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Old Aug 17, 2015 | 6:05 pm
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TMOliver
 
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Heat without much flavor, but cayenne to a greater extent that "red pepper flakes" (which often are from the same chiles as cayenne contain unground seeds) "loses it flavor on the bed post overnight!".

Some chiles age well and even expand/change the flavor range with age (as in jalapeno/chipotle), but ground cayenne hasa limited shelf life, leaving only the "hot" and less of it.
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