How can l Stop Crying When l Peel Onions Please?!


Question: How can l Stop Crying When l Peel Onions Please!?
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I always put the onion in the freezer for a few minutes before I peel and cut !.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. then I also use a sharp knife and that works most of the time !.!.!.!.!.!.!. = )Www@FoodAQ@Com

1!. Put it in the fridge for a while!.
2!. Cut both ends (tip and root) off with a really sharp knife - A blunt knife crushes the onion more and makes you cry faster!
3!. After both ends are removed, remove the outer layer of the onion and wash the onion under cold running water!.
4!. Then slice the onion as fast as you can - watch out for your fingers though as cutting them will also make you cry :-)
These steps work really well for me!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

According to Martha Stewart, peel your onions near a lighted candle!. However, my Grandmother used to say that the best way was to rinse them under cold water and peel them with a cold knife!. I have used my Grandmother's way and haven't cried yet!. However, Martha Stewart swears by a lighted candle!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Cold water

Run cold water over the onion and the knife!. Cut near the sink so you can rinse the knife off in between cuts!. If not take a glass of cold water, maybe even with ice, to where you are working, to dip the knife into instead!.
Every few cuts rinse the onion off again!.

It has helped me from shedding too many onion tears!.

I have also heard putting it into the refrigerator to get cold before cutting!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

There is no foolproof method!. I usually light a candle very close to the cutting board!. In theory this helps dissipate the vapors from the onion before they reach your face!. Sometimes it works, sometimes not!. I've heard holding a pin in your teeth, wearing glasses, etc!. Nothing is perfect!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Onions are like humans!. They cry by leaving smell when they get hurt, when you cut them!. To stop crying take a zip loc and fill it with water!. Put onions in it and refrigate it!. But cut them in half!. After a day or 2 take them out and you will stop crying!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No joke, I agree with the goggles! I have a pair of swim goggles in the junk drawer!. I only need them for the occasional POTENT onion!. Some of them are killers!Www@FoodAQ@Com

The only thing that will help is a sharp knife and keep them cold!. also don't stand right over them when your cutting!. I use a lot of them and never cry!. Good luck, sniff sniffWww@FoodAQ@Com

at work i splash some lemon juice on the cutting board and it completely cuts out the enzyme!. Its the only trick i've ever heard that actually works, and well it doesWww@FoodAQ@Com

When you peel onions it is best to peel them then wash them in cold water it always works for meWww@FoodAQ@Com

try to breathe out of your mouth!. It doesn't stop the stinging completely, but it helps!. I think it's because it's not going straight through your nose to your eyes this way!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I always cried when peeling onions!. Now that I wear contacts I cry no more!. The contacts shield my eyes!. So!.!.!. I don't know!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Freeze your onions, and then rinse them in cold water!. It works for me, I have to chop onions on the daily at work!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

this works for me
put the onion under water and then cut it shouldnt effect ur eyes


ps i havent a clue how it works but it did 4 meWww@FoodAQ@Com

No joke!. open your freezer and let the cold air hit your face!. Worked every time for me!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

some ppl say by chewing gum, it has to be mint and it works for some like me and for other not so muchWww@FoodAQ@Com

put it in the freezer for a few minutes first, or don't cut off the root end until last, they both work!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Stuff ur nose with tissuse or cover ur nose with scragWww@FoodAQ@Com

-Let the onion get very cold!.
-Stuff your mouth with bread (it works, too)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I have heard run water in the kitchen!. I thought if was weird but it does help me!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

light a candle and put it nearby the "smoke" will overpower the onion's stenchWww@FoodAQ@Com

Put lime/lemon juice on the cutting board 1st!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Peel them under running cold water!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Put a spoon in your mouth or wear goggles, it works!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Freeze the onionsWww@FoodAQ@Com

Cut it by the sink while runnig water!.!.!. the water helpsWww@FoodAQ@Com

peel with the onions in a bowl covered with waterWww@FoodAQ@Com

where swimming goggles!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

freeze the onion first!.!.!.!.or wear goggles!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

put it in the fridge for a while before you cut it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

look away! hehe i don't think its possible to avoid itWww@FoodAQ@Com





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