# How hard is it to stuff jalapenos? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 12, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-stuff-jalapenos/627999 "2012-07-12T13:42:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bozuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-stuff-jalapenos/627999/21 "2012-07-12T23:35:11Z")
My God this thread is delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-stuff-jalapenos/627999/22 "2012-07-12T23:48:18Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Seriously, it’s hard for me to find one that’s smaller than 3 inches. That’s what she said. 😛 I’ve made them before with a mixture of cream cheese and smoked gouda, then rolled in bread crumbs. Wrapping them in bacon is fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-stuff-jalapenos/627999/23 "2012-07-13T00:20:35Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I keep the ribs becaise I like the heat. You are a very sick person, and should seek help. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-stuff-jalapenos/627999/24 "2012-07-13T01:33:23Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > What “itty bitty?” The jalapenos we get around here are a good 4 inches long. Just the right size for poppers. > > Get yourself one of [these](http://compare.ebay.com/like/380361864642?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar). Not only is the grill handy, but the tool they include for seeding peppers is a whiz at it. I wouldn’t even bother with the batter. You stole my advice! I love this tool, we stuff with a small piece of bacon, cheddar cheese and put a smoked almond in the bottom. Around here we mostly get little jalapenos - 2 to 3 inches. Seeding them is pretty easy. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-stuff-jalapenos/627999/25 "2012-07-13T02:31:47Z")
I must stay with cream cheese, cheddar is too oily and not as malleable. I am an Artist, not a Fry Cook! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-stuff-jalapenos/627999/26 "2012-07-13T02:55:37Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > I made some for the first time for Fourth of July. It wasn’t hard, but I had a little bit of difficulty getting the seeds and ribs out. I was afraid I would split the pepper down the side from the amount of force I was using, but it didn’t happen. I mixed up some cream cheese, some shredded cheddar, and a little mayo to thin it down a bit, then piped the mix into the peppers with my decorating gun and a pastry tip with the widest opening. Then I wrapped them in bacon and tossed them on the grill. I was surprised at how little filling leaked out. I kinda expected a big mess. > > \*\*\*Wear gloves while handling the peppers! You do not want to rub your eye (or any other mucus membrane) even a couple of days later and set your eye on fire. (Happened to me - I had some small amount of jalapeno essence under a fingernail. Yeowch!) Peppers and peckers don’t play nice [together](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=563468). ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-stuff-jalapenos/627999/27 "2012-07-13T03:00:46Z")
My goodness! It is 2300 (EDT) and suddenly I am hungry! And I JUST did my grocery shopping for the week and decided not to buy jalapenos this week. Hmmmm… Maybe just a quick trip down to the 'Burg for some fresh jalapenos. Hey, I just remembered that I forgot mushrooms, too. So, it sure is a good thing I read this thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-stuff-jalapenos/627999.md?page=1)