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Originally Posted by snapdragen

Be careful!!! I stupidly used my thumbnail to scrape out the seeds of a jalapeño pepper - it burned for days.

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OOOOh, I've done that!!! Eeeeek.

I have a friend who enjoys really hot food - so we had him over for Thai and I made a dish that had some ungodly amount of those super hot tiny little peppers chopped up in it. The first step was to stir fry the peppers - tip *do not* have your face over or anywhere near the hot wok when you dump them in..... I think I know what it is like to have been pepper sprayed.... I literally couldn't breathe and I couldn't see. We had to open all the windows in the kitchen and turn on all the fans to clear out the pepper fumes before I could finish cooking.

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Originally Posted by Eden

I have a friend who enjoys really hot food - so we had him over for Thai and I made a dish that had some ungodly amount of those super hot tiny little peppers chopped up in it. The first step was to stir fry the peppers - tip *do not* have your face over or anywhere near the hot wok when you dump them in..... I think I know what it is like to have been pepper sprayed.... I literally couldn't breathe and I couldn't see. We had to open all the windows in the kitchen and turn on all the fans to clear out the pepper fumes before I could finish cooking.

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Same reason Cajun crawfish boils are done outside, the seasoning mix has cayenne peppers in it, and you don't want that steam in the house.

Washing my hair after cutting up peppers for chli. ooo really weird scalp massage!

Habaneros are the best.....I love them ;)