How to Slice and Dice an Onion Like a Pro

[theinsomniac4life]

Unless that steel was diamond impregnated (and most viewer's will not be), it will not sharpen a knife, it will only hone it. Teaching people to scrape their knife against a steel like that is a waste of time and may damage the knife. A steel, unless it is made of a material harder than the knife like ceramic or diamond, is only used to hone, or straighten, a blade after it has been properly sharpened.

[Robandall]

One thing I've never understood about that dice technique (cuts along 3 planes) - the onion is in horizontal layers already so why do you need the horizontal cuts?! Vertical slices then perpendicular horizontal slices gives you a good dice as is.

[DominicJozwik]

you're getting it on the floor.

[paopilar]

stupid chef cut himself!

[hunter54ad]

the camera work reminds me of movies like "irreversible", "battle: l.a." or "cloverfield" but this one is still better

[errorstudios]

appalling camera work...

[ProcrastinatingGuy]

my head just from all the shaky camera!

its cloverfield: onions!

[kungpowchix]

do not follow this mans example. if you want to know how to do it correctly and in a safe way, watch gordon ramsay's video.

[alexhendrick709]

@kungpowchix this almost exactly the same as Ramsay's? he just made a few more cuts, but its the exact same technique

[777neotamakachi777]

I did find it interesting how he did not cut through the back of the onion when dicing it. Will definitely try that tonight, I usually just cut right through and end up having to reposition the onion together while dicing.

Thanks for sharing your technique with us Lento

[azriel562]

bad camera man and slow onion cutter, I have better speed to cut all kind veggies

[RootGinger]

When dicing the onion he slices through it towards the back with his hand in front. Not only is this dangerous, one slip and you cut your hand, but totally unnecessary. Simply chop in half. Slice through almost to the end following the lines and then slice through length ways. The other cut he tried to add is done automatically as it's created by the layers of skin on the onion.

[friendlier]

One second he's cut off the ends and the next he already has the onion sliced in half. Then everything goes blurry. Is this a joke?

[Youeeediot]

Anybody catch the "that's what she said" in the background at 1:13?

[Starbuckfsd]

Ok the 34 fags who disliked this video must be the dumbasses that cut their fingers

[videogeek27]

lol @Starbuckfsd for getting so butt hurt over a video of a guy cutting an onion

[StatixCinder]

this guy has no idea wtf his is doing

[Starbuckfsd]

@StatixCinder Do you? Where's your video an onion?

[HennaLang]

Very informative!

[DrivinWest]

Lento is a great restaurant.

[heartlessvietboy]

Who said Onions are Healthy? How smart can the Nutritionist Be? They don't even know the name of different Onions!!

[TheToeminator]

I'm crying, but it wasn't from the onion. It was from the camera work.

[J0k394]

this was the stupidest way of slicing an onion.

Though he should've started with the basics, slicing onion rings. No cutting in half to peel, just peel and chop.Then add to any kind of meat cooking.

[9T9times]

Assuming that this video was to educate and advise people who do not know how to slice and dice vegetables, the part where he cut lateral lines toward his hand with what should be a very sharp knife was idiotic in the basest sense . I would fire any one of my staff on the spot if I saw them using that technique.

[Kieshaleigh]

@9T9times That's not idiotic. It's really how you chop an onion. If you view other videos on the same subject you'll see it.

[9T9times]

@Kieshaleigh Well then, you go ahead and cut like that, it's your prerogative. My parting comment on the matter is that if you can't use common sense and see the dangers involved with using that technique then I am only glad that I won't be in that kitchen or galley when the inevitable happens.

I wish you well and safe preservation of all your didgets. ;)

[cbader92]

Got tears in my eyes just by watching that onion on Youtube -_-'

[bermudatriangle83]

Wow!!! all vids saw on this b4, hard to see how they did, terrible filming - TY this was very helpful!

[rdyaim]

horrible, jerky, unfocused camera work with a loud humming noise! next!

[brainaholic]

yesm the guy is LENTO (slow) . I saw a peruvian chef who slices 10 times faster than this guy, without mistakes and leaving the food entire but totally cut

[eggbertsmith]

Was this filmed by his epileptic grandmother?

[G12RICK]

You may need the horizontal cuts for tomatoes  , but not for ONIONS!! .

[Aqlor]

ChefJeanPierre teaches a much more efficient technique

[cipher2]

Thank you, I was getting tired of looking like I didn't know what I was doing cause I didn't but now I do, thanks for the upload!

[cmalchik]

He fucked up. You're supposed to slice more of the root end off so the slices come apart when slicing (not dicing).

[NumberOneFictionFan]

DON'T DO IT THIS WAY SLICING THE ONION AND PUSHING THE KNIFE TOWARD YOUR HAND WILL PUT YOU IN HOSPITAL IF YOUR LUCKY ENJOUGH TO MAKE IT TO THE HOSPISTAL AFTER ONE DAY SLICING INTO YOUR HAND

[KiriouSs]

i fking LOVE onion^^.

comes well in spaghetti souce:P

[MilesB1975]

The camera is too close to the work to focus correctly, wrong focal length.

[beforethethrone7]

That's how I do it :)

[kebabs19]

fucking retard bullshit you are a chef, what you are is a DUMB CUNT

[one2treefor5]

eww. you need to sharpen your knife dude.

[AbstractMan23]

does it matter which way you cut, ie against or along the grain?

[dendennn]

worlds worst cameraman

[jimmybrite]

I need a sharpening stone, I hate dull knives.

[aprumpa]

omfg duuude

[LAGboy007]

so... what happen with the other art of the onion? the one he didn't chopped :/

[dendennn]

too hard

[TheIndianMasterChef]

@dendennn for you maybee because you must be one of those lazy ass retards who say eveerything is too hard if it requires too much work but for me this is easy as sinch

[dendennn]

@TheIndianMasterChef lol

[eggbertsmith]

I like the part where he shows you how to cut an onion.

[maiga71]

yes he is right you do need the horizontal cuts 2 is enough, otherwise your dice wont be trully square, and to do this with a sharp knife is a joy.

[josedodgers]

the horizontal cutting is probably not necessary since onions are naturally layered in strips.

[WhoaThatWasAwesome]

but they do not always split. Ur logic seems plausible but just try it it isn't that simple

[josedodgers]

A properly sharpened knife will take care of that.

[phoenixtravis]

You're an Amazing Chef! Thank You For Helping Me how to Dice an Onions! so How is the video lifehacker?

[dLimboStick]

To dice, you don't need to do those horizontal cuts, the layers of the onion already do that for you.

[cy43]

For a true dice you do, otherwise you get the rounding of the onion on your dice

[rhinowalsh]

the bit about having a sharp knife is very true...

[ColorfulRainbowz]

Thank you this helped alot.

I am wanting to become a chef and I am looking for different techniques. Yours was great!!

[texan1510]

I just managed to cut up an onion without my eyes getting full of tears for the first time in my life.

Thanks, guys! So appreciated.

[silvermediastudio]

@texan1510 Cutting the onion quickly is the key.. when the onion is cut, a chemical reaction releases a little irritant gas that gets into your eyes. Cutting quickly with a very sharp knife reduces the amount of gas released. You can also try slightly cooling the onions before cutting, which helps slow the reaction as well.

[darcylicious]

bad instructional video. camera man doesn't know how to operate it. guy not explaining but mumbling. voted 1.

[skpfun]

i just avaliate for the HQ !

[amiralisadeghi]

dude...you are a pro cinematographer! ;)

[flashtro]

Worst camera work i've ever seen - it totally ruins the video and loses the whole purpose of the originally intended message - don't waste your time

[gsgsgsgsgsgsgsgs]

I really doubt it was the worst camera work you've ever seen. In that case you haven't seen much.

Anyway, regarding the cutting...I always skip the step where he cuts it horizontally since the onion is already layered in that direction.

[fooey88]

sharp knife helps too :P

[zapallalla]

Glad the video is available in HD because it was filmed so well. Not shaking, always cropped correctly and you really can get the idea very well because of perfect editing!

[fikimniit]

Great camerawork there

[catnips0addict]

@fikimniit great sarcasm there. lol

[ldwhite69]

@catnips0addict

hey you picked up that it was sarcasm pat yourself on the back

[catnips0addict]

@ldwhite69 yeah cool

[kangdy]

you call that HD!? Hah!!!

[Toekneebullard]

Now I really want to eat a cheeseburger. Thanks for the tip!

[frvfilms]

didnt know Lh have channel, keep them coming,

hack my life!

[ekin1]

Wheres the part on fileting a fish

[deadvideokid]

This is actually a pretty good trick. Well done, Art.

[kayyouman]

oh thank god. I've always had trouble with cutting onions, I've already cut off 8 of my fingers, just from cutting onions. thanks guys ..

*rolleyes*