I just finished brewing up a pot of my vegetable goulash. I tossed a bunch of stuff from my garden in there including some jalapeño peppers. I grew one ghost pepper plant this year for some experimenting. There were a few peppers that were ready to be picked, so I did. Wasn't a very smart move on my part, after cutting one open. In less than 2 minutes that pepper gave me a nose bleed, plus my hands were now burning, and still are. That pepper went right in the trash. I don't even think I'll try picking another without nitrile gloves on.