I think frank is talking about melting point. the boiling point seems to be much higher.
Melting point = 65 deg. Celsius
Boiling Point = 210 deg. Celsius
later.edit: And I feel you need to get over that melting point if you want to extract most of the heat in the peppers.. Isn't it?
later.edit2: Aroma comes from other compounds, not capsacin, and it is lost earlier on the heat scale, just like there are some terpenoids in cannabis that have low boiling points, even room temperature, the aromatic compounds in the pepper vaporize before the capsacin.
As about the oil.. To be safe from developing botulism, it should be kept in a fridge for up to about 3 weeks. But oil solidifies at that temperature, so it's not practical. At least. not if you want liquid oil at a moment notice.
Melting point = 65 deg. Celsius
Boiling Point = 210 deg. Celsius
later.edit: And I feel you need to get over that melting point if you want to extract most of the heat in the peppers.. Isn't it?
later.edit2: Aroma comes from other compounds, not capsacin, and it is lost earlier on the heat scale, just like there are some terpenoids in cannabis that have low boiling points, even room temperature, the aromatic compounds in the pepper vaporize before the capsacin.
As about the oil.. To be safe from developing botulism, it should be kept in a fridge for up to about 3 weeks. But oil solidifies at that temperature, so it's not practical. At least. not if you want liquid oil at a moment notice.
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