/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>13436581
Quicky.

>>13436581

watch youtube vids on the right/wrong way to slice them because there is a right/wrong way.

Get a nice sharp knife, this allows you to create cleaner cuts which break through less cell walls and reduce the number of cell walls ripped open and therefore reduce the amount of onion juice to make you cry

stop cutting onions while you watch marley & me

Sharp knife and good technique

Hi, it's Vince with Slap Chop!

>>13436581
>how the heck do you cut these without crying
Just man up and let the tears pour down.

If you stun them on the countertop first they won't make a sound

>>13436581
don't be a bitch

The chemical that makes you cry are in the root.
If you dont cut the hard part at the bottom you wont cry.
I always discard the root because its hard and not good to eat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCGS067s0zo

>>13436735
I always wondered how you can cut through the root when cutting the onion in half and not cry but then when you cut the root off, the tears start flowing

>>13436753
Maybe a little chemical from cutting it in half isn't noticeable. You get teary eyes when you cut the root multiple times.

>>13436758
maybe the fibers that carry the chemical run longitudinally so you only break them when you cut across the root...just a guess

>>13436610
one slap, you're gonna love my nuts

Do it alot and get used to it, my brother is a cook and doesn't get watery eyes anymore

also don't be a retard and wipe your eyes

>>13436581
Good quality knife, good skills...and fast

>>13436581

Damp tea towel around your shoulders.

>>13436581
Don't become emotionally attached to it when you purchase it.

>>13436581
Rinse it after you peel it.

i wonder who was the first caveman fag who tried to eat an onion he found, found out it burned his fucking eyes and still decided to bring back more of them for everyone to eat

>>13436723
where do you live. can we be friends?

>>13436581
Contact lenses.

>>13436581
Swimming goggles

>>13436581
Let go of your empathy for the onion

>>13437107
Wild onions are tiny.the size of garlic cloves. Tasty stuff.

>>13436581
sharp knife helps

>>13437107
you underestimate how hungry your forebears actually were

very hungry omnivores

>>13436581
Sharp knife, correct technique, and good ventilation.

>>13436581
Dont cut the root

>>13436581
just accept that she never really loved you, it was all a lie

>>13436581
>
how do you peel an onion without leaving a mess on the cutting board?

leave the root alone you fuck

>>13436581
You have memories of a stable childhood.

>>13437197
That depends, are you willing to bend over and take it up the pooper?

>not liking the onion tears because it releases endorphins

>>13436581
sharp knife

>>13436581
Refrigerate them for a while first

>>13436581
Like all anons have been saying, sharp ass knife. If you don't know or want to learn how to sharpen a knife consider getting a carbide cemented knife like pic related. It'll last you years before you have to sharpen it assuming you use it on a wooden cutting board and don't cut anything harder than carrots (ie chicken bones, use meat cleaver for that). Otherwise get a VG-10 nakiri style knife and a diamond coarse/fine sharpener and learn how to freehand sharpen knives.

https://youtu.be/Jq3NiqIJaLY

>>13436581

Just like cilantro tastes like soap to some people, (like me) others are susceptible to tears when slicing onions.

My buddy’s wife is one of them and bought a pair of “onion goggles”.

>>13436581
le chew gum

Better be safe than cry.

I heard something once about microwaving them for like 15 seconds.

I mean it sure made juicing lemons easier

>>13436581
the trick is to first cut all emotional ties before you begin to cut the onion

>>13440099
this is exactly what you should do. if you're short on time toss them in an ice bath. I've worked food service and done prep work and onions didn't bother me much because they always came from the walk in but if I cut even a couple of room temp onions at home I have to deal with watery eyes

>>13440553
don't do that

>>13436581
Sharp knife, cold onion

>>13436581
You get good at cutting them quickly.
It's probably the first thing you should learn to break down in a kitchen.

The stuff that makes you cry is a gas. It wafts up to your face as you're leaning over the onion while you cut it. Sometimes, if you're sloppy, onion juice can splatter and cause irritation too.

Cut in a well venelated area and lean back.

There's a cutting technique where you can cut out the heart/stem which is the most highly concentrated area, and I'll link it below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQgIwwKmjdo

I unironically wear swimming goggles. Airtight and keeps me from sheding a tear. Nobody's watching either so I don't give a fuck.

>>13440598
I wear full snorkelling gear. Flippers too. The flippers make sure you're not standing directly above the onion.

Fridge the onions for a good 30 minutes first. It slows the release of the volatile compounds which make you cry.

>never sharpen my knives
>its been decades with them
>they are dull as fuck
>finally take one that I really like and sharpen it on my diamond stones + strop that i use for woodworking
>knife literally glides through my veggies with no effort
>completely different world

I don't know how I went all those years without realizing how much nicer a sharp knife is.

>>13440625
I wear scuba diving gear so I don’t inhale any onion juice

>>13436581
simple , once you cut once in the middle .

PUT THEM UNDER THE SINK , WASH WITH WATER .

that will stop the union water to take off when you start cutting them in little pieces .

i NEVER cry anymore.

>>13441498
me again , just wash it with water.

>>13440491
>onion goggles
just buy normal goggles dude

>>13436581
Fridge em’ for a while

It's nature's way of telling you they are poisonous

Embrace it. I enjoying seeing that I still feel pain.

>>13441498
It's because the 80% of the sulfur compounds it give off bind with water, including that in your eyes. That's why the wet tea towel on the shoulder isn't terrible advice.
That said, I just took the quit being a pussy path. Those fumes don't even affect me anymore. With a hood? Nothing.

>>13441395
Redpill me on sharpening my own knives. Know how to hone.

>>13441994
Unless you have a really terrible edge you just need like a 1k + 8k stone. 1k is for sharpening, 8k for polish and if you want you can strop to get even more mirror finish with green compound sticks on leather. Just watch a Burrfection video and you'll get an idea of how to sharpen a knife.

You just need to be able to maintain a decent angle for knives and smooth/blend transitions as you sharpen the width.

eat shit and die

>>13436720
A stunion?

>>13439075
Based australian shrek

>>13436581
Use a sharp knife, dull knives crush rather than slice the onions releasing more of the chemical that causes crying.
If you don't have a sharp knife or you're still crying then cut them under water in a large enough bowl. Hard to do, but guaranteed no crying.

>>13436720
Good post