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When a recipe calls for half an onion, what do you do with the other half?

>> No.17720902

Put it in the recipe.

>> No.17720907

Put it in a bag in the fridge and use it for other things.
Not like it's gonna spoil over the next few days.

>> No.17720909

>>17720891
Make twice as much.

>> No.17720913

>>17720891
put it in a sock and hit kids over the head with it

>> No.17720914

>>17720891
Cram it

>> No.17720921

>>17720891
fine dice and then brown it and some mushrooms and frozen spinnach for omeletes

>> No.17720923

>>17720891
Hide it in your wife's purse

>> No.17720924

Keep it on the fridge‘s door

>> No.17720954

>>17720891
Pick the smallest onion I have and put the whole thing in

>> No.17720956

>>17720891
Feed it to the roaches behind my counter

>> No.17720979

>>17720909
Incalculably based
Making too much fucking food for one person and inevitably eating it all in one sitting is how real men eat, not like these pussies eating "half an onion" and "4 peepee poopoos of shidded and fardded". Fucking grow up and eat all the food you made, coward

>> No.17720982
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>>17720891
>not using banana shallots for their superior flavour, more economical size, and ideal shape for chopping
N G M I
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>> No.17720994

B O O F IT
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>> No.17720997

>>17720979
Or just box it up and have it for lunch tomorrow like someone who isn't a fatasfatass

>> No.17721011

>>17720982
Perfect for cramming.

>> No.17721032

i just put it in anyway i like onion

>> No.17721210

>>17721032
Based and onionpilled. Half an onion is a ridiculously small amount of onion anyway, what the fuck would you need half on onion for?

>> No.17721221

>>17720902
fpbp

>> No.17721222

>>17720891
I put it in the fridge on top of a plate. The cut part touches the plate and the skin/onion paper is exposed to the air. No need to put it in a bag or container.

>> No.17721244

>>17720979
(you)

>> No.17721441

>>17720891
Depending on what I’m making I’m either chopping it into chunks and putting it in the food, because I like barely cooked onion, or I’m cutting it into slices/rings, and adding it raw.

>> No.17721464

>>17720891
i just use the other half as a rubbin onion

>> No.17721466

>>17720891
Rub it in my eyes

>> No.17721475

Tie it to your belt

>> No.17721495

>>17720891
If its asks for half an onion I just use a small onion rather than have half of one stinking up my fridge.

>>17720909
>>17720979
>>17721032
>>17721210
Or I do what these fine aristrocats do.

>> No.17721508

>>17720891
put it into the fridge.

>> No.17721564

>>17720891
Cram it, obviously

>> No.17721579

>>17720891
>using recipees
i dont even know how to write that disgusting word

>> No.17721580

>>17721564
Where?

>> No.17721699

>>17720979
honestly, yeah

>> No.17721720
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>>17720979
>Incalculably based
>Making too much fucking food for one person and inevitably eating it all in one sitting is how real men eat, not like these pussies eating "half an onion" and "4 peepee poopoos of shidded and fardded". Fucking grow up and eat all the food you made, coward

>> No.17721721

>>17720891
I cut it into half rings for sandwiches, stir fry. Mince it for omelettes. Why are u asking this? lol

>> No.17721728

>>17721720
>not just offsetting the caloric surplus by not eating the next day
idiot

>> No.17721887

>>17720891
Put it in my stock scrap bag

>> No.17722286

>>17720979
>men
maybe if your idea of a man has tits from all the fat they're putting on

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>>17720979
>Incalculably based
Making too much fucking food for one person and inevitably eating it all in one sitting is how real men eat, not like these pussies eating "half an onion" and "4 peepee poopoos of shidded and fardded". Fucking grow up and eat all the food you made, coward

>> No.17722308

>>17720891
I usually just throw away the other half since onions are very cheap where I live

>> No.17722344

>>17720891
i put it in the frig and promise to remember it next time i cook. but then i forget and buy a new onion, which i only use half of, and put that one in the frig as well.

i have 19 rotting half onions in my crisper right now, pls send help

>> No.17722367

>>17720979
>4 peepee poopoos of shidded and fardded
utterly deflated when i only have enough shid and fard for 2 peepee poopoos

>> No.17722407

>>17720902
fpbp

>> No.17722417

>>17720891
Eat the onion.

>> No.17722425

>>17720891
For me, it’s letting it dry out on the counter and throwing it out the next morning

>> No.17722438

>>17720891
Aaargh. I can't fucking stand it when my flatmate leaves half an onion in plastic bags and then lets them rot.
>>17722344
I suppose you could always dice up the second half, put in a container and freeze it. Then you have a non-rotting onion stockpile ready to use.

>> No.17722451

>>17720891
Onions don't come in halfs. I just round up.

>> No.17722480

Stick it up our ass

>> No.17722491

I cut the rest in circles or strips. Then pickle them with rice vinegar, salt, and sugar. Cover them and put un refrigerator over night. Then eat them all in one sitting. Fuck I love onions.

>> No.17722599

>>17720891
It keeps almost forever in tupperware.

>> No.17722609

I sometimes use half an onion if I'm using it raw. Otherwise I'll use the whole onion. In the case I use raw onion and only use half; I will use 1 and a half onions for the next dish I cook with onion. If I forget I'll just throw it away. Pic related.

>> No.17722663

>>17720902
Based, onion is peak veg.

>> No.17722680

>>17720902
This. Recipes all call for way too less onions anyways.

>> No.17722685

>>17722599
This.

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>>17722300
>>17722286
>>17721720
>>17720997
Someone has never bulked before

>> No.17722950

If recipe calls for half an onion, I use quarter and throw away the rest.

>> No.17722953

leave it on the counter
a kitchen is supposed to smell like onions

>> No.17722991

>>17720902
Yep

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>>17721720
I heard you were putting together a team of professionals... I suppose I can take some time away from my two girlfriends to go on a mission with you. Pic-related is me. My biomass is at its prime.

>> No.17723188

>>17720913
based onionblaster

>> No.17723190

Depending on the recipe, use the whole thing or put in a sealable bag

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17723193

>>17720902

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>>17720982
>shallots
>more economical

>> No.17723200

throw it away

its organic matter

>> No.17723202

>>17723199
>can't afford shallots
lmao

>> No.17723206

>>17723199
>more economical SIZE
you autist

>> No.17723256

>>17720891
Eat it.

>> No.17723261

>>17721720
Don't talk shit about cabin bro

>> No.17723273
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>>17720902
Don't put too many onions in the sauce.

>> No.17723277
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>>17720902
fpbp

>> No.17723365

>>17720902
Based

>> No.17723366

>>17720891
put it in eggs for breakfast tomrrrow

>> No.17723391

>>17721579
Based brainlet

>> No.17723941

>>17721728
>cycling feasting like a pig and fasting like a saint
baste

>> No.17723943

>>17720891
I wrap it in a paper towel and put it in the fridge. Lasts another day or two.

>> No.17723976

>>17720891
Insert it into my rectum

>> No.17723979

>>17720891
caramelize that shit and eat it, what are you, a fag?

>> No.17724198

>>17723273
They're small onions, look. I'm using two big cans of tomatoes anyways.

>> No.17724204

Put the other half into the recipe.

>> No.17724240

>>17720891
Not my problem

>> No.17724252

>>17720891
I throw it away

>> No.17724511

>>17720891
Buy smaller onions

>> No.17724519

>>17724511
best answer

>> No.17724520

>>17720891
put it into the little stone dish next to the stove for partially used onions, garlic, ginger, etc.
if I don't use it in a couple days, maybe into the fridge with the other vegetables

>> No.17724523

>>17720891
Stick it in a zip lock and use it in a different recipe a few days later.

>> No.17724529

Lazily dice it and throw it into the pan with my morning eggs and some leftover tomato if I have one.

>> No.17724536

>>17723202
Didn't say I can't afford them. Just that they are definitely not cheaper than regular onions, even if you do throw out half a regular onion instead of just putting it all in the dish.

>>17723206
Is caviar a more economical size than hen's eggs?

>> No.17724576

>>17720902
fact

>> No.17724619

>>17720891
i chop it and throw it into a bag to use with the next meal. if im kinda feeling lazy just leave it on the counter and chop it up later.
if you wait less than 24 hours its fine for any non super aperance based cooking

>> No.17724623

>>17720982
i could buy a bag of yellow onions 5lbs for the price of 1 lb of shallots......you suck at econ.

>> No.17724629

>>17720891
I eat it like a bronze age celtic swampdwelling savage

>> No.17724901

>>17720902
based onion lover

>> No.17725009

Take little slivers off of it throughout the week to add to bagels, sandwiches, ramen, salads,

>> No.17725039

>>17720891
Throw it in the bin. Onions cost pennies and last forever, I don't need to be fucking around.