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Top tips for safely handling hot peppers

Top tips for safely handling hot peppers

Hot peppers are a great way to spice up any meal. It’s not a great idea to start slicing into them with your bare hands. These peppers are packed with heat! Some peppers rank so high on the Scoville scale they can actually burn your skin. Luckily, it’s easy to dodge the burn with a few easy tips.

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Dating a chili head? How to cope with the fire

Dating a chili head? How to cope with the fire

Forced into the world of super hot sauces because you’re dating a chili head? Take a look at Mad Dog hot sauce tips for coping with the fire now.

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5 tips for a longer life- (Hint: eat more hot peppers!)

5 tips for a longer life- (Hint: eat more hot peppers!)

If you want to live longer, you may want to make a few changes to your diet, your sleep habits and your lifestyle. Don’t worry, we’re not talking about cutting out some of the stuff you love (spicy food!), but rather adding to your healthy habits.

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Sensing heat: How chili peppers are being used to understand touch

Sensing heat: How chili peppers are being used to understand touch

You’ve probably felt the sense of something extremely hot or extremely cold, but have you ever wondered exactly how we sense temperature? That’s exactly what some scientists wanted to know, so one award-winning scientist used chili peppers to help crack the secret. Dr David Julius recently used research on chili peppers to jointly win a Nobel Prize.

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