What can you use with onions, to keep your eyes from watering and burning?

Answer 1

a good way to reduce tearage during onion prep is to soak the onions in very cold water for a while before cutting. probably 15 to 30 minutes should help.

Answer 2

Start by cutting off the top and the root. This will release gasses. Then, cut down the side of the skin (skin and maybe 1 layer) and peel. You shouldn't have any tears!

I visited a friend one day and she was slicing onion. I offered to help and took over for her in the middle of slicing one onion. She didn't cut the ends off first and, boy, were my eyes tearing! I took the next onion, cut off the ends first, and no more tears.

I've heard that you can cut them under running water, but I find that makes the cutting board slippery and then you have to dry the onions.

Answer 3

Turn the cold tap on and leave it running whilst you peel and chop them. Don't cut off the root end until the last minute, as this is the worst culprit for making your eyes run. But don't run the onion under the tap, as this will wash out the oils, and take the flavour away. If you need to, go and stand next to the tap for a bit, and this should help!

Answer 4

Light a candle it will burn the onion stuff that burns your eyes, put it right beside where your cutting. Or dunk the onion in water frequently. Vinegar in a dish works well too.

Answer 5

LOL necessity is the mother of invention:

Safety goggles - and -

then hold the onion with a fork - cut off the peel.
Then reposition the fork in the onion and use a very sharp knife to cut between the tines - then reposition fork the other way and "dice" the rest of the onion. You never have to touch it if you are careful.

Otherwise, throw it in one of those salsa slicers - -they have a lid and handle and work very well.

Answer 6

I buy only sweet onions, such as 1015s, Mayan, etc. and never have the eye irritations. I used to hate chopping onions before I found the sweet ones. Hope they're available in your area.

Answer 7

My contacts block the sensation pretty well, but I hear that throwing in onion in the freezer for a little bit will lessen the burning if you don't have corrective lenses.

Answer 8

When i did food tech at school our teacher told us to chew gum, wash the onion under water or just tilt your head back a bit.

Answer 9

First of all, if you pick onions that are flatter on the top and bottom and are fresher they tend to be sweeter and not hotter. Placing a piece of cracker in your mouth during cutting also helps.

Answer 10

Supposedly cutting them near a burning candle is supposed to help. I think the best thing is to use the sharpest knife you have and cut as quickly as you can (safely, of course). You can also cut under running water but this is dangerous.