Scratch your nose after cutting up a jalapeno pepper! :eek:
Thom really better appreciate that dressing for fish taco salad tonight!
Veronica
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Scratch your nose after cutting up a jalapeno pepper! :eek:
Thom really better appreciate that dressing for fish taco salad tonight!
Veronica
What about scratching your eyes?
Fortunately it was my nose that was itchy, not my eyes, and apparently I inhaled some of the capsicum because the entrance to my nose was on fire!
Veronica
And here's another useful tip: Take out your contacts BEFORE cutting up the serranos! Do not ask me how I know this.
My DH once made the mistake of going potty after cutting jalapeños. He *thought* (wrongly) that he'd washed his hands well enough! :eek:
oh oh ouch... I found out the hard way that even scratching your EAR is a bad idea. I swear, capsicum comes complete with a tiny needle.
A friend of mine taught me a good tip, though. Rub your fingertips liberally with cooking oil first, to saturate the pores or something. I wipe off the excess with just a paper towel afterwards. After I'm done handling the chili or jalapenos I wash my hands well with soap. I think it cuts down on the amount my skin absorbs.
I put Neutrogena soap in my nose. I don't know why it worked, but it did.
Veronica
Ouch! I use gloves whenever I handle them. With contacts, I don't take chances!
I've washed my hands several times and I just licked some yogurt off my finger. Black cherry yogurt and jalapeno - very "interesting" combination. I hope it wears off by the time I need ta take my contacts out!
Veronica
Be careful!!! I stupidly used my thumbnail to scrape out the seeds of a jalapeño pepper - it burned for days.
Pretend it's 80-weight gear oil, without the smell. Hand cleaner designed for the garage takes it right off.
But you can't use garage hand cleaner in your eyeballs.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
I too have learned the lesson. Have also gotten dry potassium permanganate in my eyes, in the field. :mad:
Awww, you guys are lightweights! Try doing any of the above with habaneros, the most common chili peppers we have down here in Belize. Don't ask me how I know this!! :p :eek:
Heat ratings of different kinds of peppers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scovill...ngs_of_peppers
But the hand cleaner washes off just fine with soap and water. Then you can put your fingers in your eyeballs all you want. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by bmccasland
Just like "predicted heart rates" - those are averages over the varieties. The jalapeños I grow in my garden are hotter than grocery store habañeros. The habañeros I grew one year ... I took one bite of a green one early in the season, figuring the weather had been cool so far and it wouldn't be terribly hot. :rolleyes: I think my entire face melted. I didn't try that again.Quote:
Originally Posted by emily_in_nc
The jalepenos down here are wimpy, but I've definitely had much hotter ones before. The habaneros down here are HOT HOT HOT! My fingers sting for days after I chop one. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
So, I make my DH do it! :D
OOOOh, I've done that!!! Eeeeek.Quote:
Originally Posted by snapdragen
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eden
Washing my hair after cutting up peppers for chli. ooo really weird scalp massage!
Habaneros are the best.....I love them ;)