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Ok anyone got any tips for beating the dreaded onion?

I have just prepared spag bol for tea and the Oninon got me big time i now have black eyes and a blotchy fach and i look a right mess and to top it off i have to take my 4 year old son to school Very attractive i must say!!!! http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_44.gif

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Onions are such a pain in the eyes i always end up with really sore watery eyes, i tried wearing my glasses while cutting them albeit reduced the sting & water a little but not a cure:( Im sure someone will have better suggestions:)

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How about wearing swimming goggles.

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Smoke 20 a day, or watch Bambi at the same time and kill two birds with one stone.:)

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Peel the onion under water.?
come on mez this your thing help

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Keep the onions in the fridge, they don't make your eyes water as much when cold.

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keeping onions in fridge is great, but the strong ones still make your eyes run ooooooooo, what i have done in the past is put a teaspoon in your mouth, it works , or when you have peeled the said onion run it under cold water then chop.

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Thats ok but it would be just my luck the post man or someone would come to my door and i would forget about the googles how funny would that be? http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_2_78.gif

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I gave up smoking 6 months ago and i dont want to start again, so it looks like its titanic for me makes me cry everytime.!!!

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Better to be laughing than crying :D

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Do teh sensible thing and get the kids to chop them. Leave them in a sealed bag untill you need them

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I agree with willow and certainly not with my 4 and 6 year olds!!!http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/i...ons/icon11.gif

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Nah, you can't molly coddle all their lives you know :)

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Right let me give you this tip FOR FREE!!!!!

When chopping your onions, burn a little tea light candle near to where you are dicing them, the candle burns all the fumes off the onion that make your eye's water.
And it works honest.:D There ya go, happy chopping

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Got to try that one slinky as i peel slice and dice in water, but at least if done in water then lees chance of you hurting your eyes if you rub them if itchy.

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i always cut the root off first,not the top ,,,then peel from there,and i always buy spanish onions rather than english...they seem to be the worst culprits

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I dont know if I've dreamt this but I'm sure I was told that if you run your wrists under cold water before chopping them your eyes wont water, I have tried it and it worked but It didn't affect me that bad anyway, maybe I've made it up, let me know if you try it!

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yeah and be cruel like me and make it a "who can cry the most competition" hee hee. Must add that my two boys are 12 and 13 and not little ones :rolleyes:

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I think yeaterday i would have won that competition hands down you should have seen me.

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I don't know if I've dreamt this or not but I think someone told me to put a peg on my nose whilst chopping onions. I've never tried it so don't know if it works but it sounds sort of logical - all the tubes are connected in there aren't they?

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I could actually see that working. http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/12/12_6_5.gif

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Haven't chopped an onion in a long time. Buy fresh onions already chopped from Asda. Worth the extra money.

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Try wearing a motorcycle helmet ..it helps a little :p

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I can honestly say that chopping onions has never really affected my eyes that much. I do tend to chop them very quickly though.... Which might explain why I only have 4 fingers on my left hand..:D

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I thought that was because you ate too quickly :)

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i find keep them in fridge and then peel them under water

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what fingers?:e9: :blink8: or onions

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Don't everyone have 4 fingers on their left hand? And on the right one aswell!!! hee hee

Well thats what you have to say to my daughter 4 fingers and 1 thumb.

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LOL you would think that lettie would know how many fingers we should have - I bet she has counted millions of baby fingers :D

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Lol, I never gave the 4 finger thing a thought until hours after I'd posted it....:D

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Hee Hee Oooh lettie you do make me chuckle.

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I bite down a knife and it seems to work.Do not know why but i suppose its the same as Mez's method.Another thing i have done is to freeze the onion and then instead of cutting it i grate it down.The onion taste is there in the food but you can hardly see it.Do the same with Ginger and spices.Always fresh and lasts longer

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have tried the spoon thing it does work a lil bit

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and i quit smoking a month ago as well