Originally Posted by
thimblebug6000
Just can't imagine it not burning, when you work with peppers themselves you are always warned not to put your hands near your eyes etc.
This is because you are dealing with the moisture of the pepper so you are actually getting the capsaison (sp wrong) on your hands. Plus its a different kind of pepper, just like garlic, you get different taste from fresh and dried, hits the taste buds at different spots.