Here is what I learned last night:
Do not clean out a hot pepper with your bare hands.
That being said, does anybody know how to get it off your hands? I washed them about 10 times, and also soaked them in lemon juice. Neither worked very well...
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Another suggestion I've read online (after a very brief Google-based search) is to use white vinegar.
Lemon juice is supposed to work as well.
If I find anything else, I will post!
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/pepper/msg081330274973.html
That forum is one I've visited in the past and the thread has a lot of interesting suggestions.
The most seemingly pertinent/useful ones were to:
A) Use a near-100% alchohol solution -- the more alcohol the better -- as it seems to remove the chemical that attaches to human hands from peppers.
B) Use tomato paste. Get a bowl and fill it with tomato sauce or tomato paste. Soak 1 hand for 15-20 minutes and then switch to the other. You can do both simultaneously if you don't mind not using your hands for up to 20 minutes..
I hope that these help!
I tried the lemon thing and it didnt work much. So I just tried to avoid scratching my eyes or anything. Definately not recommended!! Good info - will try both as I seem to still have some residual pepper.
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