TIFU by essentially pepper spraying my entire household.
We’re having a seafood boil later today for the 4th. Previously the potatoes have taken ages to cook, meaning more time spent outside in the Florida heat over a boiling pot. In an attempt to limit the time my husband will be outside in triple digit temps today I decided to pre-boil the potatoes on the stove after breakfast.
I threw some Zatarain’s seasoning in the pot & added water. While it was coming to a boil I cut the potatoes in half. As soon as the water started boiling I started coughing & knew shit had gone wrong. I immediately turned on the exhaust fan, but it was already too late.
If you’ve never had the pleasure of inhaling creole/cajun seasoning, let me paint you a word picture: imagine the pain and sharp discomfort of getting caught in a plume of smoke - your eyes are burning, your nose tingles with a pending sneeze and your throat feels raw & irritated. This was all those things, but invisible and also angrier somehow.
Everyone that came through the kitchen, dining room, & living room was squinting, coughing, sneezing, and looking very confused. This included the cats, which almost made it worth it.
TL;DR: This morning I aerosolized spicy seasonings on the stovetop and made inhabitants of my house pretty miserable for about 15 minutes.
I did something similar once (ONCE) making ghost pepper hot sauce. 😂 I didn’t even think about it and heated them without turning the exhaust fan on and then got a good breath. NOT fun so I totally empathize!
Found out the hard way that running Carolina reapers in a dehydrator can have a similar effect. Took like a full day to not walk into the house and get “spice eyes”.
This is how we learn lol
Oh yeah, never again. 😂 It completely gassed the kitchen! The hot sauce was worth it though!
Ayy, bet those sinuses feel nice and clear tho eh?
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Ha. This made my day.
As a spicy stuff enjoyer I’d definitely end up doing this someday. Hope I’ll remember your experience before it happens 😅
Me after eating too many beans
I did similar by trying to cook a curry with fresh spices. I just turned off the hob and took my wife to the pub, after a meal and 3 pints each about 4 hours had past and we felt it was safe to return.
I covered the pot after mixing it all together and let it cook on very low heat over night, turned out really nice but the gas I first created left a curry smell that lingered for a few months according to visitors Lmfao.
I could totally see myself doing this. What’s the correct timing to add the seasoning?
@bleeps
I really don’t know - we’ve always done it outside in the past, so I didn’t bother reading instructions. 😬
