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Questions tagged [pepper]

Questions about black/green/white pepper, whether ground or as whole peppercorns.

Pepper, commonly referred to by the color of the peppercorns (black, green, white), is a spice regularly used in cooking. While originally from India, it is considered a kitchen staple in most of the world, and is regularly paired with salt - "salt and pepper". It is a member of family Piperaceae and is unrelated to the New World nightshade family of "chili peppers".

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Lead metal removal/mitigation in old kitchen appliance

I received a brass pepper grinder like this: Maybe it's a modern reproduction but it certainly has patina and does not look like Pottery Barn. Unfortunately the giver helpfully melted scrap lead and poured some into the base to make it heavier and…
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What are these small black specs inside my peppers?

Inside my pepper (pic) are these small black/brown specs. What are they? Are they safe to eat?
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What mill would you recommend to grind allspice?

I recently buy allspice berries thinking that IKEA grinders could grind it. However, the berry is just too large to this mill. What type of mill or grinding appliance should I be looking for when I need to grind allspice?
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How to clean/wash (Sichuan) peppercorns?

Tragically, I spilled over a bottle of Sichuan peppercorns on the kitchen floor, which is fairly dirty (we walk on it with outdoor shoes, and if you wipe at the floor with a cloth it will pick up a thin layer of dirt/grime). To avoid eating…
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How can I buy black pepper with mainly black bits?

When buying black pepper I notice it usually comes whole or grounded but it usually contains the outer black part as well as the inner white part hence a mixture of white and black bits. When fine grounded it looks grey. I prefer the taste of the…
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Why does the heat of peppers seem to manifest differently?

I am not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I have noticed that the heat in peppers seems to "manifest differently" depending on the kind of pepper. Some linger longer, and some are shorter lived. Some, like ghost pepper, "sneak up" on…
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Which pepper is typically part of salt and pepper?

When people add salt and pepper to say chips, which pepper is it typically? I had chicken and chips recently with pepper and it was black colour bits, would it have been black pepper?
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How can I handle black pepper without sneezing?

Every time I am using black pepper, no matter how little, no matter how I turn my head to avoid sneezing, it still triggers it. I have to run from the work area, release myself and then go back. Are there any quick fit kitchen masks (I am serious)…
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Is salty tongue effect normal after eating sichuan peppercorns?

I've used sichuan peppercorns many times previously and never had this effect before where my tongue becomes salty for a while after eating it. Normally I would just get the buzzy, numbing effect but now my tongue becomes salty and everything I eat…
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Pepper mill - which color and length?

I've decided to get myself a pepper mill and it'll be a manual Zassenhaus but I'm not sure about the length and color. I'm thinking about 18 or 24 cm but I guess it simply comes down to what you feel the most comfortable with and how much space…
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Is it possible to infuse piperine of Black pepper into oil?

Is this possible? From my understanding one would need to freshly grind the black pepper into an oil and heat it, however due to the volatility of piperine it would be lost during the heating and so wouldn’t infuse. Is there any way to infuse…
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Cooking brined green peppercorns to be soft

In my green pepper sauce I use brined green peppercorns. The supermarket has changed brands and the new one has seemingly fresh picked/uncooked corns in a brine. I start my sauce by simmering dark beer and immediately add the peppercorns. With the…
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How does cooking with whole peppercorns compare to ground?

If you buy ground peppercorns you should always go for fresh ground because they taste completely different imo. In bangladeshi cooking I notice that they use whole black peppercorns in their curry and discard it at the end. However would using it…
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How to infuse black layer of peppercorn into an oil?

I am interested in infusing the black layer flavours(not inner white parts) of black pepper into an oil. I imagine this can be achieved by adding whole black peppercorns to oil and frying a little. Or do you have to add whole black peppercorns to…
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How do I preserve picking pepper to last a year

What is ratio of vinegar and salt for picking pepper to last a year
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