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How do you stop onions from making you cry?

>> No.13116809

Treat them with love and respect

>> No.13116810

>>13116805
Stop shoving them up your ass

>> No.13116815

>>13116805
I've read that refrigerating them for about an hour help. I just suffer through it though.

>> No.13116825

Don't cut through the root base and wash it after you cut through the onion.

>> No.13116828

Grow a pair

>> No.13116834

>>13116805
Take ear plugs, shove them up your nose so you can inhale through it. Chew gum while cutting. Zero tears guaranteed.

>> No.13116841

>>13116805
The sharper the knife, the less the cry.

>> No.13117012

>>13116805
sharp knife, some sort of glasses

>> No.13117148

>>13116809
This, and by that I mean cut them don't crush them. Poorly sharpened knife and poor knife skills will result in you crushing the onion rather than actually cutting it and this is what mostly leads to release of cry agent.

>> No.13117156

put them in the freezer for 10 minutes before cutting

>> No.13117158

i've heard chewing gum helps. not sure if it actually works

>> No.13117299

>>13116805
Cut your arm- you'll cry from that instead and onions. Wa la

>> No.13117309

>>13116805
They don't make you cry. They make your eyes water. Crying also makes your eyes water, but watering eyes is not the same thing as crying.

>> No.13117311

>>13116805
Ask your mom to cut them for you

>> No.13117321
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>>13117309
I cry when eating onions...

>> No.13117355

>>13116805
Stop being an alt-right snowflake.

>> No.13117946

Stop caring about their plight so much.

>> No.13118031

>>13116805
sticking out your tongue looks dumb but somewhat helps

>> No.13118040

>>13116805
Never let them get close to you. They'll always let you down.

>> No.13118045

>>13116815
this. it's caused by a chemical reaction when the cell walls are damaged, so letting the onion get cold first slows it down. everything else just seems like misinformation that people only think works because not all onions are as potent.

>> No.13118101

>>13116805
First sharp knife then learn how to slide the blade down in one motion per cut don't slice back and forth just one smooth slice.
Don't push down with the hand holding the onion you will just make it shoot more juice out you have a sharp knife for that.
Thin sharp knives are the best.
If you really want get a 2mm nakiri so you never have the problem.

>> No.13118119

Use a sharp knoife. Store them in the fridge. We used to have an awesome dishwasher (huge operation) that volunteered to help when it was slow instead of slacking off, crazy little asian actually bought ski goggles. No one makes fun of an 80+ year old >4' tall little asian granny cutting 90 lbs of onions.

>> No.13118265

>>13116805
Put in a spoon in your mouth.
Seriously.
And by a spoon I mean a penis, you fucking crying little bitch.

>> No.13118395

Masturbate while you cut them.

>> No.13118473

Antidepressants

>> No.13118511

>>13116805
grow a pair

>> No.13118609

>>13116805
sharpen your knife

>> No.13118617
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>>13116805
Not even joking.

>> No.13118692

>>13116805
Light a couple of little candles next to your cutting board. The flames will consume the gas the onion emits.

>> No.13118776

>>13118119
>>13118617
sunglasses work too but not as well. I'd rather wear my sunnys than goggles any day of the week

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>>13116805
>>13116825

this
i dont wash them but most of the chemical compounds that make you tear up are near the root section. Make a wedge cut near the root.

>> No.13118798

>>13118776
either way you're going to look fucking stupid
now I'm laughing my ass off at the thought of someone cutting onions in sunglasses thinking they look rad

>> No.13118827

Cut them on the line. The hood vent system will suck up all the shit that the onion sprays out when you cut it. If you're not a line cook than I can't help you. Alternatively just cut more onions and build up a tolerance.

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>>13116805
Buy Vidalia onions. They contain no sulfur, so there are no sulfides to produce sulfuric acid in your eyes.

>> No.13118858

>>13116805
Don't let yourself get emotionally attached.

>> No.13118866

>>13118850
>These onions lack the sharp, astringent taste of other onions and really do taste sweet.
>onions
>taste sweet

discarded

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>>13118798
you wouldn't even know cool if I locked ya in the walk-in all night, buddy

>> No.13118964

Place a mini fan next to the cutting board. It should waft the onion fumes away from your face as you cut.

Another way is to cut it in a roasting pan filled with water.

But the best way is to enjoy the tears and see it as a test of character.

>> No.13119097

>>13118866
You cook them for a long time and they become sweet.
https://youtu.be/kEfJTmf9hDs

>> No.13119602

>>13116805
gaskmask

>> No.13119628

>>13116805
Jesus christ /ck/ is retarded. Make sure your head us a full foot+ back and not directly overhead while you’re cutting. Even then, keep your face pointing forward and just your eyeballs pointing down so the chances of your face trapping any of the gasses even temporarily is minimized. What the fuck, nigga, just back ya head back

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>>13116805
Have your slaves chop them for you.

>> No.13119856

>>13116805
Stop being a disappointment.

>> No.13119870

Someone post the ja/ck/ onion goggles

>> No.13120433

>>13116805
i knew a fucking super mentally ill sjw vegan once who decided to stop eating onions because she interpreted the sulfur compounds making you cry as the vegetables last screams of suffering as it begs not to be eaten. true story.

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>>13117355

>> No.13120471

>>13120433
checked. what a fool.

>> No.13120487

theres a number of factors at play, the root was mentioned but i've never personally noticed a big difference if you cut through it
a much larger factor is the age of the onion, fresher onions will be much firmer and cut cleaner
even with a sharp knife, a softer onion will release more
the position of your face is also a factor we all lean in a little too close now and then so it's best to keep the rest of these in mind while also practicing good form

so when you buy your onions, avoid any 'wet' onions that have been bashed against other ones during transport, and if you buy them in bags like me, sort them when you get home
even just transporting them from the grocery store can be enough to cause a soft spot if you hit a bump
separate these onions from the batch and use them first, the gases they release will cause the rest of them to soften quicker
if you aren't planning to use onions that night just dice the soft ones anyways, put them in a sandwich bag and sling it into the door of your freezer, handy to have around some for eggs or whatever

if you're still having trouble I recommend these two videos from Helen
she was trying to figure out a faster way to dice onions and ended up figuring out a good method against tears when you're dicing
obviously doesnt help with rings though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj5byukVv3A
and this video she shows similar technique for julienne and discusses some other stuff mentioned in this thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcIyEQTxdac

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>>13116805

>> No.13120982

>>13116805
test

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>>13117158
>i've heard chewing gum helps. not sure if it actually works
it don't

>>13119628
>nigga, just back ya head back
Sounds like an early-2000's club b*nger made by Fat Joe ft. Busta Rhymes.

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13122007

>literally nobody mentioned the only easy af way
Holy shit this board is really retarded, must be due to the high amount of amerimutts.
Just cut the onions with a wet knife, retards

>> No.13122072

>>13116805
I honestly wear goggles

>> No.13122081

>>13116805
I find putting it on a paper towel and wearing a paper towel bib helps.

>> No.13122094
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>>13116805
Learn to chop an onion without looking at it.

>> No.13122198

lean back
i do that and it works great

>> No.13122229

Hijacking this thread. How do I stop onion (and garlic as well) from sticking to my fucking knife while chopping?

>> No.13123763
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13123763

Think about the gf dying. that way its not the onions fault.

>>13122229
try cutting at an angle instead of vertical

>> No.13123789

>>13116805
You need a sharper knife

>> No.13123835

>>13122229
mostly comes down to knife handling skill but you'll always get a bit of sticking, thats normal

but the more worn a knife is the easier it seems to be, I get more sticking on knives that have smoother sides
they make knives that have bumps on the sides for the same rough purpose but the bumps are too large to do much

if you keep a towel near by you can wipe the knife too, a clean knife cuts better, knives can foul up with grease and liquids, it sounds dumb but you might just have to trust me on that one and try it

>> No.13123922

>>13116805
i just make my wife do it

>> No.13123926

>>13120433
wtf i hate vegans now

>> No.13124203

>>13116805
I love eating them like an apple. Yes, I'm George Costanza.

>> No.13124206

>>13120433
You should have taught her Jainism, but of course you're not smart enough to know about anything that wasn't introduced to you by the age of ten.

>> No.13125716

>>13116805
Cleans out your tear ducts, is good for you, yes?

>> No.13125719

>>13116805
if the onion doesn't release the cry juice it is not as healthy.
like garlic.

>> No.13125767

>>13116805
Improve your knife skills, or just let the wife do it

>> No.13125787

>>13118045
>not all onions
Kek

>> No.13125828

>>13116805
hang a piece of bread out of your mouth while chopping

>> No.13125832

>>13116805
Don't get emotionally attached.

>> No.13125902

Do you retards really think not looking at onion will protect you? Just deal with it, it is nothing to be even concerned about, fags.

>> No.13125935

>>13116805
Put a clothespin on your nose.

>> No.13125972

Light a match