@Jessica, Hi Jessica, I also had way more cayenne peppers than knew what to do with so I threaded a needle with some embroidery thread and put the needle thru one side and out the other at the stem end. I hung them to dry and break off as many as needed for cooking. I would dump out the seeds from the stem end then use scissors to cut them up. I think they have a nicer flavor than store bought ground cayenne.

@Jay, A friend of mine grew some of these peppers and I’ve bit into a green one was sweet so I’ve bit into a red one and it was fiery. Then as I ate the green one and got close to the base it became hot.

@Cynthia A Koller, Peppers will almost always cross with any pepper planted remotely close to them. That only affects the plants you grow from the seed the following year. Tomatoes, on the other hand, seldom cross pollinate except with human help. Heritage tomato seeds can be used the following years.

Hi Katherine - while I wasn't the one to make this recommendation, I would definitely say to pre-cook the meat. The cooking time for roasting the peppers wouldn't be long enough to cook the meat all the way through inside the pepper.

Cooked meat or raw? If raw, don't the peppers over cook?

I just gleaned some organic swishing peppers, and am in the process of dehydrating them right now! I am hoping they turn out good.

I also saved some seed for next year.

HI Cynthia! That's so resourceful of you - I love that you saved the seeds and grew more plants. Shishito plants were hard to find this year, so you were one of the lucky ones able to grow them. That's interesting about the other type of pepper - what do they look like? I wonder if they cross pollinated from another plant in the area. Try experimenting with some dipping sauces for the roasted shishitos - it can bring a lot of different flavors to the table!

Hi Robert! I love your pepper variety! We grew cayenne this year and it makes SO MANY peppers. We have no idea what to do with them all! We're experimenting with a hot sauce recipe. I haven't heard of hungarian black peppers but now I definitely want to try growing them. I've had my jalapenos cross pollinate with my shishitos in the past. My guess is that it has to happen when the pollinators are working with the plants early on, before they get really established. Thanks for your comment and pepper recommendations! \