I'm with you on the spicy,but IT geek? Much too sinewy! I prefer a tender brain with the fork tenderness that only comes from underuse. Supermodel (http://brains4zombies.com/brains.html?brainType=CelebrityBrains&celebrityID=Naomi%20Campbell) is ideal. I also admire your incredible self-restraint. I'd never have the patience to thinly slice garlic or onion, let alone seed a chili pepper, with tasty tasty braaaaaiiiiiiiiiins tempting me.