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old man said:
wow, thank you for that info , i still have a slight stinging under my nails from my first bhut experiance. i dont have to worry about scratching myself in a sensitive area anymore, because nowadays i cant reach over my belly :rofl:
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thats the thing, i had to lift my belly up so i could get to my junk to scratch it, and wel;l i used the "Hot hand" to lift and the good one to scratch! :rofl: :rofl: :hell:
well guys wash up and be safe! :dance: :lol:
 
DEFCON Creator said:
Ummmm, perhaps not. :cool:
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LOL That's pretty cool, I noticed you have asbestos filters on that mask, that's humerus
in many ways! (Do you really have to use asbestos as a refractory material to store your
sauces in because their so hot normal insulation won't work?) :hell: :hell:
 
Interesting question. No. However, I'll tell you, the filters work amazingly well with the peppers dusts. The reverse pressure hood takes care of most of the evil particulates, but these filters really do the trick with the residuals.
 
Gloves?
I think not, burning everywhere is part of the chilli experience. Unless you're cook in a restaurant and not eating the food yourself why worry about gloves?
An all over burn is the best burn.
It's a bit soft wearing gloves when cooking at home.

Ground chillies, powders etc, I think masks are a good idea though if doing it for hours in a commercial quantity batch of ingredients.
 
Pablo_h said:
Gloves? I think not, burning everywhere is part of the chilli experience. Unless you're cook in a restaurant and not eating the food yourself why worry about gloves? An all over burn is the best burn. It's a bit soft wearing gloves when cooking at home.
Ground chillies, powders etc, I think masks are a good idea though if doing it for hours in a commercial quantity batch of ingredients.
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Right, only masks in a commercial quantity? The macho angle is cute, but I dare say grinding about 150 pounds of dried Habanero pods in an afternoon, in shorts and a t-shirt would change your mind, forever. Kind of like saying "I can dodge bullets", and then finding yourself somewhat wrong, as the red red groovy begins to stain your shoes.
 
DEFCON Creator said:
Right, only masks in a commercial quantity? The macho angle is cute, but I dare say grinding about 150 pounds of dried Habanero pods in an afternoon, in shorts and a t-shirt would change your mind, forever. Kind of like saying "I can dodge bullets", and then finding yourself somewhat wrong, as the red red groovy begins to stain your shoes.
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+10 for that, Creator.

Only those who have never done quantity chile handling scoff at protection.

A little burn, no big deal, kind of fun, get a little laugh...but it only takes one experience of feeling like the hands were dipped in battery acid for 3 days to change a person's mind about wearing gloves.


I'll admit it, I laugh at the stories, I get entertainment at others' expense. I've rubbed the eye without thinking also, kinda been there, done that like everyone else. Except there are certain things I can honestly say...DIDN'T DO THAT! :lol:
:D
 
Pablo_h said:
Gloves?
I think not, burning everywhere is part of the chilli experience. Unless you're cook in a restaurant and not eating the food yourself why worry about gloves?
An all over burn is the best burn.
It's a bit soft wearing gloves when cooking at home.

Ground chillies, powders etc, I think masks are a good idea though if doing it for hours in a commercial quantity batch of ingredients.
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Got to disagree with this--BIG TIME! I'll stick with keeping the burn on the inside.
 
DEFCON Creator said:
Right, only masks in a commercial quantity? The macho angle is cute, but I dare say grinding about 150 pounds of dried Habanero pods in an afternoon, in shorts and a t-shirt would change your mind, forever
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That's kinda commercial quantity right there and what I was talking about, ie in regards to YOU.
Do you wear your mask when chopping up a few fresh chillies for your dinner?
That's what I meant.
Sure gloves if you are doing large amounts of processing for others, for money, as in as a job, as in a commercial operation. And a mask if using huge amounts of dry powders in prep for others, again like I said.
At home in the kitchen for just prepping a single meal with a few chillies for yourself, nope, I don't.

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patrick said:
Got to disagree with this--BIG TIME! I'll stick with keeping the burn on the inside.
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Let me in on your secret, how do you avoid ever using the bathroom?
It doesn't stay on the inside for me, just saying...
 
Pablo_h said:
Do you wear your mask when chopping up a few fresh chillies for your dinner? That's what I meant.
Sure gloves if you are doing large amounts of processing for others, for money, as in as a job, as in a commercial operation. And a mask if using huge amounts of dry powders in prep for others, again like I said.
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What you SAID was, "Ground chillies, powders etc, I think masks are a good idea though if doing it for hours in a commercial quantity batch of ingredients."

You stated it was a good idea for a mask, never mentioning gloves, when dealing with large quantities. As for gloves when using ANY amount of chiles, it's never a bad idea. Case in point, I had the misfortune of wiping my eyes (while wearing contacts) after cutting up a small amount of Habaneros for dinner, without gloves, a few years back. I developed blistered corneas on both eyes. If this is your idea of a fun chile experience, I can think of a few others that do not involve medical treatment.

Not loooking for an argument. I commented on what you said, not what you 'meant'.
 
Add Safety Glasses to your arsenal... I read a post somewhere here about a dude getting a Hab seed in his eye... like way up in there. Simple as that! whether cooking dinner, or mashing a vat. One little seed flicked, and it's all over...
Safety first, laugh later! I'm glad I can learn from others' experience... wait a minute... I am in the THP aren't I?

Just sayin'...
 
I'm not about to put bleach on my skin, chlorine is highly toxic and a well-known carcinogen.

This may sound crazy, but crushing up aspirin and mixing with water then rubbing it on my hands seems to work better than anything I've tried. I had some major Hunan hand one day after processing about 100 bhut jolokias (didn't have gloves and didn't feel like driving to the store). I tried everything, milk, lemon juice, vinegar, alcohol, benadryl, epsom salt in water, etc. I had a bowl of ice water I would stick my hand in every ~30 seconds when the burn got to be too much. The burn would build and build and build until it became intolerable I would have to submerge my hand again. This went on for hours and hours. I needed to go to bed but I wouldn't have been able to fall asleep because of the pain. I was in the bathroom looking for anything I could think of to try and saw the aspirin. I just crushed 2 tabs in my mouth, swished some water around, and rubbed it all over my hands. My hands still burned slightly after that but it was just a minor nuisance now versus earlier when my hands literally felt like they were in the middle of a fire. I fell asleep about 30 minutes later and when I woke up in the morning my hands felt completely normal. I tried it again with a milder case of Hunan hand and it seemed to work pretty well that time too.
 
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