and grind it in to a powder.You're likely buying these because they're spicy, but they also have a wonderful smokey flavor which I've always enjoyed from dried ghost peppers. You really get a lot for your money and they're just as good as any other brand.I like to make a giant bowl of stir fry and add 2(or 2 1/2) chopped to a stir fry. It's great! Just know what you're getting in to, spicy wise haha. Even with 2 now I rarely break a sweat anymore, but that's how spice tolerance works!

I ordered these to make ghost pepper simple syrup to make Ghost Margaritas because Ghost Tequila has gotten too big for its britches and thinks too much of itself. To pay $76 for 1.75 liters of Ghost Tequila pushed me to look for an alternative. These are definitely spicy but the smoky flavor is not what I'm looking for. If I had an inking these were smoked, I would not have spent $14+ for 25 peppers. I have since bought 3 bhut jolokia pepper plants and will grow my own in my tomato and jalapeno pepper garden. I won't buy anymore of these.

2 medium sized sweet onions1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil1 Tbsp kosher salt3 ghost peppers2 tsp chili powder1 tsp cumin1 tsp cayenne2-3 lbs roughly ground venison8 vine tomatoes chopped1 bulb garlic chopped40.5oz can of dark red kidney beans strained and rinsedfreshly ground black pepper to tastesoak peppers in cup of warm water for 15 min. chop. do not discard watersaute chopped onion in large pot with olive oil and salt, when starting to darken, add peppers and spices. When spices are fragrant, add meat. let meat brown, then add chopped tomatoes, chopped garlic, and beans. add the leftover pepper-water and black pepper. Simmer for 30 min.

I believe they are smoked - they have a smell and flavor reminiscent of chipotle peppers but of course much hotter. This is not a totally bad thing but my next order of Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Peppers) I would hope to find dried but not smoked, to experience the true flavor of this pepper.