describe proper use

passes you a tissue... WASH hands quiiiiiick!

and I would like to know what you had for dinner please

Try some salt.

googles Scotch Bonnet .....

Not rubbing eyes is even more important...

Oh dear Alton Brown, yes - nowhere near the eyes!

Honestly, one can cook with the things quite happily and they just add a nicely rounded spiciness to a dish. Much better than many chillies.

Only: Wash Hands After Chopping, No Really, Make Sure To Do This.

Wear latex or vinyl gloves in the first place.

That is a bit extreme I think - just washing my hands properly usually does for me.

The answer to the dinner thing is a stir-fry involving onions and an African vegetable called a Garden Egg, a sort of squash/gourd.

And chilli obviously.

or...put some oil on your hands and that protects your skin a bit

Mmmmm. That sounds delicious

The capsaicin seems to get right into my nails and such, even with good washing.

The garden eggs were the bitter sort (I only learnt this recently) so I think it could have done with some extra sweet element.

I do sometimes use a nailbrush in these instances as well.

Gloves - one quick peel, no question of accidental eyerubbing.

Another handy hint. When grinding cayenne peppers in a coffee grinder.... lift the lid CAREFULLY.

just loves hot peppers

Scotch Bonnet's in my salsa verde recipe, but a little goes a long way. Remember:Touch peppers No touch face

It is a very economical pepper.

They sell them in big punnets containing fifteen or twenty of them, around here. I cannot imagine using all those before they went off.

You could dry them, though.

Or make sauces. Still a large quantity for domestic use.

we grew them once and I took some green ones into the office. A coworker thought it was a baby bell

and popped it into his mouth. He said it was a bit warm all of the sudden.

thanks for the link Ana