I use the phrase “I think my hand is going to slip while I cook lunch” as a fair warning to my partner when he’s testing my nerves. It always works, although I’ve rarely carried out the threat beyond giving him hickups for some 15 min. 
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Habenero and ghost peppers in small quantities have been a very pleasant surprise to my dishes this year. Its a fine line to get to overly hot. If i go dinner with someone from Mexico or Thailand and they blush from the heat i will know i over did it. I enjoy thai food and Mexican food a great deal. The point when the food feels like punishment and your noise runs and eyes tear up then you over did it.
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my wife always says to me ‘’ how can you enjoy the taste of your food when its so hot. i tell her like you said moderation is the key. a pepper has to have more to offer than just heat. i find many habaneros have a sweet almost peachy undertones.
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Exactly they have fruit like flavor. Got to cool them off a bit to enjoy that complexed flavor.
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Time to make a pot of beans. Habaneros and the low heat ones like Zavory rule. In rice too
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