Comments on: Ow. Thai chilis hurt a long time.

By: christina

christina — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:31:17 +0000

Oooh, sorry about the chilis. Yes, those latex gloves are cheap and great for stuff like that. I always wash off the powdery stuff on them and then they’re not so icky.

BTW - I can’t get into the Expat Meet Up site. Is it broken?

By: cliff1976

cliff1976 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:30:54 +0000

Adam: I was trying to strip them of their seeds, so I split them in two and scraped the seeds out to discard them. The next step was to mash them up with a mortar and pestle. And these were pretty small peppers to start with. So cutting them underwater would not have been an option. I think I’ve got to invest in special gloves if I am to avoid the hassle of a milk bath.

By: tqe / Adam

tqe / Adam — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:27:53 +0000

It’s always good to get motherly advice :)

I was going to suggest that if you could, maybe you could cut the peppers while they are in a bowl of water–although that might dilute the seeds in the inside.

That said, I would go with your mother’s advice instead.

By: cliff1976

cliff1976 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:11:50 +0000

Thanks for the advice, Mom and Spooneb.

FYI, the eye thing is OK again. My left hand still feels a little sunburnt — maybe I’ll bathe it in milk a little later. I think next time I will use some latex gloves. I just hate the small of them and tried to avoid them for that reason.

By: spooneb

spooneb — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:29:39 +0000

Have you considered latex gloves while chopping? Recommended in the finest Indian cookbooks and I figure those crazy kids know from handling peppers. Carry on.

By: Mom

Mom — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:07:16 +0000

STOP WASHING OR RINSING! THAT MAKES IT WORSE. USE MILK AS A SOAKING SOLUTION FOR FINGERTIPS OR SOAK A CLOTH IN IT AND HOLD IT UP TO YOUR EYE. Geez, I wish I’d known this sooner. Really, do not keep washing as you are rinsing away your own natural protection.
Warmly,
Mom