RE: [CH] to rinse or not to rinse!

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Sue Bonar <sbonar@NMSU.Edu> wrote:

>hmm.... I always rinse the skins off after I've thawed them, and they 
>always taste fabulous and hot. Er... isn't the capsaicin on the *inside* 
>of the chile? 

I think it's the flavor, not the heat that may be reduced by rinsing. The carmelized sugars would likely lie in the layer just under the "burnt" layer, the layer most affected by rinsing (or heaven forbid, scrubbing, to get all burnt skin off the pod). I've never noticed a big difference, but then theoretical thought is usually more fun than reality.

Jeff

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