It burned like fire

[cyrano]

Note to erstwhile kitchen witches:
When making a stew involving jalapenos and onions, after the prep work make certain to wash your hands, dip your hands in an autoclave, microwave your hands, and then scour your hands with steel wool.
And after that, still don't touch your eyes or scratch any bug bites.

Comments

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

Ow! Or alternately, wear some nice disposable latex gloves to do the dirty work.

[seachanges.livejournal.com]

That was going to be my suggestion. I learned this the hard way after making achiote paste.

[esmerel.livejournal.com]

We have a box of them for EXACTLY this reason. Also for working with raw meats.