Why one should wear a glove when cutting jalapeños.

[Bertha Venation]

I have a blister on one finger and most of the others are burning.

Who knew this could happen? Dayum!

It wasn't even worth it. I was careful to cut most of the heat out of the peppers, and I wound up cutting all of it out. And it seems the flavor comes with the heat.

And the fish tacos weren't even that good. My lame attempt at a sauce sucked, and the tortillas all tore down the middle. :(

[TZ]

1. Oh man that aint nothing

My mother and stepdad were handling ORANGE habanero peppers barehanded and my mother accidently TOUCHED HER EYE after cutting one up...:scared:.
I think my mom and stepdad have developed a tolerance to jalapeno's though..They eat them all the time and I've never heard of them having trouble...

[MajorChode]

5. Habaneros are particularly nasty

I ran out of gloves and cut a few up with my bare hands. Luckily I didn't touch my eyes, but everything I did touch and my hands hurt for 2 days afterward. I was afraid to go take a pee.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

2. From jalapenos?

They're pretty mild for a hot pepper.

[Gormy Cuss]

3. Blisters from jalapenos??????

That makes it official. I have asbestos hands. I never notice any residual heat from jalapenos or serranos.

I hope that the fish tacos are better next time.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. Ha! we said the same thing

I've never had jalapenos bother my hands. Now, I have rubbed my eyes like an idiot before, but jalapenos/serranos have never affected my skin.

[Bertha Venation]

6. I guess I'm just peculiarly tender.

:)

[hobbit709]

9. Habaneros don't even bother me.

I cut up about 4 lbs at a whack when making my hot sauce. Now the dogs evacuate the kitchen when I take the lid off the food processor.

[Bertha Venation]

12. Thanks, Gormy

:hi:

[Mugu]

7.

[Xipe Totec]

8. A mild solution of bleach will neutralize the pepper heat.

one tsp in a glass of water should do.

A tip from Martha Stewart, no less...

[Bertha Venation]

10. I'll keep that in mind - if there's a next time!

:hi:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

11. I love Martha

Actually, I love the show her daughter Alexis does on Martha, "Whatever, Martha." It's awesome.

[rcrush]

13. You are supposed to drink the bleach?

What? really?

[Xipe Totec]

21. External use only

hands, mostly.

If you eat the peppers, you're on your own...

[azmouse]

14. MrMouse would also tell the guys out there to not use the bathroom

right after chopping jalapenos! He learned the hard way... OUCH!

[Inchworm]

15. I'll not tell the "screaming buddy's wife story"

I have boundaries yanno ;)

Hope your fingers get better and feel ok asap.

:hug:

[Bertha Venation]

16. Thank you, my sweet

But why not tell the story? Does it have to do with chopping peppers and subsequent male urination?

[Inchworm]

17. No..

It had to do with eating raw peppers and cheese with me, then going home to his wife (neighbor).

A little foreplay happened and I heard some VERY horrible screams from his wife through the walls.

It was funny afterward even to his wife, but.. o.m.g. the screams still resonate as I giggle while cutting peppers.

:D

[Bertha Venation]

19. HOLY OUCH

:scared:

Damn. Just, damn. OW.

[Taverner]

18. Men need to take special care when doing this

For obvious reasons

[datasuspect]

20. i touched my weiner once after handling jalapenos

OUCHIE!!!!

[siligut]

22. Oh dear, I am sorry your tacos weren’t what you hoped for.

If I recall, you are very fair skinned? I wonder if your reaction to the heat in the peppers isn’t similar to your reaction to the sun.

[Bertha Venation]

25. I never thought of that - I wonder if you're onto something.

Should I be afraid of melanoma? :)

[siligut]

27. I would say wear a good sunscreen.

Not from the peppers of course. :-)

[Kali]

23. yeah, I am frequently dissapointed by the lack of heat in jalepenos

yet the burning eyes (or nose - hey its dusty here and sometimes extractions are needed) from touching with fingers. Never had a pepper bother my hands though.

[LeftyMom]

24. At least you didn't wipe your nose/eyes/naughty bits

[Arkansas Granny]

26. I chopped the jalapenos for the last batch of salsa we made and my

hands burned for 3 days. The first day was pretty uncomfortable, but it diminished over the next couple of days. I tried several things I found on the web, but none of them gave complete relief. I am definitely going to be wearing gloves before I do that again.

This site has some comments from people who report luck with several different methods. Maybe one of them would help.

http://www.tipking.co.uk/tip/7275.html