The perfect cookbook for spicy food lovers! Learn how to make your own spice blends from dehydrated chilies, hot sauce leathers, extra flavorful jerky, and fresh, new ways to use your dehydrator for delicious soups, hot sauces, meals in a jar, and more.
Put that dehydrator to good use! Let's spice things up!
What's Inside?
You'll learn to use your dehydrator in the following ways with this book:
- Homemade Seasoning Blends & Powders – Chili powders, bacon salts, citrus rubs & more.
- Fruit, Vegetable & Sauce Leathers – Like fruit rollups, but better, and spicy.
- Hot Sauces from Dehydrated Ingredients – Make bold sauces from pantry-stable ingredients.
- Jerky Recipes & Marinades – Fire up your favorite proteins.
- Dehydrated Meals for Camping & Hiking – Lightweight, long-lasting meals with heat.
- Savory Snacks & Munchies – From spicy shrimp powder to herbed breadcrumbs.
Why You'll Love This Book!
Turn Your Dehydrator into a Flavor Machine. Not just for apple chips - create leathers, jerky, hot sauces, rubs, and full dehydrated meals.
Bold, Spicy Recipes for Chiliheads. Designed by a spice expert, every chapter is packed with flavor-forward heat.
Pantry-Friendly Ingredients. No need to run to the store every time. Many recipes start with your own dried goods.
Easy Techniques with Big Results. Perfect for beginners and pros alike. No complicated methods, just bold food.
Ideal for Camping, Prepping & Gifting. Make lightweight, space-saving meals and flavor blends that keep for months.
What People Are Saying
See what others have to say about my book, "The Spicy Dehydrator Cookbook".
Mike Hultquist’s new book about spicy dehydrating is my kind of book. To the point. Simple. Helpful. And beautiful. How can you not make something as easy and pretty as spicy fruit leathers? As a chilehead, I give this book three thumbs up!
-- Dave DeWitt, coauthor of The Complete Chile Pepper Book
This new book by Mike Hultquist is another do it yourself culinary treasure. Mike tempted me with hot sauce but set the hook with the Homemade Soup and Stews section. Unbelievable range with cuisines from around the globe. Great job Mike! Now that dehydrator will work year-round instead of just chile harvest!
-- John Hard, Founder of CaJohn's Fiery Foods and Hot Sauce Hall of Famer
“This is absolutely the greatest dehydrator book that I have. LOVE IT. Now it’s time to grow more pepper plants!”
-- Steve Seabury, author of “Mosh Potatoes” and Founder of “High River Sauces”
Jumpstart your flavor experience by devouring this one of a kind cookbook. It’s just not a cookbook on how to make the best jerky in the world, but it’s a thorough explanation of how reductions through dehydration can stimulate flavors to their greatest potential. As an award winning barbecue pitmaster and restaurant owner, I found this book amazingly tasty and now it will be front and center in my kitchen. Buy it. Devour it. It will flavor spank your taste buds awake!
-- “Famous Dave” Anderson, America’s Rib King and Founder of Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. and Jimmie’s Old Southern BBQ Smokehouse
The Spicy Dehydrator Cookbook offers a hot new way of turning the process of dehydration into an art. In this book, Hultquist offers tips for getting max flavor from the foods you dehydrate. His unique recipes appeal to any spice or dehydrator enthusiast”
-- Rick Carey, President of the Nesco Brand
I was never inspired by my dehydrator because all it ever produced was boring beef jerky. With Michael's new book in hand I'm now making my own chili powders, fruit leathers and some truly inspired beef jerky! This is a game changer.
-- Ray Lampe, Dr. BBQ, Member of the BBQ Hall of Fame
"Mike combines a lifetime of culinary knowledge with visually stunning images. I could almost smell the spices on the pages themselves. This is a masterpiece that should be in every chilihead's kitchen"
-- Sir McMillen, Publisher - Chile Pepper magazine
Who's Behind the Heat?
Mike Hultquist is the chilihead-in-chief behind Chili Pepper Madness, where he’s been sharing bold, spicy recipes and hot sauce inspiration with a global community of heat seekers for over a decade. With a passion for growing his own chili peppers, preserving them in creative ways, and pushing the limits of flavor, Mike brings his experience straight from the garden and test kitchen to your dehydrator.
He’s the author of multiple spicy cookbooks and a go-to expert for anyone looking to bring more fire to their food, whether you’re making your first batch of chili powder or crafting next-level hot sauce from ghost peppers and beyond.
All the photography in this book was captured by Patty Hultquist, Mike’s partner in life, heat, and kitchen creativity.
Angela Win says
would have loved this book but it is so much for freight on top of the book cost to send to NZ that I will miss out.
such a shame Mike that there isn't a downloadable pdf version.
I agree, I love my dehydrated chillies.
Angela
Mike Hultquist says
Hi, Angela. Actually, there should be an ebook version to download for Kindle. I do know it's available from other Amazon distributors worldwide. Not sure for NZ, though. Sorry.
Teresa says
What, a great book & I don’t see any recommended dehydrators? I had one a long time ago but moved and it was too bulky. I want a small one as I don’t have kids around anymore …. I like spicy but I did get bored with trying to make up my own recipes. As I just read on, kindle format would be a big plus !!
Mike Hultquist says
Thanks, Teresa. I have some dehydrators recommended on my Shop Page. I use a couple different ones, an Excalibur for larger jobs, and a Nesco for smaller ones. There are many great brands out there. See: https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/shop/
John Baker says
Love your site. I’ve long cultivated my beloved Tex mex peppers,but have recently branched out to Peruvian cuisine as well. When researching on the internet the various cultivars, your site is coming up in resultsand proving to have some of the best content. Purchasing your dehydrator book today due to my other passion, backpacking and bike packing, but also to support your continuing efforts.
Thank you for all that you do!
Regards,
John Baker
Mike Hultquist says
Thanks so much, John! I appreciate you sharing your comments, and hope you enjoy the site and my book!
heather jones says
is these dehydration recipes using the Ninja Foodi 9?
Mike Hultquist says
Heather, you can use any dehydrator you wish with these recipes.
Star says
Your books look awesome but perhaps consider them in kindle format? I am overwhelmed by books, have over 4000 of them, Kindle is the only way I can add to my library without choosing which of my family needs to move out. 🙁
Michael Hultquist - Chili Pepper Madness says
Star, they are available in Kindle format. FYI.
Chris Anne Griffiths says
Please send me the isbn number and book details so I can order through my book shop here in Botswana.
Michael Hultquist - Chili Pepper Madness says
Chris, the AIS # is #B073TSNGQN. I don't believe there is an ISBN. Hope this helps.
Mark says
Hi Mike,
which dehydrator do you use?
Chilly Souh African regards
Mark
Michael Hultquist - Chili Pepper Madness says
Mark, I use a larger Excalibur and a smaller Nesco for smaller batches. You can see them on my shop page: https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/shop/
Robert says
That's great. Thanks Mike.
Robert says
Are there slow cooker recipes in this book, like in your other cookbook?
Michael Hultquist - Chili Pepper Madness says
Robert, yes, there is a chapter dedicated to slow cookers, "Slow and Spicy".
Felicity Reid says
Would like to purchase Spicy Dehydrator?
Michael Hultquist - Chili Pepper Madness says
Thanks, Felicity. The links are above in the page copy to various places to buy the book. I hope you enjoy it!
Bernie Fisher says
G'day Mike,
Congratulations on the production of yet, another excellent manual of prose and spicy culinary delight.
I must say, however, that I have never seen or heard of a "Spicy Dehydrator" and look forward to locating one........Some day
Keep up the good taste!
BF.
Michael Hultquist - Chili Pepper Madness says
Thanks, Bernie. I hope you like The Spicy Dehydrator Cookbook as well!