Is it reasonable to expect “spiciness” to fry off?

Question

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?

Answer

If you are worried: a fast and cheap way to test the mixture is to to try it on a piece of chicken breast.

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