Chile de Arbol Dried Peppers 8oz - Dried Whole Red Chili Peppers, Premium All Natural, Resealable Kraft Bag. Use in Mexican, Chinese and Thai Dishes By Ole Rico

Really good and really fresh peppers

These Arbols arrived promptly. What a delight as they are ultra fresh, dried but not crispy. A little moist and almost waxy. Not at all like what I find at stores here in New England. Loved the heavy re-sealable package. Like a kid at Christmas, I tore into the package…nice aroma. A few tomatoes and tomatillos, some white onion, and maybe a dozen of these, a little salt and away we go! Twenty minutes later a very nice salsa. Very pleased with these and there are plenty for me to experiment and get back into the swing of things.

These chilis are fantastic. They are spicy, but the way they hit is a lot different than other common american items. You get flavor, but also the heat. The heat isn't extreme, but it's going to light you up. The difference in these is the sting doesn't linger. It hits the front of your mouth, and goes away after about 45 seconds. I bought these specifically for salsa, but I also made barbacoa and used them, and it turned out fantastic. As far as flavor goes, I'm not sure how to explain it other than "dark". It has a very dark flavor.

I use these in many Mexican dishes but also grind them up to use as a red pepper to add to many regular dishes like pork shoulders for pulled pork or Carnitas. It is great for rubs for whole chickens on the grill and some types of white fish (grilled). The ground peppers are great in Bar-B-Que sauce for ribs. The ground peppers add a lot of flavor in some Italian red sauces and lasagna. I also use it in olive oil combined with garlic for grilled or roasted Brussels sprouts and asparagus, to replace black pepper. It seems to compliment the lime juice better than black pepper. I use chopped up peppers in stir fry especially with shrimp, baby bok choy, green onions and Canton noodles. I use ground up Arbols to replace cayenne pepper because most ground, store bought pepper loses its flavor and just adds some heat. I can add lots of my ground Arbol pepper to up the heat and it adds a lot more pepper flavor! The packaging used is excellent and I especially like the resealable bag. The shipment came on the day it was supposed to. The Seller sent an email follow up to make sure the package had arrived ... nice touch and greatly appreciated. Mission Trading Company ... mission accomplished!

These are good dried peppers, not like the dusty dirty ones you frequently find at the supermarket. The package label differ from the online pictures but they appear to be the same company. I'll buy from these guys again when my other varieties run out.

This product was shipped extremely fast and delivered within 2 days. It was vacuumed sealed and packed safely where the product could not be torn or opened during transit. The packaging has a ziplock, so you're not left trying to use a chip clip to close the bag. These peppers are powerful. Even considering the SHU's compared to other chili peppers, these pack some heat. As you may not know, smaller peppers tend to be more spicy, and these prove just that. Very versatile to use; homemade hot sauce, pureed for salsa (like I did first), chopped and stir-frying with veggies and rice, and much more to come. My advice to anyone unfamiliar with these chilis...use with caution. That saying "a little goes a long way" rings true here. Start off light and add more as needed; once that heat is there, ain't no going back! LOVE IT!!

Fresh, great reuseable bag, huge amount of product for the money

I was very impressed with the freshness of these peppers. Even though they were dried, they still retained their fresh flavor, as well as some of their natural oils. I used them in a Kung Pao recipe, along with some freshly ground Szechuan peppercorns. I will likely never be satisfied with ordering this dish in a restaurant again! Our family likes spicy foods, and although the original recipe called for to peppers, the heat produced with these peppers was quite sufficient with using 6. I may use one more each time I prepare this recipe until I find our "max tolerable heat" level. I will definitely purchase this produce again, from this supplier!