onions

[panther]

whats the best way to cut an onion without crying!!??
i love me onions but fed up with keep getting my eyes watered with the damn things, tried all the ways but still crying!

 

[John_Timmins]

wear goggles hahahaha

 

[panther]

hahahahaha.............which ones ski or swimming??

 

[Lolly]

Supplying ample water to the reaction prevents the gas from reaching the eyes. Eye irritation can, therefore, be avoided by cutting onions under running water or submerged in a basin of water. Rinsing the onion and leaving it wet while chopping may also be effective. Another way to avoid irritation is by not cutting off the root of the onion, or by doing it last, as the root of the onion has a higher concentration of enzymes. Chilling or freezing onions prevents the enzymes from activating, limiting the amount of gas generated. Using a sharp blade to chop onions will limit the cell damage and the release of enzymes that drive the irritation response. Having a fire, such as a candle or a burner, will help as the heat and flames will draw in the onion gas, burn it, and then send it up with the rest of the flame exhaust. In the heat, the chemical changes such that it no longer irritates the eyes.


I have also heard somewhere that lemons also help!

 

[panther]

thanks lolly, someone with brains, eh john?......lol...karma on the way, as a thankyou

 

[John_Timmins]

what do you mean someone with a brain???

have you never heard of google or did you just want someone to do it for you?

 

[grego]

Cold water on the wrists works for me.

 

[panther]

what do you mean someone with a brain???

have you never heard of google or did you just want someone to do it for you?

well its more than what you come up with!.....goggles!!

 

[MargaretR]

I cut the onion into 4 pieces and let a minichopper machine do the rest.
It is designed for baby food- TOMY minichef - got it for nothing from a freecycler when I was having serious tooth problems.

 

[flashy]

they say putting a slice of bread in your mouth whilst chopping is supposed to work, never tried it, but if it shuts you up panther its worth a go lol (only jokin)

 

[Yolanda25]

Put half of onion in ur head lol they say it works

 

[flashy]

Put half of onion in ur head lol they say it works

yeah i can see people right now, wearing an onion

 

[Sara]

Buy ready chopped ones from the fruit and veg section at Asda.

 

[SPUGGIE J]

Get someone else to peel and chop em and let them suffer the waterworks of the peepers.

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

Spoon in your mouth works too.......don't ask me why.....I don't know.

 

[Tin Monkey]

No tips to stop crying, but if you have any onion over, never store it in the fridge.

 

[garinda]

No tips to stop crying, but if you have any onion over, never store it in the fridge.

Why?

Are you going to share?

 

[Tin Monkey]

Hehehe..... yes.

Apparently keeping onions in the fridge causes them to undergo some sort of chemical change. They give off some sort of gas and their taste becomes more acidic. I can't be any more technical than that I'm afraid.

I saw it on some cookery programme and have never stored mine in a fridge since.