>hmm.... I always rinse the skins off after I've thawed them, and >they always taste fabulous and hot. Er... isn't the capsaicin on the >*inside* of the chile? Maybe it's different if eating fresh roasted >vs. thawed? >The skin basically falls off after they've been roasted and frozen, >so they don't get a lot of time under the water. That could also be >why I've never noticed a lack of flavour. > It's just some flavor loss. All depends on ones preference. I think it's negligible tho... -- Peace, Hendrix, and Chiles... Rael64 Monk of the TCS Order of Enlightened Twister [TM!] "Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president." -Theodore Roosevelt-