Solution to teary eyes when cutting onions! Tried it tonight, and it worked perfectly!

[AndrewR]

Originally posted by: Amused
Pop them in the freezer for 30 minutes or so before cutting them.

I can't think that far ahead...

 

[rmrf]

Originally posted by: fire400
you guys are wusses, if chopping onions makes you cry, I would love to see you guys walk through the streets of Iraq, today - right now.

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Cut onions in water ftw? I think so.

 

[Specop 007]

Food processor.
I slice the onion once, stick it in and hit "WHIR". Wait a minute and then dump it into the pot.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: Amused
Pop them in the freezer for 30 minutes or so before cutting them.

I can't think that far ahead...

Then you deserve to suffer.

 

[InverseOfNeo]

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Food processor.
I slice the onion once, stick it in and hit "WHIR". Wait a minute and then dump it into the pot.

But my food processor doesnt have a "WHIR" button.

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: InverseOfNeo

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Food processor.
I slice the onion once, stick it in and hit "WHIR". Wait a minute and then dump it into the pot.

But my food processor doesnt have a "WHIR" button.

Hmmm. Does it have a "ZZZZZZ" button? That should do it too.

 

[brxndxn]

The only benefit I know of to having half-blind eyes is that I can cut onions pain-free with my contacts in...

 

[AndrewR]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: Amused
Pop them in the freezer for 30 minutes or so before cutting them.

I can't think that far ahead...

Then you deserve to suffer.

You didn't read the first post, did you? No suffering here.

 

Breathe through your mouth, it works good.

 

[theknight571]

I just buy frozen chopped onions.

Just take out as many as needed.

No tears.

- TK

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: rmrf
or you can just hold a match between your teeth so the head is under your nose. that works fine for me.

Unlit or lit! :evil:

don't laugh I was actually sitting here trying to figure out why his nose doesn't burn

 

[bonkers325]

wear goggles

 

[Howard]

Cutting with a sharp knife breaks less cells.

 

[Atomicus]

or use a sharper, thinner knife

less broken cell walls the less sting

 

[newParadigm]

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: Greyd

Originally posted by: AndrewR
Here it is!! I put mine on and was able to chop two large, very powerful onions without any tears whatsoever. The dog got a little freaked out, but it was better than last week when my eyes burned for an hour.

I tried soaking the onions in water before cutting them, but that did absolutely nothing.

Another batch of chili cooking in the slow cooker tonight!

They key is putting the onion under cold water or soaking it under COLD water. I never have problems with onions when I do this.

I thought about the running water idea, but our sink is crap which makes that difficult. Since I have the gas mask, I'll probably just use that -- I've worn it enough already that it doesn't bother me a bit to wear it for a few minutes to chop onions.

Of course, most people don't have gas masks lying around their houses. For them, the running water trick should work.

What about a snorkling mask?

 

[Xylitol]

I dont cry

 

[dabuddha]

Just cut them under water and you won't cry.

EDIT: to clarify, put the onion underwater, not your whole self.

 

[oddyager]

I usually run some cold water over a peeled onion before I cut it... well as someone already recommended.

Originally posted by: fire400
you guys are wusses, if chopping onions makes you cry, I would love to see you guys walk through the streets of Iraq, today - right now.

My LCD just exploded from the sheer absurdity of that post.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Probably causes cancer.

 

[conehead433]

Rubbing lemon juice under your eyes before cutting onions is supposed to prevent tearing.

 

[yosuke188]

I wish I had a gas mask just laying on the floor

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: SampSon
Breathe through your mouth, it works good.

Agreed. I sliced onions for years. Once I figured that one out, no more problems.

 

[AndrewR]

Originally posted by: Atomicus
or use a sharper, thinner knife

less broken cell walls the less sting

These were huge onions -- would have taken forever with a small knife.

Of course, I could have just used the Cuisinart, but I always tend to cut veggies by hand for some reason. I'm somewhat of a traditionalist in the kitchen. Well, except for the gas mask.

 

[jjoyner]

Originally posted by: Finns14
typo sulfenic not sulfuric sry but the pricipale(lol possibly another typo) is still the same

Yep you got it wrong ...