The first time I used Jalapenos and chopped them, the fire got under my finger nails and hurt all night and into the next day.
That didn’t happen again - Jalapenos can be very inconsistent. If you buy a bunch at the grocery, one might be medium hot, and another super hot. If I’m using them in a dish for others, I taste a little bit of each one, to regulate how hot the dish is going to be.
Found the same. Therefore, I use Serrano and habanero if I want consistent heat. I use jalapenos instead of green bell peppers, the store here gets ones so damn big and mild, they might as well be.