Hot Books???

[chilliman64]

what 'pepper' books do you have at home? who are your preferred authors? are they growing, cooking or general books? rate them for us. any recommendations?

Mark

[dreamtheatervt]

I have four.

Jennifer Trainer Thompson's "The Great Hot Sauce Book" - The information is dated and there a lot of "mom and pop" ones from the caribbean. It's worth flipping through it if you see it in a book store, but not really worth the $16.

Mark Miller's "The Great Chile Book" - Has pictures of many different peppers, and what to look for when they are ripe. Very brief information about flavor, where it is grown, and uses. Has some information on drying peppers and some recipies. Not much in-depth information.

The last two are cook books. "Some Like It Hot: Spicy Favorites from the World's Hot Zones" is excellent IMO. It doesn't have pictures, but the recipies are authentic and not very Americanized, and there are sidebars discussing various ingredients.

The other one is a Barnes & Noble book called "Hot & Spicy". I've made several recipies from it and have been very pleased. Check the bargain priced books section in you B&N, which has a ton of good cookbooks, including Thai, Indian, and Chinese; all at very reasonable prices ($7-13 average).

While I'm at it, there is a book there called "The Great Ribs Book". Not necessarily "hot" recipies, but I've made the most amazing ribs using their recipes.

[chilliman64]

my collection is steadily growing:

Dave Dewitt books
The Whole Chile Pepper Book - excellect chile history and plenty of good recipes, 370 pages
The Pepper Garden - growing guide - excellent though a little dated now
Peppers Of The World - comprehensive pictorial guide - no Nagas but plenty of everything else
Habanero Pantry - miniature book on habs with some recipes
The Habanero Cookbook - guess what? it's got hab recipes, heaps of them!
Great Bowls Of Fire - more recipes, a little more exotic than the other recipe books
Too Many Chiles - a guide to preserving chiles - highly recommended

Chilli, Chili, Chile - Peppers Sweet and Hot - Matt Simpson of Simpson's Seeds in the UK - a great general reference book on chiles, printed in 2005, Matt will even autograph a copy for you!

as well as several non-specialist recipe books, you know the type, 'hot and spicy', Mexican etc

[Sickmont]

I really need to start getting some pepper books....i've got around 400 or so books and i've yet to own a pepper book. Shame on me!

[darthcarl]

Red Hot Peppers by Jean Andrews - history, ID, and cookbook

[kas]

I am brand new at all this and thought it would be good to have a couple of guides, I am waiting for the delivery of two books, one is The Pepper Garden By Dave Dewitt and Paul Bosland, and other Chile Peppers by Beth Hanson.

Anybody got any feed back on these?

Sorry didnt see the quote above in my haste to enquire.

[POTAWIE]

With Dave's books you usually get a lot of recipes. Most of the growing info is from Paul Bosland whether he is credited or not. Generally they are all good books but most of the info is available free on Dave's website.

[kato]

My favorite Dave Dewitt books

The Hot Sauce Bible ( no longer in print) Loads of recipes.
The Healing Powers of Peppers (we got Dave to sign this one)

Mick
Kato's

[chilliman64]

in the last few months I've added a few more books to my collection:

Peppers - Amal Naj
The Fragrant Chilli - Michael Bailes
Peppers: Vegetable And Spice Capsicums - PW Bosland and EJ Votava
Pepper Diseases: A Field Guide - Black, Green, Hartman and Poulos
Grow The Best Peppers - Weldon Burge (A-138 Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin)

[Pam]

Pepper Diseases: A Field Guide - Black, Green, Hartman and Poulos


I use this one all the time. Some of the pictures could be a little clearer, but at least it gives you ideas on what to google!

[bubbaschili]

suprised someone didn't go with playboy or penthouse forum or...well you get the idea

[chilliman64]

I use this one all the time. Some of the pictures could be a little clearer, but at least it gives you ideas on what to google!

it's a little beauty! did you get yours from NMSU?

suprised someone didn't go with playboy or penthouse forum or...well you get the idea

I'm surprised that I didn't think of it!

[rainbowberry]

I've got:

The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia- Dave DeWitt

The Pepper Garden- Dave DeWitt (Ok it's the librarys)

The Hot Book of Chillies- David Floyd, which is nice and colourful with quite a few recipes but a bit basic when talking about chillis and varieties.