how do you cut an onion with out it making you cry.?

Answer 1

well i use this awesome cutter thing- you quickly unpeel the onion and then put it in- since the thing covers the onion, u cant see it and wont cry! (this answer is for a question that wasn't supposed to be a riddle.)
then of course you push down to chop the onion..
it has one handle at the top which is used as a button and then it has a chamber at the bottom

Answer 2

This is what I do. Cut the onion in half. Then remove the skin with out cutting off the root part. The root area has more gases. Its the oinions way of portecting itself. Save the root end to cut up last. So then I rinse my board and knife before I continue. It helps cut down on the gas. Only chop one half at a time. Take the half that you already chopped and place a damp paper towel on top of it in a bowl. I found that this really helps on the tears. Just keep a damp towel over the onion and you'll be ok


Put the unpeeled onion in the freezer and leave it there for about ten minutes.
Put on some sort of glasses. Tears are caused by the juices from the onion getting in your eyes and irritating them.
Remove the onion from the freezer and peel it. The onion can now be sliced, chopped, or minced without tears,



Tips
Alternate methods:
Simply keep your onions in the fridge along with other veggies and you will never cry when chopping them - it's that simple!
If you use a sharp knife, there shouldn't be any tears. An onion makes you cry because acid is being released from the onion. Using a dull knife crushes the onion rather than cutting it, releasing far more of this acid into the air.
Try holding a wooden spoon or a piece of bread between your teeth while cutting. This significantly reduces the irritation to the eyes.
Keep your mouth open and breathe through it while cutting onions to reduce the amount of tears.
Do the peeling and dicing of the onion in your kitchen sink area. But first turn on the water faucet (the spray works better) and try to peel and dice your onion behind the running water. The sulfur gas from the onion will hit the running water and becomes sulfuric acid and washes away before it hits your eyes.
Bring a pot of water to boil until it starts steaming. Then remove from heat and put the pot on the kithen counter and start peeling and dicing your onions in the vicinity. The steam from the pot will trap the sulfur gas emitted from the onions before it hits your eyes.
Burn a candle on the counter near where you're cutting the onion. It'll burn off the fumes that cause eye irritation. A scented candle also smells better than raw, chopped onion!
You can also avoid tears simply by chewing a piece of gum while you are cutting the onion.
Try holding 5-7 wooden matches in your teeth (unlit of course); it will absorb the odor. The matches with red tips work best. Match stick tips have sulfur (S) in them and the sulfur gas (S) emited from onions hits these tips before getting to your eyes and becomes S2 that is neutral.
Put a fan behind you and towards the onions to blow the sulfur gases away from you.
Suck on a spoonful of peanut butter while you chop.



Warnings
Onions that have been frozen raw may tend to be slightly mushy after thawing. Pan fry it before cooling and putting into an airtight container and freeze.

try this website too they have a way to keep the sulfer low.

http://www.ehow.com/how_13796_chop-onion.html

Answer 3

Just cut 100 lbs of onions over the course of a month, and you will never cry again. I used to never cry because of my contacts, but have been unable to buy new ones recently, and stopped crying after about 2-3 days. I cook for a living.

Answer 4

Run it with cold water or hot water and put it in the fridge.Anyway it's good to cry over the onion then something else.

Answer 5

Cut it under cold running water. A waste of water, but it works.

I also saw a cooking show where it was suggested that you hold a slice of bread, hanging out of you mouth while you slice the onions. The bread is supposed to absorb the oils released.

Of course, you can use a machine to chop them.

My solution is to do it carefully, and quickly.

Answer 6

I've been cooking over 50 years. The easiest way is to store onions in the refrigerator so they are COLD when you cut one. Seldom do I find an onion that makes me cry.

Answer 7

Refrigerate the onion before you cut it. Cold onions will not make your eyes tear up.

Answer 8

just cut the onion under water

Answer 9

Cutting both ends off the onion and running water over them before you chop it up also works.

Answer 10

Try putting the onion in cold water before cutting it. Also, you may want to dip the knife in water as you cut the onion.
Believe me, it works!