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Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
beginner difficulty · hardiness zones 1–13
- Methods
- traditional
- Planting window
- Year-round reference
- Greenhouse
- Not required
- Compact variant
- Not noted
Production planning estimate
Plan around lb of dried chili peppers
A starting estimate is 0.85 lb of flakes per lb of dried peppers. Work back from how much you go through in a year to see how much that takes to make.
What you'll need
— lb of dried chili peppers
Planning note: Crush fully dried chili peppers, seeds and all, into coarse flakes rather than a fine powder.