What are the pros? Flavourful, historically significant, productive, vigorous

What are the cons? Pods are a little smallish

Review:

So first off, when I first chose to plant this pepper, it was just to see *if* I would like it. I planted 70 other varieties at the time. The Hinkelhatz was definitely in my top 10 for a wide variety of reasons. The plants are a manageable size, and they produce a simply staggering number of pods. Most of mine were smallish, so maybe 2 cm in diameter, about 3 to 4 cm long. They didn't produce a huge amount very early, though ... they were sorta like a "determinant" variety where suddenly at the end of August, the plant just _exploded_ with pods. By the end of September, I had more bright red pods than I knew what to do with. I'd say they are a bit hotter than a Jalapeno, but not as hot as a Cayenne, and they have plenty of delicious flavour. By the end of the season, I decided to allow the pods to dry in ambient air; only about 10% of them succumbed to mould, all the rest crisped up just nicely. I then de-seeded them. In retrospect, I should have considered slicing them in half and de-seeding when they were still fresh, but in the end I had a rather huge amount of these things (I had 4 plants total). After they were fully dry, I then tossed them in my grinder and made a fine powder with them. This powder is by far the most useful pepper powder I have (and I have several varieties). It's a clean, fresh, somewhat fruity powder with just the right amount of heat. Used in moderation, it provides a lovely burn without being unbearable. If you use tons of the powder, it's hot enough to make you sweat, and many people would want to have a glass of milk handy. I give this pepper a solid 10/10 rating. I have to figure out how to add video reviews to these.

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