I have a tip for you. When cooking with hot green peppers, always rinse your hands thoroughly after slicing them. I heard this before, but it was reinforced by a kitchen experience earlier today.
I carefully sliced the peppers and cleaned out the membranes and seeds. The hosts on cooking shows encourage this practice in order to control the amount of heat in your dish. I started out with the knife, then used my fingers to hold the pepper slices while I diced them. I put the peppers in the pot, along with the other ingredients. I rinsed my hands quickly. Then, the side of my nose began to itch, so I rubbed it. Then, I scratched right under my eyebrow. You know what happened next. Hot! Hot! Hot! I washed my hands really well, even under the fingernails, and rinsed repeatedly before doing the same to my face.
There's only a faint tingle now. Lesson learned. Tip passed on.
Smiles,
Sylvia
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