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Hi, Dave.I have enjoyed your many articles and hope to do a lot of fiery cooking when I retire back to the States. My problem is that I am about to change from a grower of chiles in Western Panama into a processor to sell directly to Tabasco but I don’t know the step-by-step procedure for getting the mash from …

Dave,I am a great fan of you and your books. I need resources for pepper processing equipment and requirements for the processing/bottling process. I intend to open a hot shop in Texas and sell many brands of sauce. I do not need equipment designed for producing huge quantities to start, I can expand later if my sauces become a hit. …

Dave,I’ve come up with a couple of hot sauces that friends and family think are really good and that I should sell. I’ve been trying to find out what’s actually involved with bottling sauces to be sold. I’d be concerned about anyone getting sick, etc. Eventually, I’d really like to grow my garden and be able to make enough to …

Hello Mary: As you might expect, I’m very knowledgeable about the chile industry in New Mexico.  I’ve never heard of such a machine.  To the best of my knowledge it doesn’t exist, despite what you may have heard.  There are mechanical seedling planters, mechanical thinners, mechanical harvesters for some varieties, and mechanical sorters for harvested chiles.  But a mechanical peeler …

Hi Dave: Your article, “How to Manufacture and Sell Your Own Product”, is chocked full of helpful information, being that I am looking to do exactly that with my pepper sauce. I’d like to ask a question regarding co-packers. How would you advise one to protect his recipe when dealing with co-packers? What prevents them from creating my product if …