grammanisi
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Post by grammanisi on Aug 29, 2017 1:59:57 GMT
A neighbor gave me a bag of banana peppers. Me, not knowing anything about them(I honestly didn't know they were hot), decided to pickle some when I made my dill pickles. Mistake, big mistake. My hands are on fire. Anyone know how to deal with the burn?
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Post by mrssmith on Aug 29, 2017 2:05:02 GMT
Olive oil soak! Worked for me when I touched habaneros and then my face! It's this method. |
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Post by twistedscissors on Aug 29, 2017 2:05:39 GMT
I've heard to grate potatoes and bury your hands in them. Never tried it myself but it's worth a shot.
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Post by AllieC on Aug 29, 2017 2:06:12 GMT
My husband puts his hands in milk if he makes this mistake. Reckons it works.
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Post by TXMary on Aug 29, 2017 2:21:28 GMT
Soak them in milk.
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Post by IAmUnoriginal on Aug 29, 2017 2:24:08 GMT
Milk should neutralize the pepper oil causing the heat. Soak your hands in some, rinse and repeat. Slathering your hands in yogurt would do the same thing if you don't have a lot of milk around.
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Post by missbennet on Aug 29, 2017 2:26:58 GMT
My husband eats some pepper, maybe reapers, that are so hot, if I kiss him within a couple hours of his eating it, my lips burn. I use coconut oil and rub it onto my lips, then wipe it off with a washcloth. I follow with yogurt, which I apply like lipgloss.  We have a system because this tends to happen at my house. |
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grammanisi
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Post by grammanisi on Aug 29, 2017 2:33:23 GMT
The guy that gave them to me, just told me that they are hot, Hungarian, banana peppers.
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Post by scrapmaven on Aug 29, 2017 2:34:00 GMT
That happened to me a couple years ago. I picked a hot pepper w/my hands. That's how we found out our banana pepper seeds were mis-labeled. I spent an entire Bunco night w/my hands wrapped around an ice pack. It'll be better in couple hours. YOUCH!
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Post by grammanisi on Aug 29, 2017 2:34:27 GMT
Oh, and he told me that his wife had to go to the ER because her hands blistered. The jars I made are going in the trash.
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Post by used2scrap on Aug 29, 2017 3:00:20 GMT
Oh no I'm sorry, I hope you get relief! The peppers you pickled are probably ok if you took the seeds/veins out though.
I learned the hard way to wear disposable gloves when working with peppers too!
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Post by grammanisi on Aug 29, 2017 3:26:19 GMT
I did take the seeds and veins out, but I am afraid of them!
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Post by used2scrap on Aug 29, 2017 3:28:34 GMT
I did take the seeds and veins out, but I am afraid of them! I don't blame you!! I just hate to see you lose canning efforts after your pain too! I'm not familiar with that type though. |
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Post by lucyg on Aug 29, 2017 3:37:18 GMT
Yeah, milk. High fat milk or even half and half. That's what we use when we eat a chile that burns too hot. Alternatively, milk chocolate. No, really. So I would soak my hands in milk/cream while eating chocolate.  |
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Post by femalebusiness on Aug 29, 2017 3:37:59 GMT
HOT soapy water and wash them for a minute or two. You want to open up the pores on your skin and wash out the pepper oils. Don't put anything on your hands that lock the oils in. Oh yeah don't touch your lady bits or your eyes either.
ETA: Should have said soap and hot water. I use Dawn under hot running water.
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Post by zookeeper on Aug 29, 2017 3:51:59 GMT
Milk, yogurt, cream, sour cream.....
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Post by grammanisi on Aug 29, 2017 22:12:35 GMT
After a couple of hours the pain was bearable and by this morning totally gone except for one thumb!
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Aug 29, 2017 23:03:17 GMT
HOT soapy water and wash them for a minute or two. You want to open up the pores on your skin and wash out the pepper oils. Don't put anything on your hands that lock the oils in. Oh yeah don't touch your lady bits or your eyes either. ETA: Should have said soap and hot water. I use Dawn under hot running water. This is what we do here. |
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Post by femalebusiness on Aug 30, 2017 0:19:58 GMT
HOT soapy water and wash them for a minute or two. You want to open up the pores on your skin and wash out the pepper oils. Don't put anything on your hands that lock the oils in. Oh yeah don't touch your lady bits or your eyes either. ETA: Should have said soap and hot water. I use Dawn under hot running water. This is what we do here. My Mexican mother-in-law taught me that and it works! |
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We have a system because this tends to happen at my house.
