How can I peel an onion without crying?!
How can I peel an onion without crying?
Any suggestions please?
Answers: Try running it under cold water. And run the knife under cold water too.
But to be honest i quite like crying when peeling onions! I cry, pretending i'm giving an oscar winning performance in a movie and my family have a chuckle at me!
Sad, I know. Lol! Place it underwater while peeling it.
nfd? Peel it under water...it works. Peel it under cold running water. theres the old wives tale (that i think works haha) of having a teaspoon in your mouth when you peel the ionion....OR....take off the outer layer and run the onion lengthways under cold water then chocp without crying!! voila!! Put it in the freezer for about ten minutes. peel it in a bowl of water, sounds crazy but it works was given this advice by a chef Okay this sounds odd but, boil up some water and keep it next to you while you're cutting. The steam/water will change the gas that comes from the onion before it gets to your face. Refrigerate it first. This really helps.
Teach yourself to cut the darn thing quickly!
Cutting under water is extremely clumsy, not really doable and changes the onion flavor.
. wear a pair of glasses,they protect the eyes. When I wear my contact lenses it stops my eyes from watering when I am peeling onions...xx peel it standing by the sink with cold water running..or under the cold water x Chewing gum apparently stops the tears, try it a sprig of fresh parsley under the tongue. Shield your eyes with goggles =p! Or peel one underwater (Though chopping it may be slightly harder...) when you have peeled it and cut it up put your wrists under cold water this does the trick While peeling and chopping, do not open your mouth! Don't talk at all and breathe through your nose.
I don't know why, but this works. It's the foundation for all the old wives' tales, like keep a spoon in your mouth, or a piece of bread etc... a good sharp knife will help , you'll cut the onion, insted of ripping it Peel from top to bottom and don't cut the root off until you have finished. try to stay away from the table, i mean hold your hands straight and cut away from your eyes. open windows to ventilate the room, and it helps a lot if you wear glasses.
or you can cut onion under water :)) I agree with all the others. Peel underwater.
Joan Place it under water and wear a diving mask. Underwater, or wear swimming goggles :-) Several ways of doing this. You could peel it underwater (the onion that is, I wouldn't recommend getting into a swimming pool to do it...)
You could wear glasses/goggles to protect your eyes.
You could try this method of cutting:
Cut a cone out of the bottom of the onion, about 1/4-1/3 of a size of the diametre. Throw this away as this is the bit that makes people cry. Chop the top off, peel and slice as normal. No more tears!
Or, chop it in half and soak in water before peeling it. I assume you mean cutting or chopping an onion...I've never had a crying problem while I was peeling onions.
The refrigeration trick does work, although it's not a magic bullet. I always put my onions in the fridge for at least an hour before I start working them. It doesn't eliminate the possibility of tears, but it does help.
The only fool-proof method I know is not to allow the irritants from the onions to get to your eyes in the first place. This can be accomplished by---I am not making this up---wearing swim goggles or a scuba-diving mask. You're actually protecting your eyeballs in an airtight environment, and it DOES work.
Of course, it's a bit of a hassle to break out the diving gear whenever you chop onions. Also, it makes you look ridiculous. Put on some SCUBA gear! Wear contact lenses!
Seriously though. There's an old wives tale that if you hold a spoon between your teeth crossways you won't cry, but the main thing is to avoid cutting through the root end. All of these ideas might help with a tear or two less but there is nothing out there that guarantees "without crying"
If you do you would make millions! Good luck! Chew some dry bread that works.. I've heard that if you chew gum when you're peeling and slicing an onion that it stops you from crying, however, I've not tried this as I'm not a gum person. I peel onions and put them a ziplock bag and in the fridge it goes.So when I need them , I can take them and cut them up to use. So, I don't have to wait and no more tears.