In this Instructable I will describe how to make a spice mister.
A spice mister is a very useful device for adding an evenly distributed burst of heat to your food. The fine mist that comes from this device will coat all parts of the food dish with an equal amount of flavor, unlike most hot sauce bottles, which apply the sauce in large messy drops, and you can use the pure stuff - capsaicin extract.
A spice mister is a very useful device for adding an evenly distributed burst of heat to your food. The fine mist that comes from this device will coat all parts of the food dish with an equal amount of flavor, unlike most hot sauce bottles, which apply the sauce in large messy drops, and you can use the pure stuff - capsaicin extract.
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Signing UpStep 1: Materials
The materials for this project are very simple and easy to find.
1. Plastic spray bottle - This can be any type of spray bottle. The one I used for this project was a little over four inches tall and one and a half inches wide. It has an attached cap which is very convenient, as it helps me from accidentally macing my friends or myself when whipping it out.
2. The spice - Many different things can be used for the spice. The simplest thing to do would be just to fill the bottle up with your favorite hot sauce. You can use store bought hot sauce, or make your own using one of these recipes. If you are more interested in pure heat than flavor, you can make capsaicin extract as shown here or buy the commercial version on eBay (make sure to use a public computer to create a dummy eBay account, and pay for your product with a prepaid credit card which can be bought at most convenience stores. As always, never use your real address for shipment, instead have it shipped to a PO Box which has no verifiable information traceable to you. These precautions will make it harder for Big Brother to track you). Water down the extract until you find the intensity that best matches your tastes.
Extra: It is a good idea to put some sort of identifying label on the bottle, so no one accidentally uses it as breath spray. For my warning I decided to use an image of a red chili. It is simple and straightforward, and the lack of words means that it can be understood by anyone from a non-English speaking country (Useful if you have to flee your home country to a nation with non-extradition policies)
1. Plastic spray bottle - This can be any type of spray bottle. The one I used for this project was a little over four inches tall and one and a half inches wide. It has an attached cap which is very convenient, as it helps me from accidentally macing my friends or myself when whipping it out.
2. The spice - Many different things can be used for the spice. The simplest thing to do would be just to fill the bottle up with your favorite hot sauce. You can use store bought hot sauce, or make your own using one of these recipes. If you are more interested in pure heat than flavor, you can make capsaicin extract as shown here or buy the commercial version on eBay (make sure to use a public computer to create a dummy eBay account, and pay for your product with a prepaid credit card which can be bought at most convenience stores. As always, never use your real address for shipment, instead have it shipped to a PO Box which has no verifiable information traceable to you. These precautions will make it harder for Big Brother to track you). Water down the extract until you find the intensity that best matches your tastes.
Extra: It is a good idea to put some sort of identifying label on the bottle, so no one accidentally uses it as breath spray. For my warning I decided to use an image of a red chili. It is simple and straightforward, and the lack of words means that it can be understood by anyone from a non-English speaking country (Useful if you have to flee your home country to a nation with non-extradition policies)
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There is only one thing that I can not understand. You say that "Pepper spray is nasty, evil stuff and should never, ever be used on anything except food."
-First off, pepper spray is much much more potent than what you suggest making here, and real pepper spray is what should never be used on food.
-Secondly, are you really suggesting that pepper spray should never be used on anyone, even in self-defense? I can not agree with you on that.
You see some little punks slashing your tires and run up to them. You are greeted with a Mace facial.
The little barstool gets off on 'Self defence'.
FOR GOD'S SAKE, JUST KICK HIM IN THE BALLS!!!!
NO IMPLEMENT REQUIRED!!!!
SELF DEFENCE IS 9/10 TIME PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE!! Pepper spray is good purely for torture
Normal Tabasco sauce = 2500-5000 points
Habernero Tabasco sauce = 7000-8000 points
Police-Issue OC self-defense spray = 4,500,000-6,000,000 points
Pure capsiacin = 15,000,000–16,000,000 points
I agree, do not use pure capsaicin for self-defense, or you could be charged with using excessive force. It won't burn your skin, but it may semi-permanently make skin numb due to damaged pain receptors.
More reading:
Capsaicin
Scoville Scale
Here's the info about gelatin filtration.
I assume this hot sauce is approximately 35,000 Scoville Units (A Habanero is ~100,000 a Chipotle about 3,000. Therefore a pure mix of the two would be approximately 51,500), whereas "US grade" pepper spray is anywhere from 2,000,000–5,300,000. Usually close to 3,700,000.
Theoretically, through the small amount of research I have done, the science does not add up. This sauce could be concentrated 100 times over and may not be as hot as pepper spray.
My guess is it's "pure" OC he's got in there.. or diluted with water to the desired intensity.
I personally wouldn't trust a sprayer bottle to deliver any hot sauce with chunks in it. I had a nasty experience with Taco Bell's "fire" sauce exploding into my food and rebounding into my eyes.
But this looks like a very mild-ish form of pepper spray (basically).
There is such a thing as being too paranoid, you know.