WEAR GLOVES!!
I made the mistake of cutting jalapenos and removing the seeds without wearing gloves...have any of you ever had jalapeno burn? There is no remedy for the pain, the best I could do was soak my hands in ice-water to the point of numbness. In this circumstance, the nerves in the fingers are numb and so don't register the pain. It felt like my hand was sitting on a hot stove, and there was nothing I could do to remove it. Painkillers, aloe, milk, all innefective....however, the fruit-turkey Jer cooked and thusly lit the oven on fire with was divine. Mmmmmm.