When fermenting, salt is hugely important. Not only does it help preserve flavour and vitamin content, but it keeps away unwanted bacteria, resulting in a healthy fermentation. Two questions commonly arise when talking about salt in fermentations. What type of salt, and how much. Type of salt Firstly lets talk about the type of salt. …
We have been in our new home for just over a month now. It has been non-stop work, but Mrs ChilliChump and I have been loving every minute. This weekend I have been out in the sunshine building our raised beds. At this point we will be building four raised beds, with a view to …
In this episode of the series (on my second channel: youtube.com/chillichump2), I show you how to improve the lifespan of your SD Card on your Raspberry Pi with batching of your IOT data. I also teach you about Contextual Variables in Node-Red. The flow for this episode can be imported from here: https://pastebin.com/daQrj4SE To import …
Pad Thai is such a delicious meal. Give it a try yourself with my recipe! I hope you enjoy it.
My seeds have got off to a great start for this year. In this video I announced the seeds I would be growing in 2021, and planted my first batch (mostly superhots): https://youtu.be/uYKwjVmkNYk . I couldn’t resist adding a few other varieties to the list since the video though! Have a look at my spreadsheet …
We are well into the Autumn season now, and the growing season is coming to an end. As I look out my office window and enjoy the colours that the season offers, I think back to a very eventful and busy year. The world is a very different place to what it was at the …
Have a look at this video for the rules to submit your entry for the biggest Poblano! And here is the link for your submission: https://chillichump.com/ccsk2020_entry/ Good luck!
Unfortunately misspellings and mistakes will creep in when writing a book. As much a Mrs ChilliChump and myself tried to make sure the Stay Spicy Recipe Book was perfect, some mistakes still came through. For the ChilliChump chutney on page 169, it says you need 120g of salt. You only need 20g of salt! (https://youtu.be/zFfBH-T9uuA?t=302) …
New Hot Sauce! The Bhut Jolokia, also known as the Ghost Pepper, is a legend in the chilli world. In 2007 it was certified by Guinness World Records as the worlds hottest pepper. That really kicked off the race to create even hotter chillies. Even though the Bhut Jolokia is no longer rated as the …
Some news..and a new hot sauce: Pain in the Bhut! Read More »
Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that I will earn a commission if you click and make a purchase. This is at no extra cost to yourself. In many of my hot sauce making videos you will see me using a pH meter to test the acidity of the sauce. This is …
