[FarmerShawn]

Originally Posted by b54red

My only real problem with grinding the dried peppers is they usually clump very badly over time no matter how dry the peppers were when ground. I have a hard time digging them out of the glass jars I store them in. I love having the variety of different chili pepper powders when I make almost any Mexican food but I sure get irritated trying to dig the spices out. I'm sure it is just our very high humidity even though they are kept in airtight jars.

Bill

I had the same problem with clumping, but I know my powders were dry, and the little jars I kept them in were airtight. Because the clumping was worst with the ripe red powders, especially with Jimmy Nardello powder, and almost nonexistent with green pepper power, I concluded it was not humidity that caused the problem, but sugar content. Like brown sugar clumps easily.
Shawn