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(More customer reviews)I just used my jalapeno cooker for the first time and it was awesome! The corer tool was very easy to use and cleaned the 36 jalapenos quickly and thoroughly. Much faster than my previous method of halving the peppers lengthwise and cleaning with a knife. The cooker is plenty sturdy for 36 cheese-stuffed jalapenos.
Once I cleaned the jalapenos and set them in the cooker, I melted over low heat equal parts cream cheese and whatever other cheese I happened to have around. This time it was mostly Gruyere with some scraps of Manchego and Parmesan. I fried and chopped 4 pieces of turkey bacon and added to the melted cheese. Spooned the cheese into a quart-size plastic bag, clipped the corner and squeezed the cheese into my waiting jalapeno receptacles. I needed about 2 cups to fill all of my peppers. The extra got squirted onto some crackers and was eaten before it ever had a chance to cool down. Then the cooker went into my smoker at 250F for about 30 minutes. The results were fabulous! Soft smokey peppers with melty cheesy goodness awaiting inside with a bit of bacon added for good measure! The wise grill master nabs one or two for himself before setting these out for his guests, they will not (did not) last long.
One reviewer mentioned that the holes are a bit too small for large peppers, I disagree. The peppers that appeared to fit perfectly in the holes prior to cooking fell through the holes when the cooker was picked up after cooking due to the softening of the peppers. However, the bigger peppers that seemed to barely fit pre-cook, were now sitting nicely in their holes.
A few minor gripes:
1. The cookers 36 holes are arranged in a square which means it takes up a lot of prime real estate in my smoker (Traeger Lil Tex). I really like the capacity to make 36 jalapenos at once, but it would be much easier to fit this cooker in amongst my smoking meat if it were 4x9 or 3x12
2. There is no good way to pick this cooker up from the hot grill one-handed. I needed two hands and two hot pads which meant I couldn't just lift up the door to my smoker halfway and snatch the cooker out. I had to open the door all the way so it would stay open, pull the cooker out, and set it down somewhere so I could go back and close my smoker door.
This cooker/corer tool made it really easy and convenient to make a great appetizer and at less than half the price of other similar devices. I highly recommend it!
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Nothing sets off the fiery flavor of spicy jalapeno peppers like a slow roast over a spitfire grill. This 36-hole jalapeno rack offers high-capacity space for roasting piles of glossy peppers to smoky perfection. Its stainless-steel construction washes easily and withstands rust and scorching, and a corresponding stainless-steel coring tool enables fast, effortless preparation of the little delicacies. Use the rack to cook a variety of seasoned, marinated, or cheese-stuffed peppers in a smoker, or set it on a grill or oven rack for equally delicious results. The unit offers perfectly spaced holes so air can circulate to ensure evenly cooked peppers. The jalapeno rack measures 9-1/5 by 9-1/5 by 1-4/5 inches.
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