While on a ski vacation, a friend of mine was put in charge of cutting onions for the group meal. The cook needed a ton of tiny pearl onions, and after the first few my friend's eyes were watering like mad. She remembered this post on onion goggles, and being a resourceful gal, she decided to use her ski goggles instead. She said that although she looked dorky, it prevented her from crying. So tell me, would you ever use this tip?
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A chef has to put up with some horrible thigns (like chopping onions haha).
1I keep my onions in the fridge for a few hours before I cut them. It makes a huge difference!
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3I've totally done this before (many times)
4when i was about 12 years old, i worked in a kitchen at a restaurant on a ski resort so goggles were right around the corner. we did it for sh*ts and giggles (and cuz it works)
I've probably done this at home once in a while.
Goood times.
I've done it before. Who cares if you look crazy? No big deal to me.
5Onions don't bother me.
I don't know if I'm some kind of freak or if it's because
I wear contacts.
6Yes, I totally would if I had some available to me! Onions make my eyes tear up like CRAZY.
7I probably would if I was desperate. Also, if you put a piece of bread (just a small piece is usually good) in your mouth while you chop onions it helps a LOT! If you have a lot to cut you may have to get a new piece ocassionally. But it works.
8seriously, why????
9I would even BUY goggles to keep in the kitchen.
10I read once that you can chop onions under water to avoid irritating your eyes. Never tried it, they don't bother me that much.
11For one or two onions I can suck it up and take the tears. If I had to do a whole bag like she did, yeah, I'd find something to put over my eyes.
*a general question I've always wanted to ask: how can you cut onions under water? Won't they just wash away into the drain? Or are you supposed to do it in a pan of water and then drain them? I've never seen anyone do this, so I've wondered.
12I could of used these last night. I was cutting up like 6 onions to make onion pie and my eyes hurt and were watering really badly.
13I use my swim goggles. My boyfriend thinks I am nuts, but it works!
14WHO'S that masked onion chopper! I'd use a welding mask if I could.
15i thought you could just cut the onions next to running water and the fumes will dissolve in the water, but never tried.
being a tough guy, i just suck it up
and for pearl onions, if you cut the root section off, boil them for 1 min you can just squeeze them out of the skin. six chops and your done (though i can't imagine why someone would chop a pearl onion)
16I'd totally try that. I'll bet it works great
17note to self: keep angelica out of the kitchen.
18First of all, the person in charge of cutting the onions should know how to cook because if they did they would know that you blanch pearl onions in boiling water and then the skins slip off very easily. As for other onions, chilling in the fridge is the best bet.
19I have no idea what you are talking about Arthur. I'm a magical scientist in the kitchen. I make a mean piece of toast.
20Onions don't bother me at all, but even if they did, Hell To The NO!
21it wouldnt hurt to try!
22onions bother me a lot, I cry me eyes out, its crazy
23I use some old Chemsity googles all the time, I keep them the same drawer as my kitchen towels.
24LOL. I use my chemistry goggles from undergrad (def keeps the vapors out of my eyes!)... now the are designated onion-cutting goggles. I keep them with all my other utensils in the kitchen drawer! I cook a lot, and use lots of onions... so I use them a couple times a week!
25I find that when I am wearing my contacts I dont cry...oddly enough.
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My fiance did this one night with swimming goggles. I couldn't stop
laughing and took tons of pictures. He said it did the trick, but I haven't tried it.
27I used the goggle trick before but it didn't work for me. The smell still makes me cry. Put the onions in the refrigerator works better.
28Um, no.
29Who cares how dorky you look? I don't cook in front of a big audience, and I could care less what people think of me. If wearing goggles for 5 minutes to chop onions changes someone's opinion of me, then frankly I don't want to have them in my life, anyway. I'm shocked with the number of people who wouldn't do this on account of 'dorkiness' -- people are so incredibly vain!
30I've heard chopping onions by a lit candle helps keep the fumes from reaching your eyes. But I just do it the easy way and buy the pre-chopped onions in the freezer section.
31Sounds like someone should make designer cutting goggles and sell them. Party, do you know the actual meaning of the word "dorky"?
32Haha, I totally did this during the summer when I had my science goggles at home--now they're in a lab drawer at school.
33I use my Speedo swim goggles when chopping onions.
34Looking good Miss Gelka. I'm blowing the dust of my goggles as we speak. They may get more action in the kitchen than they do on the slopes.
35I thought that I was immune, but maybe it's because I keep my onions in the fridge!!
36I've used my chemistry goggles, the one with vents a few times, it does make a difference.
37When I have my contacts in onions don't bother me, when I'm not wearing them it's water works time. I'd consider using goggles if I wasn't a contact wearer.
38Slicing them into half and soaking them in water for about five minutes reduces the burn... Or if you are the EXTREMELY organised types....u could keep the onions u need for ur cooking the previous night in the fridge, the next day they would give you a tearless cutting experience
39The whole storing onions in the fridge thing that has been mentioned multiples times is a load of CRAP. I put my onions in the fridge and I can't cut through half an onion without tears streaming down my face. I can't imagine what it would be like if I didn't keep them cold. Tearless cutting experience my ass!
40OH MAN! You guys don't know the secret to chopping onions!!
http://lifehacker.com/software/life-hacks/how-to-avoid-crying-when-chopp...
Works EVERY TIME! Who needs goggles when you've got Lifehacker??
And just for fun, here's a list of 25 Food Hacks from SlashFood:
http://www.slashfood.com/2005/08/19/top-25-food-hacks
41Onions really irritate my eyes when I cut them, so I would absolutely try this.
42I find that I don't cry with chilled onions. However, room temperature onions do reek havoc on my eyes.
43She's cutting small sweet onions. Those varieties don't produce the same amount of tear producing oil as the large white, yellow and red onion in the original story.
44I haven't cried cutting onions since I was a kid. Maybe my glasses work like goggles?
45I'd cry more having to wear ugly goggles!
46So ... I deal with it , or find myself a victim to cut the onions instead ^^
Keep onions in the fridge and they are less likely to start the tears flowing.
47i'm not big into looking like a ski dork while cutting onions - the scuba mast maybe.
honestly - i'm usually ok with cutting them so i dont need goggles
48I don't eat onions, EVER. So I don't think I'll find myself in an onion-cutting situation anytime soon.
49I'm a contact wearer....so they don't bother me
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