[Anthony Spices]

Ok...so I was going through one of my old backup CD's from my company, Anthony Spices.  I came across a picture I took of when I first started experimenting with roasting the peppers used for my chili pepper based seasonings.  This had to have been about 8 years ago.  The funny part is that, at the time, I was a serious novice at this type of thing and had no idea what I was doing.  As you can see from the picture, I gave a try at roasting habaneros.  Not a good idea.  I did not realize that the peppers will swell up with heat and the pressure builds up inside of it.  Well, stupid me, I was just standing there not paying attention to the now double in size habanero peppers, when one burst open!  The juices from it hit the side of my face, on the cheek luckily.  But my face swelled up like I was hit with a baseball bat.  Lesson be learned, let the professionals do the roasting of habaneros.  I never attempted this again.   
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[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

     Now that's funny....

[Mark]

I recently baked potatoes in a hot Kamado, but didn't pierce them to let steam escape. One tater blew up like a firecracker when I picked it up with tongs. Never had that happen before! 

[Anthony Spices]

Oh, here is another one.  This again was about 7 years ago when I am thinking I am getting the hang of dehydrating and grinding habaneros.  I was grinding, being carefull to make sure I had a gas mask on when it hit me.  The serious burning sensation in one of my eyes.  I knew right away that I got some habanero powder in my eye.  Well, on the way to the kitchen to wash my eye out, my other eye decided to get some powder in it as well.  Now I am blind and the only one at the house (the wife was out at the time).  I washed my eyes with water,..nothing.  I felt my way to the fridge and got a gallon of milk.  The milk counteracts the capsaicin right?  Sure it does!  So I grab the 50 degree gallon of milk and start rinsing my eyes with milk.  By the way, not a good idea either...it is extremely cold on the face.  Finally after about an hour I could open my eyes again.  A few days later I developed an infection in my one eyelid.  I had to go to the eye doctor.  When I told her the story of the milk, she honestly said that in the 20 years of her practice, this is the first time she had ever heard of someone using milk in their eyes to wash them out, I believed her. 

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

WOW... Live and Learn.  Lucky you didn't go blind...

[RudedoggAZ]

COMEDY!!! LMAO!

[smitty250]

Hilarious. Please tell more stories so I know what not to do when I roast peppers. 

[RudedoggAZ]

That sounded bad... I'm not laughing at you almost going blind, but at the story... Glad you are ok... I once handled a bunch of jalapenos prepping for a big BBQ and about an hour later my hands went numb. Not realizing that the Jalapenos would do that I thought there was something seriously wrong with me... Not a fun experience! It's all about gloves with me and peppers from now on!  

[Anthony Spices]

Ok...last one!  This one is especially for the guys.  Make sure you use gloves when handling peppers!  I found out the hard way that it is not a good idea to have handled XXX Hatch peppers all day peeling off the roasted skins, and then go to the bathroom.  "Little" Anthony burned for about an hour or two.  By the way, washing hands does not help.   

[Jaybird]

Yeah, I found that one out with some suicide wings one time.....yeah, about an hour!!

Should I have poured milk on 'Little Bird' ?

[smitty250]

Yeah, I found that one out with some suicide wings one time.....yeah, about an hour!!

Should I have poured milk on 'Little Bird' ?

No - you just need to soak it in cider. 

[toys4dlr]

That is When you come out of the room with the pants down, saying "Can you blow on this" 

[2ks smokn]

Yep... I too found out the hard way that the kid don't play well with the peppers.

[RudedoggAZ]

Comedy!!!   

[AzJohnnyC]

I guess in that case, some plastic gloves for home use would be a wise investment. I know when I handle peppers, I treat my hands like they have toxic waste on them, and I try not to touch anything. Once I touched a doorknob after handling peppers, and the next day it must have still had residue on it because I touched it, then my face, and it burned.