Is there anyone in the United States unfamiliar with hatch chili's? As with everything else in demand and with profit potential,the hatch chili has been used abused and yes counterfeited ! No need to worry about authenticity though if you confirm that you are purchasing Young Guns. Originating 80 years ago when the Franzoy family immigrated from Austin to the Hatch Valley,these peppers are the real deal. If you have had real hatch chili's then your presented with an imposter,you know immediately. There is an indescribable essence to the real deal. Only a few years ago it was well known that only 25 acres a year satisfied the hatch chili harvest each year. Then how you ask does every restaurant in America offer Hatch festively chili dishes every year. You decide. I only buy and use Young Guns and my dishes have an indescribable nuance. Special read more

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Purchased the Flame Roasted diced Hatch Green Chile frowhole m my grocery store today ... this bag is 16 ounces so I think it will work 8n the cornbread recipe I am making.... So after thawing the frozen bag, I got 1 cup of liquid and barely 12 ounces of the diced chilies... so this 16 ounce bag is a bit less than what the bag states. read more

I have been getting these peppers for over 20 years. I plan it like a vacation every year when it is "that time". I buy by the case and freeze them so I have it all year long "if it lasts". When I go to the store to get them, I am very thankful that they roast at the store, I used to spend hours outside on the BBQ roasting. Thank you for all the hard work that you all do to prepare for the season. Visiting there is on my bucket list. read more

Ordered 3 packages of 12 red pork tamales and they're mostly masa with maybe half a teaspoon of pork at the end of the tamale. Not impressed! I'll look elsewhere next time! read more

My sister and i each bought 40 lbs of fresh green chili from Kroger in Virginia last year. We stared with a small amount, but it was so good we kept going back. It was AMAZING! Like being back in New Mexico!! Perfect temperature, flavorful, and meaty!! We roasted it, peeled it, froze it, and used it all year. We're down to the last bags... looking for the shipment!! Praying they're coming back! read more

Prompt and courteous email correspondence. However, I ordered the Lent Special , two jars, beans, apron, and spoon. $62. I really wanted to support them after trying their brand having purchased it at a local store recently. Two jars were 36oz each. Apron=Dollar Tree and generic jalapeño print. Souvenir Kitchen Spatula with branded "Young Guns Chile"= Dollar Tree and could not read or see the logo. Emailed and they agreed "not the best" promo items. That was the only conciliation I received was that they agreed it was not very good. I sent pix to help rectify. Extra hot green was mild. (I know some crops vary but batches are tasted and bottled). So, I paid $31 per bottle. Being generous with 3-stars for their courteous, professional, and prompt responses. read more

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Burned again with crap chile. Just a follow up on this chile ordeal. I found out that YG doesn't grow any of their chiles. They have multiple growers contracted to grow chiles for them. Bottom line is, there is no quality control. YG spells out in the contract what they want and their expectations. It's basically an Honor System Contract. How can you have quality control when you are shipping about 8 million pounds of chile every year? I will say that I did get a call from a very nice woman at YG and she explained to me how the system at YG works. I learned a lot. This is the problem when you become a conglomerate and the bottom line is....well, the bottom line. These guys have monopolized the market by contracting growers. Farms that were typically family run and operated. Thanks to YG's, that is no longer the case. There are a lot of growers in NM that know who these guys are and they quite frankly have no use for these jokers. They flood the market with their substandard product and people will buy it for no other reason than thats all customers can get their hands on. Really sad to see a company do this. #buyElReyFarms.com read more

I just picked my Chiles this morning at the store here in Oregon. I ordered 1/2 bushel of the Medium which were closer to Mild, which is okay they are for my wife. I ordered a whole bushel of the Hot and I came across maybe half a dozen chiles that any heat to them at all. Maybe a I got a mis-marked box? I don't know. But I paid a bunch of money for these and I really disappointed. I look forward to this time of year every year for the past 20 years. Feel like I got a bushel and a half of Mild Chiles. Can't say I would buy from Young Guns again. read more

One thousand thanks for sending all of those Fresh hatch peppers to the Fresh Market Grocery store in Rockville Md. They had packages of 8 or so pre wrapped, But let me Go through the boxes clearly labeled mild or hot and pick out flat ones which will grill more evenly. In the box of peppers I found your Postcard. Also, this is the official temple of the holy mole hatch pepper. Thanks again till next year. read more

Amazing taste and accurate labeling of heat level of the green chile in the half-gallon and gallon containers.

Pay attention fellow Yelpers!! More importantly - attention - Hatch Chile Freaks. I'm am hereby letting you in on the best kept secret in the great state of NM - Young Guns Produce !! Yes - I repeat Young Guns Produce. This tip is coming to via a hatch chile junkie from the SF Bay Area. Yep - 1128 miles away!! Caught the hatch chile bug on a random visit to Santa Fe!! Could not shake it!! Had to have more!! But where?? Can't just fly to Albuquerque every August!! Right? What is a junkie or hatch curious newbie to do? My addiction requires access to fresh hatch chiles 12 months a year. But where? Drum Roll - please YOUNG GUNS PRODUCE Tammy Franzoy & Team - yep - Tammy Franzoy & Team Team Tammy!! DELICIOUS fresh frozen hatch chiles delivered to your door step - VIA FEDEX - yep - I'm talking fast service!! Mild - Medium Hot - Hot - Xtra Hot - Your call!! All of the product is off the hook!! AKA GREAT!! Word up Yelpers !! read more

I discovered Young Guns frozen chile in my Walmart store in Surprise AZ! Was using the other NM branded frozen green chile 'cause that was all I could get, which I believe are not as good as they sell in NM. Young Guns is absolutely amazing!! You cannot go wrong with this product!! And the smell...nothing better than that unique NM green chile smell every time I open the bag!! Heaven on earth. Never even knew about the Young Guns brand when I lived in NM for 50 yrs!! Thank you, Young Guns for your product!!!! read more