Here’s the pro tip that changes the game: flash-freeze them. Don’t just toss a wet pepper into a bag. That’s how you get a pepper rock that’s impossible to separate.
Place your cleaned, dried, cored peppers on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Make sure they aren’t touching, like introverts at a party. Pop that sheet into the freezer for about two hours.
After that, they feel like solid, cold little hockey pucks. Now you can scoop them up and toss them into a freezer bag. They won’t stick together, which means you can grab one later without a crowbar.
The Bag of Glory
Squeeze every bit of air out of the freezer bag before sealing it. Air is the enemy here, a silent saboteur of crispness. If you have a straw, you can suck the air out like a vampire with a latex allergy.
Label the bag with the date, because your future self will not remember when you did this. Trust me, you will find a bag of frozen peppers from 2026 and wonder if they’re relics from a past life.
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They will keep for about six months. After that, they start tasting like the inside of a freezer, which is not a flavor profile anyone is chasing.
