Onions are an excellent addition to many dishes, but cutting them can be frustrating when they make you “cry” all the time.

Does anyone know any tips or tricks to help minimise the tears when chopping onions?

Asked by Caleb to cooking/stackexchange

  • @graphito@beehaw.org
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    21 year ago

    The biggest factor is the knife

    If you have a knife of appropriate shape and sufficient sharpness, you wouldn’t even notice the pungency. While sharpening focus on the tip since it does the main work