Cooking'm reduces the heat.Currently the confirmed hottest pepper, has ben known to make folks regurgitate and it is also known for burning from the time it enters, all the way through, until it comes back out. o yeah...has on occasion caused heart attacks and burst headaches which can lead to stroke...so sure....fry em up and eat em.... with bacon... as a matter of fact you ain't a true bacon lover if you can't do that...go for it... I dare ya....I double dog dare ya...
So does fermenting.