Using gasoline to purify spicy crystals | Capsaicin extraction from Carolina Reapers 

Join me in this thrilling video as I attempt to extract capsaicin from Carolina Reaper chilies using ethyl acetate in a Soxhlet extractor. Watch as I encounter challenges in purifying the crystals and ultimately turn losses around. Stay tuned as I experiment with using hexanes from gasoline distillate to achieve success in this exciting extraction process.