PSA: Ditching or slashing oil dials up the heat in spices big time 🔥️
I used to spice things up with abandon until I started eating low-oil and oil-free cooking. It turns out that capsaicin is fat soluble.
One tiny pinch now packs a wallop! Had to scale way back, about 75% less crushed red pepper in a soup recipe of mine, for example, to avoid napalming my mouth. 🥵 Adaptation is key for us spice-loving, low-oil, oil-free weirdos!