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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: Trillium on September 09, 2007, 02:33

Title: tearless onion chopping
Post by: Trillium on September 09, 2007, 02:33

Fate decrees in our household that I get to chop all the onions, and when doing countless quarts of tomato sauces, I chop mountains of onions. Which leads to the tearful problem of watering eyes. I've tried every trick in the book: chopping under water, wearing a diving mask (works but what a nuisance!), whatever.
This actually works: about 2 foot (80cm) from where you'll be chopping, have a small table fan blowing across your work area.  I used a 12" fan and it was perfect. Not a tear after the 6th big stinker.

Title: tearless onion chopping
Post by: WG. on September 09, 2007, 06:41

Keeping them in the fridge before you peel them also helps a lot.

Title: tearless onion chopping
Post by: DD. on September 09, 2007, 07:40

I get Mrs. Digger to do them.

'Werks for me'.

Title: tearless onion chopping
Post by: shaun on September 09, 2007, 08:09

wear safety goggles  :wink:

Title: tearless onion chopping
Post by: Annie on September 09, 2007, 10:20

I wear contact lens and have never shed a tear chopping onions.

Title: tearless onion chopping
Post by: Lynne on September 09, 2007, 15:49

I put mine in the ice box of the fridge for 15 mins before cutting.

Title: tearless onion chopping
Post by: shaun on September 09, 2007, 15:52

Quote from: "Lynne"

I put mine in the ice box of the fridge for 15 mins before cutting.

wot your contact lenses lynne :wink:

Title: tearless onion chopping
Post by: WG. on September 09, 2007, 16:25

Quote from: "shaun"

wot your contact lenses lynne

That'll earn you an icy stare, shaun!

Title: tearless onion chopping
Post by: Trillium on September 09, 2007, 16:37

The great thing about the fan is that you don't have to chill or freeze anything first, just set the fan in place and start cutting. You don't even need to find some hapless victim to do it for you.  :lol:

Title: tearless onion chopping
Post by: snozzer on September 09, 2007, 17:21

Open your mouth and stick your tongue out while chopping, works for me

Title: tearless onion chopping
Post by: Welsh Girls Allotment on September 09, 2007, 23:41

Quote from: "Annie"

I wear contact lens and have never shed a tear chopping onions.

That's exactly what I do -I have been chief onion chopper in our house since which got together  :lol:

Title: tearless onion chopping
Post by: Lynne on September 10, 2007, 14:35

Quote from: "shaun"

Quote from: "Lynne"

I put mine in the ice box of the fridge for 15 mins before cutting.

wot your contact lenses lynne :wink:

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol: