When my housemate cooks chillies, it produces a gas that makes the rest of us cough. What is he doing wrong?!

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You need to move out. Find a roommate that only likes mild food.

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really - - can you prove - a "gas" - - sorry - far fetched
I might assume it is simply "water vapor" & your somewhat sensitive to it . .

I remember that chilies (hot) were used to disguise rotten meat in the poor nations . . ! !
But that is also an opinion -

Differently - ? - put the wok outside - turn the stove vent on - ? ?
? ? what do some people say about curry - - or fish - or - - my dad made the stinkisty kidney stew - but tasted fine - ? ?
good luck my freind - remember - communications - do solve problems

He is burning the oil. It is the smoke from the oil that is making you cough. Unfortunately you do need a high temperature to cook a good stir fry so I would suggest good ventilation. Shut the kitchen door and open all the windows before he starts cooking!

Catering equipment engineer

use peanut oil, it heats to higher temp without burning

He can still get the flavour and heat in his food by adding the chillies at the end of the cooking then just stir frying for a short while, without burning the oil, open a window where you are and turn on the cooker hood if there is one or open a window in the kitchen.I know how you feel I am allergic to chillies in any form. The smell while cooking gives me a coughing fit, but if there is the slightest amount of chilli in my food my lips swell and my throat closes up. We went out for a meal and warned the chef about my problem but the idiot put chilli powder in a prawn cocktail, scared the life out of the waiter and manager when I had a problem breathing and he thought I'd need an ambulance. Won't be going back there again!