How to Cut an Onion Without Crying

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Love onions but hate cutting them? You and I could be best friends. Here's how to enjoy your onions without looking like you've been filming for the latest horror film (ie black eye makeup streaming down your face)

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Step1

Pick out the onion(s) you want to cut.

Step2

Put those onion(s) in the freezer for 10-15 minutes, unchopped.

Step3

Take the onion(s) out and cut away! The onion juice will be slightly frozen, so none of it will get anywhere near your eyes.

Tips & Warnings

Even if you are running short on time, 5 minutes in the freezer will help!
Do not store and place onions in the freezer for prolonged amounts of time. The onion is no good once fully frozen, you'll have to throw it away so don't do it.

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suni said

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on 10/22/2007 Peel the onion and let it soak in water for 5 minutes.When you chop it, your eyes won't water.

jwalantsoneji said

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on 10/17/2007 Dear friends, crying for cutting onions is good for eyes as it makes the holes near the eye clean and puts a material called as tears to eyes that cleans you eyes too. Try it out and after crying hard and finally finishing with all the hardness of the onion clean eyes with water and you will feel really fresh.

Memaenid said

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on 10/16/2007 You can buy onions already cut up. You can freeze these very sucessfully. I buy five pounds and divide them into small packages and freeze them for later use. No cutting up onions, no crying eyes. Enid Baggett

anaid said

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on 10/16/2007 If you fill your month of water while you chop the onion and you will not cry

hyacinth8 said

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on 10/16/2007 If you can remember to stick out your tongue when cutting an onion this prevents tears too. The molecules in the onions attack the siliva in the mouth instead of the water in the eyes.