On Fri, 21 May 2021 23:20:19 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-05-21 11:08 p.m., US Janet wrote:
>> On Fri, 21 May 2021 19:30:52 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 21 May 2021 18:08:53 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> I like to have Thai birds eye chili on hand but use the stuff only in
>>>> small amounts. Around here they sell them only in packages of 30 or
>>>> more, so they go bad before I use them up.
>>>
>>> I keep them in the freezer in a small ziplock for up to a year.
>>> Sure, the texture suffers, but it's not you're eating them like
>>> popcorn. And all the flavor remains. I think those and habaneros
>>> have the most flavor, but quite a but of heat, of course.
>>>
>>> -sw
>> One of the chefs on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives commented on a show
>> last week that if you want the flavor of a chili but not the over
>> powering bite, you put the chili in whole and just poke a hole in the
>> skin for cooking. Remove the chili before serving.
>> Janet US
>>
>
>I Like some heat, but not as much as I get in one of those. I Have been
>making a simple sort of Thai style soup using broth, low sodium soy
>sauce, lime juice, a star anise, some basil and a some birds eye chili.
>I would very finely chop half a chili but my wife found it to be way too
>hot for her taste. The last few times I made it I used half a pepper
>simmered in the soup and then removed for serving and it is much easier
>to handle.
>
>This incident caught me off guard. I have been using these peppers once
>or twice a week for months and had no problems handling them. I had
>chopped one tonight and handled it with my thumb and forefinger with no
>problem. It was only when I slopped a bit of that very briny fluid
>between my third and fourth finger that I had a problem. I have scrubbed
>my hands thoroughly four times and there is still an uncomfortable burn.
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
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This is not a message from Dave Smith from Canada, but from an
alternative Dave Smith. It's a common name, you know.