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Is cayenne caustic?

 
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Mom asked me a question I can't answer.
I bought 3 pounds of cayenne pepper powder online. More than I expected to but it was really cheap, cost less than 1/2 pound was running.
I have a way I close up used tin cans (like soup cans) that makes them air and water proof. I'm planning to put the cayenne down into cans for storage.
Mom asked "Will it eat the cans?"  My answer is "As long as it's dry, I don't think so."

Does anyone know if I'm right or not?

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I have good news for you!

Cayenne is not corrosive and should store well for you.

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Timothy: thank you!!
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We fill capsules with it, as well as eat it, so buying a bunch is a good deal. Don't want to waste it by bad storage.

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Besides using it in the kitchen, I use it to stop bleeding on small wounds both for people and animals.

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Update: I finally got the cayenne packed down. If anyone cares to know, 3 pounds of cayenne pepper powder, packed VERY tightly requires 14 tuna cans to pack it down, leaving enough to fill the kitchen jar. I seal the cans with adhesive tinfoil tape. And be sure to label them well! Probably wise to label them to open CAREFULLY.

If you have never dealt with peppers (or poison ivy, which has a chemical that reacts the same) I HIGHLY recommend wearing GOOD airtight goggles, an apron, some sort of mask, and undies (don't want the airborne particles in your yayas!) and be ready to shower IMMEDIATELY when you finish. Throw everything you had on into the washer immediately, wash it with soap. To make it quit burning if you do get it into your eyes or on soft skin, use a OIL to break it up, milk is traditional to keep right by you if you are working with any kind of chile, it can be put into the eyes if needed. Any oil, butter, lard, etc will lift it off, then wash the oil out well with water if it's in your eyes, with soap and water if anywhere else.

The oils breaking up the burn is why cheese is in so many chile recipes, and guacamole is often served with it. If you are determined to eat chile hotter than you can handle, get extra guacamole, and take bites of it in between bites of the hot stuff.

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Yes, I can verify that cayenne definitely stops bleeding. It will sure get your attention though.

All peppers have the same active ingredient. The very first time I worked with chili petins I didn't wear gloves. Washed my hands several times. Then went to the bathroom. BIG mistake. The yayas were screaming no mas no mas for an hour or more. I will never ever underestimate the power of those tiny peppers again.

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Yes, I can verify that cayenne definitely stops bleeding. It will sure get your attention though.



Sooo... Only use on a spurting wound, not a welling one? I'd always wondered about the peppers burning.

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Joylynn Hardesty wrote:

Yes, I can verify that cayenne definitely stops bleeding. It will sure get your attention though.



Sooo... Only use on a spurting wound, not a welling one? I'd always wondered about the peppers burning.



Honestly, I've not noticed it to burn, in a wound - even in one that was welling, rather than spurting. The only thing needed, is to pack plenty of the cayenne into it.

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[quote=Pearl Sutton
I have a way I close up used tin cans (like soup cans) that makes them air and water proof.

Did this statement leave anyone else hanging or just me?!  LOL  I need to know how!

Thank you in advance to everyone for their replies, help, and suggestions! Forgive me if I miss any replies, I'm still learning how to keep up with threads I participate in!

 
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I can not image how frightening 3 lbs of cayenne pepper sounds!
I can only imagine using that much for explosives to build a pond!

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John C Daley wrote:I can not image how frightening 2 lbs of cayenne pepper sounds!
I can only imagine using that much for explosives to build a pond!


3 pounds :D
It was 25.00 for a half pound, or 30 for 3 pounds. Easy math for me. I prefer to buy bulk cheap and store it. It's my style.
It doesn't explode, except when you overeat it and you regret it the next morning :D

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John C Daley wrote:I can not image how frightening 3 lbs of cayenne pepper sounds!
I can only imagine using that much for explosives to build a pond!



It's great stuff for making an all natural pepper spray for your garden.  It helps keep squash bugs at bay and some other insects.  

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Emmett Ray wrote:

Pearl Sutton wrote:
I have a way I close up used tin cans (like soup cans) that makes them air and water proof.



Did this statement leave anyone else hanging or just me?!  LOL  I need to know how!



I took pictures a few years ago to post it all. Don't think I ever got to it. Lots of "do it RIGHT or it WON'T work" type writing to do it.  Just found the pictures in my computer, the whole file (48 pictures) got moved someplace stupid. I have a lot of life stuff going on right now. I'll see if I can get around to posting a thread. Until I get there, start saving cans, opened with a SIDE CUT can opener, wash the can and top well, and keep them. That's the first step.

I used 14 tuna cans for this. I HAD 14 tuna cans ready to use, opened right, with lids, clean and dry and ready to go. That's the hard part for most people. It's not a "read it and do it this weekend" thing. Takes prep work to be able just say "3 pounds of cayenne, what am I putting it in? Small amounts needed at one time, tuna cans" and go from there.

This is part of my long term lifestyle, not a casual one off idea. Been doing it since at least 2003. (I'm certain of that far back, don't recall exactly when I started it.)

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Emmett: check this thread for now
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Pearl Sutton wrote:I used 14 tuna cans for this. I HAD 14 tuna cans ready to use, opened right, with lids, clean and dry and ready to go. That's the hard part for most people. It's not a "read it and do it this weekend" thing.


If you *have* to do something like this quickly, there is a style of canning jar people here call "fish jars" - yep, look about like a tuna can! Glass bottom, wide-mouth top, fill them and pack them like Miss Pearl says, and tape them to make sure they'll last as long as hers do.

There are also some small mouth jars I call "decorator canning jars" because I can't see any point in actually trying to can anything that small even as a gift. However, long term spice storage might be their place to shine. They would hold less than 200ml as a guess. I do have a few I've picked up various places for free. In a pinch for the right purpose, one could buy a flat of them.

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Good points Jay!  :D
All pepper powders lose potency if exposed to light. that's why I'm not using glass. and cans stack neatly without sliding :D I have jars like those, not sure if I'd have had enough for this much cayenne though.
Glass is usually better, but if you do it, store them dark.

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