How to Cut an Onion Without Crying - CHOW Tip

CHOW contributor Daniel Duane demonstrates tear-free onion dicing.

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[lordmagicpants]

I would suggest a heavy dose of man the fuck up.

[mb433]

Or you could just man up and have your wife do that shit.

[OmegaRecon65]

Oh Geez. I actually saw at Wal Mart a set of Paula Deen goggles for cutting onions. Its sad that a grown guy has a drawer full of goggles for cutting onions. Hell, punish the kids and make them cut the onions.

[TheBaccaraa]

show that gordan ramsay!

chow cooking tips, fucking amusing dont miss the fried egg show its hillarius

[xdkwallen742]

actually works better with a candle in my experience.

[PropMonkey87]

@TEADRINKA

i do not think that word means what you think it means

[TEADRINKA]

@PropMonkey87 you got trolled.

[pandabear987123]

he's funny

[PropMonkey87]

@TEADRINKA

If you guide your knife with the edge of your knuckles you can do that pretty safely.

[PropMonkey87]

@PropMonkey87

I was drunk when I wrote that! But it's pretty much accurate; when an onion's cells are crushed, it releases a chemical which creates a sulfur-like gas when it comes in contact with moisture, like that of your exposed eyes. A sharper knife, good ventilation/airflow and eye protection will all help. I've heard a bowl of standing water will too, but I doubt it's effectiveness.

[mammothcuddles]

@PropMonkey87 I laughed so hard at 'onion faggotry'

[PropMonkey87]

Not a well-done video, but YES. A portion of my prep work last year was to peel 10 gallons of white and red onions, and to use a deli slicer to slice around 5-8 white onions daily. A fan, blowing towards where you're cutting onions does awesomely to prevent irritation. Basically the chemical reaction of onion faggotry fucks off from the moisture of your mucus membranes (eyes!) and doesn't go down. Using a sharper knife prevents onion-gas from turning to mustard gas since it crushes less cells.