Franklin, I bet that oil would "spread the heat around", especially if there is a marinating step.
My closest approach to that kind of cooking is to sprinkle pepper and garlic powder on a chicken patty before microwaving it! I found that I can add more Bhut to my "HotMix" powder.
Sandy, I see that little emoticon you used writhing on the floor in SOME kind of pain!
And you might be right about killing my taste buds. I had the same experience with cigars. After a few years of that disgusting habit, I asked a tobacconist if several major cigar vendors were making their "strong" stogies wimpier.
"NO, son" he said. "You're developing your palate."
I think that means "Killing taste buds." But it is fun ... the way they say jumping off the roof of a 100-story building is fun. For the first 99 stories, at least.
