2006-10-05 20:28:45 · 25 answers · asked by weazlefish 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
put a fork in ya gob
2006-10-05 20:37:32 · answer #1 · answered by spadgeroo2012 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Keep the onion together while slicing. Make slices in one direction first, then the other. For the final chop, let the onion fall apart.
Alternatively, you can try chopping under water. Be careful!
2006-10-05 20:42:11 · answer #2 · answered by Polymath 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wear a blindfold or just stop using onions all together. Other options include making someone else chop the onions for you
2006-10-05 20:39:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
soak the onions in water for a while before chopping them...
ur eyes wont sting
2006-10-05 20:37:24 · answer #4 · answered by shanthicharuvil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where goggles....lol
When i worked at subway we had something that would cut onions but when we had new employees/trainee's come in we would not tell them. We use to make them cut a bag of onions by hand. Well someone left a pair of swimming goggle at the store one day and we had a new employee there. So we had him cut the onions by hand and he wore the goggles (at his free will). He said they worked.
2006-10-05 20:29:35 · answer #5 · answered by mystique_dragon4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you keep onions in the fridge it greatly reduces the stinging but it doesn't completely stop it.
2006-10-05 20:39:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I rinse them right after pealing, toss out the skins right away, then cut them on a board next to the sink, scoop them up and into the pan, with a fan over the stove and usually don't have a problem. Just getting them wet initially is sufficient.
2006-10-05 20:33:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can cut the onions while they are in a bowl of water. Failing that, just breath through your mouth - this stops the irritation quite well, but not completely.
2016-03-27 06:57:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say doing it underwater helps. That's too much trouble for me. I do wash my hands frequently so I don't inadvertently bring onion juice any closer to my face than necessary. I also keep a fan blowing away from me. i'm not sure if it helps but it can't hurt.
2006-10-05 20:33:35 · answer #9 · answered by Kuji 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put them in the freezer for a little bit before you chop them, or wear goggles with a nose cover.
2006-10-05 20:38:26 · answer #10 · answered by Caitlin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't prevoke the onion, it will most likely not sting you.
2006-10-05 20:38:56 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋