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?
Ha. This made my day.
Me after eating too many beans
As a spicy stuff enjoyer I’d definitely end up doing this someday. Hope I’ll remember your experience before it happens 😅
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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. 😬
