/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>14567787
want me to try it right now?

>>14567787
no. yes.

It shreds the onion, but they're watery and the grater isn't /that/ sharp as its designed for cheese so the end result is more like you've crushed it, in the same way garlic is when you use a garlic press. If you're doing lets say, a curry and want more of a paste, then whatever its fine but if the recipe called for diced onions, just use a knife.

NO. I tried it last night and it was a waste of onion and time

>>14567787
I grate onions when I make Swedish meatballs.

>>14567787
Yes. I grate onions on the large side and carrots on the small side for my cottage pies. As >>14567802 said, you'll really see way more water come out of the onion compared to a dice, but I usually just squeeze it out some and then drop it into the pan I'm cooking my mince in. Also works well for tomato-based sauces if you don't like them chunky.

>>14567787
it works, but it doesnt work that well

no, it doesnt really work; its just some wet mulch that feels like less onion than i shaved off
i guess you can do something with it

>>14567787
WTF

>>14567867
squeeze the water out and use the puree.

>>14567881
i just used it for tempeh tofu scrambles

>>14567819
This

Any kind of ground/minced meat mix is alright for this but I wouldn't recommend if you care about texture. It gets too watery and sloppy

>>14567787
yes

>>14567787
I only do that for potato pancakes. It kinda works, but because the onion loses lots of water, it becomes very slippery and you can't hold the fucking onion right. Cut my fingers often doing it.

>>14567787
it ends in tears.

>>14567787
are you making tearjuice?

>>14567802
I can't really think of a recipe spare a roast or something similar where garlic wouldn't work pressed1

>>14567787
Yes and yes. I was making some hamburger steaks and I wanted the onion to finer than diced and I didn't have a food processor. The grated onion, juices and all, went into the meat mixture and it turned out pretty well. Not sure why else you would grate an onion though.

>>14567787
Yes?

My mom has me grate like 3 whole onions at a time for making kabob. It's not at all foreign to Irani cuisine

it's not fun to do and if i really need to demolish an onion for a sauce and i'm really against just cutting it i'd rather just put it in a food processor

>>14567787
No, it releases all of the sugars in the onion Nd makes your food taste like you filled it with HFCS. Awful, awful shit.

>>14568511
Anon, that's a grater, not a poorly done sautee

>>14567867
Maybe if you put an onion in a freezer for a while ?

I've tried it, it's bullshit, ever since then i just chop it very finely whenever i need to, it relly doesn't make too much of a difference

How do i remove the tongue sting from raw onion?
Yes, i am a little bitch, i know

>>14569248
get drunk first

>>14567867
that would be good for sauces, soups, and latkes and such

>>14568541
Anon have you ever put a sweet fruit or vegetable through a blender? Shit comes out sweeter than syrup, and it's the same shit here. Grated/pureed onion is bad news.

no point. if you want a smooth base or soup, just blend it at some point.