Tips for cutting onions?!?

-I'm half way through, trying to make a Cottage pie, but I just CANT cut onions without crying! Any tips?xHow to Slice an Onion Without Crying

By braniac, eHow User



An onion

A good knife

Scented candle

Gum



1

Cut out the core of the onion-where the root comes out. This is the section that has the most tear-inducing properties.



2

Soak the onion in water before cutting-water will dilute the sulphuric compounds.



3

Or else: freeze the onion before cutting. The sulphuric compound that leads to tears will not react as quickly when it's cold. However, don't freeze it for too long because it can affect taste. 10 minutes should do it.



4

Cut the Onion in a well-ventilated room. Give the fumes a chance to escape.



5

Light a candle. A burning flame can burn away the sulphuric fumes.



6

Chew gum or a piece of bread while cutting the onion.





Tips & Warnings

Use the sharpest knife possible to cut the onion. The harder you try to cut down on the onion with a blunt knife, the more fumes will be released.



Breathe through your mouth while chopping the onion, not your nose.



When all else fails, use a blender or food processor.





.Naw, all those techniques are wives-tales and don't work.



Here's the secret: the onion must be sliced with a sharp knife using the proper technique. If you flat chop the onions or use a dull knife, you'll crush the cells that sprays the onion into a fine mist that causes the eye irritation. Slicing cuts the cells without spraying the liquid in the cells, then you don't have to avoid the spray since it doesn't occur.
I put my onions in the freezer for about 15 minutes before I cut them and it helps.

I have also used my husband's shop glasses. They aren't like swim goggles. They do have a seal though that hugs your face.
I have several.



Chilling the onions.





Washing them.



Wearing swimming goggles (Seriously, one of my friends did this in our food tech practical exam. The examiner said he'd never seen it before)
it is just the onions have Oil in which sulfur

so cut it with glasses or take your head away from it

cut it with a distance like 2 feet from head
All the little tricks people say to use just don't work.........the only thing I have found to absolutely work is goggles....sounds funny I know especially if you have guests over to eat...LOL



But it works....
Keep your mouth open



Chill the onion



Use your sharpest knife



Take the opportunity for a good cry
Swimming goggles. Sure, you look like a goof while you're cutting them, but you'll be onion-proof.
1- stick tissue up you nose

2- wash them in cold cold water to take some of the bite off of them
use the slap chop :)
choose me.
this one
put a teaspoon(metal) in your mouth , i swear it works !