I've roasted fresh hatch chilies for over 20 years. Previously I ordered them from Hatch Chilie Express that was able to ship them to me at a set date for a Labor Day weeked chili roast party. Sadly, the stopped shipping fresh chilies. Happily though I found The Hatch Chilie store, and after a bit of learning last year (I tried ordering them in late August and learned about the ordering "line" - and thus missed having a weekend event). Having learned my lesson, I pre-ordered this year in early June. To my great fortune this put me near the front of the line and I promptly received my order of Big Jim via 2 day Fed Ex from the first week of harvest. They were the BEST EVER. Large, fresh, and oh so firm after roasting (yes I made a fresh batch of stuffed chilis that day!) I was lucky to get my order before the unusually long hot weather impacted the harvest, so I recommend you pre-order every year to not be disappointed. My order was efficiently handled, they kept me apprised via e-mail as to the status, and while I usually don't subscribe to e-mails, I have found their frequent recipe e-mails a delight - several of which I have tried! I'm likely to run out of recently roasted and frozen chilis before next year! I've yet to try their canned/bottled products but suspect I won't be disappointed if I do. These folks are the BEST!