[Errant]

I have one of those electric smokers and I’ve been wondering if it would be possible to dry Chili peppers in it well enough to make homemade chili powder? I also have a few tobacco seeds sprouting. Might try those in it as well, if the Chili peppers do okay.

[JRandomFreeper]

As long as the temp inside the smoker stays between 120-145F, it should do a great job drying chilis for home-made chili powder. I sun-dry my chilis.

I wouldn't recommend it for tobacco. The rate of drying on tobacco is pretty important. You can 'set' the green color of the tobacco, and it tastes pretty horrible. I've done that.

The tobacco I cure dries from green to brown over a week or two.

/johnny