When chopping onion, what can you do to prevent the odor from burning your eyes?!
When chopping onion, what can you do to prevent the odor from burning your eyes?
My mom told me a remedy a long time ago but I have forgotten it. We have tried using a wooden toothpick (somebody told me about that before) but that doesn't seem to work too well.
Serious answers only, please.
Answers:
It's not the odor, it's the reaction from the fumes from the onion on your poor eyeballs. I have had luck with the running water thing, I have actually done the "hold a piece of bread in your mouth while cutting the onion" thing (wasn't bad, but the bread got soggy, but the best was wearing swimming goggles. Worked a treat!