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Randy D

Did you know that when cutting onions, a way to keep them from bringing tears to your eyes and/or making your hands smell oniony is to hold

them under water?  I know form personal experience that it works.

  I heard on television tonight from a woman in Florida, USA that she believes holding a cracker in your mouth while cutting onions helps to keep you from crying.  I can't imagine how that would be effective, but I don't dismiss it either, at least until I try it.

Do you know any other ways to do it?



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Posted - December 29, 2019
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  • 13395
    I don't have a swimming pool or scuba gear to go cutting up onions under water. Good idea though. 
      December 29, 2019 11:24 PM MST
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  • 10026
    I have heard that before. :)  I have also heard chewing gum helps.  I've never tried it but it seems like it might.
      December 29, 2019 11:31 PM MST
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  • 17620
    My chef friend claims it's in the way you cut the onion.  I don't know but get tears about half the time...regardless of the type of onion (except Vidalia).  Cutting submerged sounds like an easy fix.  
      December 30, 2019 3:03 PM MST
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  • 10026
    I might be a little late to bring this point up; but, I am assuming you are talking about rinsing them and then cutting them.  Holding them under running water while trying to handle a knife...
    You'll cut one of your fingers Off!!
    This will DEFINITELY make you cry!!  It would me!  For Sure!!

      December 30, 2019 3:11 PM MST
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  • 53531

      Nope, I’m talking about holding the onion completely submerged in water. I’ve done it lots of times and it works perfectly, I’ve never cut myself while doing it. 
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      December 30, 2019 9:16 PM MST
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  • 10026
    I'm trying to picture this.  Do you have them on a cutting board in the sink? 
    Are they yellow onions or green onions?
      December 30, 2019 9:44 PM MST
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  • 53531

      Any type of onion. There are two ways to do it:

    1) when doing only one onion or very small onions, fill a large mixing bowl with water, submerge the onion completely under the water with one Jane and cut it with the other hand, taking care not to cut yourself 
    2) for a larger onion or lots of onions, plug the sink, fill it with water and cut the onions as described above


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      December 30, 2019 11:02 PM MST
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  • 14795
    Cut up oninions with a razor sharp knife and it won't spray and onion juice when you finely manage to slice or dice with it......
      December 31, 2019 12:42 AM MST
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