Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
I’m making a pot of chili today, something I do infrequently enough that I forget anything about the previous time. I tasted the chili powder I used before adding it, and it wasn’t spicy at all so I threw in a small amount of cayenne pepper. Tasting the chili as it cooks, it seems much spicier than it should be for the amount of pepper I used. Does the chili powder get spicier as it cooks?
I think so. I know many spices benefit from a little time to "bloom" in a recipe, I think that might increase the intensity. Plus, the quantity is reducing so the proportions are switching. This is why you don't salt soup or broth until the end...the salt doesn't reduce and the liquid does.