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Hugh
2008-11-20 18:09:00 UTC

No, you idiot, you add the chillis to the stir-fry LAST!

From the department of nearly-having-to-evacuate-my-flat-due-to-aerosolised-chilli-oils

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Rob \| 2008-11-20 19:59:24 UTC Not necessarily- if you wanted flavour the oil first, then don’t get the wok to white heat before adding either oil or chilli. Do it slower & then remove chunky bits from your oil & then turn up the gas. The other way round it that makes domestic kitchens really less fun is a rubber-band-driven fan instead of a decent hood system that will lift all your hair once you remove a filter or two. The domestic equivalent is simply to stop breathing for around 2 mins. And if you must, don’t use your nose. -Anti onion tip just there for free!
pajh \| 2008-11-20 21:04:28 UTC Been there, done that.
Hugh \| 2008-11-20 21:26:42 UTC Rob – Oh, tell me about it. I would mortgage, you know, bits, for a decent extractor fan. But I understand that there are some structural issues that would make it Really Goddamn Expensive in my current place. I also agree about the moderate heat – however, I was going for your full-on red hot stirfry, and just fucked it up… PAJH – In the most correct usage of the term, LOL.
Mike \| 2008-11-20 22:12:04 UTC It could have been worse.
anonymous coward \| 2008-11-26 20:05:07 UTC Even worse would be what I did once: 1) Crush szechuan peppers using your fingers. 2) Set peppers aside 3) Take a brief break to urinate. 4) Realize that the mouth is not the ONLY body part that can burn from chili oil.
pajh \| 2008-11-26 20:14:03 UTC Yep—I recently got chilli juice in my eye. That wasn’t fun. Fortunately, Jehane had plenty of contact-lens solution to hand. Unfortunately, capsaicin isn’t water-soluble. My eyes are watering now just thinking about it.

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Rob \| 2008-11-20 19:59:24 UTC Not necessarily- if you wanted flavour the oil first, then don’t get the wok to white heat before adding either oil or chilli. Do it slower & then remove chunky bits from your oil & then turn up the gas. The other way round it that makes domestic kitchens really less fun is a rubber-band-driven fan instead of a decent hood system that will lift all your hair once you remove a filter or two. The domestic equivalent is simply to stop breathing for around 2 mins. And if you must, don’t use your nose. -Anti onion tip just there for free!
pajh \| 2008-11-20 21:04:28 UTC Been there, done that.
Hugh \| 2008-11-20 21:26:42 UTC Rob – Oh, tell me about it. I would mortgage, you know, bits, for a decent extractor fan. But I understand that there are some structural issues that would make it Really Goddamn Expensive in my current place. I also agree about the moderate heat – however, I was going for your full-on red hot stirfry, and just fucked it up… PAJH – In the most correct usage of the term, LOL.
Mike \| 2008-11-20 22:12:04 UTC It could have been worse.
anonymous coward \| 2008-11-26 20:05:07 UTC Even worse would be what I did once: 1) Crush szechuan peppers using your fingers. 2) Set peppers aside 3) Take a brief break to urinate. 4) Realize that the mouth is not the ONLY body part that can burn from chili oil.
pajh \| 2008-11-26 20:14:03 UTC Yep—I recently got chilli juice in my eye. That wasn’t fun. Fortunately, Jehane had plenty of contact-lens solution to hand. Unfortunately, capsaicin isn’t water-soluble. My eyes are watering now just thinking about it.