I made some hot sauce/chile relish about 1.5 weeks ago in a big non-stick wok-style pan (calphalon's chicken fryer to be more exact).. part of making the hot sauce, I cooked all the onions/garlic and peppers at a low-med heat for a long time. Figure it would get all the oils out, and not gas the apartment in the process. came out delicious, supremely spicy thanks to my use of a bunch of nuclears. no lingering gasses. I cleaned up, I thought it was over.

Yesterday, my wife and I picked up some fried rice and noodles at this place we like, to heat up for dinner later. I took out the same pan used in the sauce effort above, and put it on med heat for a good 7 to 10 minutes, to make sure it was super hot, for a quick reheat of the rice and noodles.

right before i put the food on, I noticed some spicy heat in the air, i stuck my head in the pan, and got a blast of spicy gas in my lungs, but then was ok. I thought it was over. 15 minutes later, my wife and friend walk into the apartment with the dog and immediately start hacking and coughing and crying all over the apartment.. it continued pretty much until I was done and killed the heat on the pan. even the dog was sneezing repeatedly. :(

All I can attribute it to are the nuclear oils that were absorbed into the pan? This had never happened to me before. I've gassed us plenty, but not like this. This latest method seems to be the best for me and my sauces. am I going to have to use this pan just for spicy efforts from now on?

-E