Place on a plate or a wire rack in a dry, well ventilated room. You can also string the chilies up on string or thread and hang to dry. Within several weeks, you will have dried chili peppers and you can grind them up or use them as ornaments as desired. Last but not least, you can also consider a food dehydrator, which is a more fool proof method of drying chili peppers. Interested in dehydrating chili peppers and making your own powders? Check out our video included on this page. NOTE: This is the food dehydrator that I use. It works GREAT and I highly recommend it. It’s an affiliate link, FYI: Food Dehydrator: Nesco Snackmaster Pro Food Dehydrator FD-75A - For dehydrating peppers and making powders. More information on Dehydrating Peppers (Video Included). Also see: How to Rehydrate Dried Chili Peppers
