Crying over an onion
Avg. Visitors Review (4.0 Stars):

There are so many things that a woman can cry over. Why does it have to be over a stupid onion? I know many people love onions. I must say there are sometimes when I need an onion in a recipe. Onions is not really something that I keep supplied in my kitchen pantry. When it comes right down to it, I think I always choose to hold the onions. Just so I do not have to cut it and cry. I am very sensitive as it is and I’d sooner save my tears for something better.

I have watched my mom cut onions and cried a river. I have read about many different methods on cutting a certain side first and this is supposed to eliminate the crying. What do you know I just grab that little tearjerker and forget which end I was supposed to chop? I carefully observe both sides and decide to choose a side and hope I pick the right one. After all I have a fifty/fifty chance that I will pick the right side. Pretty good odds. I only have four onions to chop. What do you know, the first one I chopped I picked the wrong side unless there really is no right side. I have chopped all four and I just can not stop the tears. Maybe it is because I hate to chop them.

Well I have found a few more tips on tear free onion chopping, let’s give it a try. 

First is slice under water. Seems to me this one will be a little messy but lets give it a try. Ok this one seems to work a little better but still a couple of tears. 

Second is to peel the onion, cut in half and let soak in water for approximately 10 minutes before cutting. This one just seemed to delay my recipe by 10 minutes and I had tears twice for the same onion.

Third is to store in the refrigerator before cutting so onion is cold. I’m not even going to try this one (my onions are always stored in the refrigerator (when I have them))

Fourth is being sure to use a sharp knife. Let’s break out the knife sharpener. With a sharp knife the tears are still here. Same as the dull knife, but thanks, I did get a sharp knife out of it.

Fifth is to have a fan blowing the fumes away from you. It’s the middle of winter and the fan is packed away. I think I’ll just pass on this one.