Why is it when someone on a cooking show goes to cut up a onion they don't tear?

Answer 1

I heard that if you wash the onion in water, it inhibits the chemical reaction when an onion is cut.

Answer 2

When you actually see someone on a cooking show cut up an onion, they do it quickly! They cut it in half, remove the outer skin, then they place in cut side down on the board, cut it horizontally, then vertically, then into the small pieces. I do it that way at home, and I don't tear up anymore either.

Answer 3

Place peeled onions in freezer for 10-15 minutes prior to cutting this help the onion juice to go solid. Only chop onions with a very sharp knife and this doesn't bruise them and cause the liquid to run. Then you dont cry.

Answer 4

Do it quickly and you'll have no problem. And no need to stick your face too close. Put away remaining onion pieces and start cooking with cut up pieces right away. Wash hands before you wipe your eyes, though!

Answer 5

When I started my first job the first thing I learned was that if you soak onions in cold water for awhile they will not make you tear.

Answer 6

many shows wash the onion many times .before they cut onions they use special ingreadionts on it sometimes so it doesnt let off the fumes.

Answer 7

maybe they are used to it, or the camera is zoomed in on the onion, and not their face...or maybe they just dont tear when they cut onions!

Answer 8

maybe they use fresh onions, fresh onions don't make you tear, the old onions are the ones that makes everybody tear.

Answer 9

If you boil an onion first it doesnt make you tear.
But it gets rid of alot of the flavour.

Answer 10

good question.i can give you a tip though.peel the onions and refridge them fo about 15mins before you slice.this way i am sure you will not have tears in your eyes.