Is it reasonable to expect "spiciness" to fry off? I got in a "heated" discussion with my wife this evening about a fried turkey recipe that I want to try for Thanksgiving. It calls for:


1 cup of Creole seasoning
1/2 cup of black pepper
1/2 cup of Cayenne pepper


all mixed with a bottle of a bottle of italian dressing, which I will admit sounds pretty damn spicy.  But after readying the reviews it seems like everyone says the heat cooks off and the bird comes out delicious.

It it reasonable to expect that the spiciness will fry off during the cooking process or am I going to ruin (another) Thanksgiving?
Capsaicin, the molecules that make chilis hot, is soluble in oil.  So when you're cooking something spicy in oil - you're most definitely taking away a lot of the heat into the oil.  This is assuming you're going to fry the turkey.  If you're not...good luck ;)

So yes, the recipe isn't that insane, it should be reduced in heat.  Like soegaard says though, test on a piece of chicken first and then fry that piece.