Easier still, a good trick without looking like a freak who keeps latex gloves around
Put chilli-steadying hand inside sandwich bag, chop with knife in other hand, swipe chillis into pan with sandwich bag hand, then gather up seeds and top etc as if using a glove, then turn bag inside out using other hand (like doggie-poo bagging). You now have a bag with all the chilli juice and seeds securely inside, and two hands entirely free of chilli.

And you do not look like a serial killer who keeps latex gloves around.

Experience taught me this method. BUT DON'T USE CLING FILM. Too flimsy and risky for tearing apart, endagering finger-chilli contamination.

As a girl, I would appreciate it if all men cooking with chilli learnt this trick.
(niceandwarmandhot vive la résistance, Thu 6 Aug 2009, 23:23, Reply)