How do you cut up onions? Can't stop crying!

[allycat06]

Do you have blue eyes? apparently us blue eyed people are more susceptible to crying from onions LOL.

I have really dark brown eyes and they are super sensitive to anything oniony. I can't even cut chives without crying lol! My blue eyed DH on the other hand has no issue with the juiciest of brown onions!

My advice...get a slap chop!!




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[~me~]

I have a happy chopper from Tupperware, it's fantastic and the only way I chop an onion You put it in this container that has a blade in it, put the lid on and turn the lid and it dices up the onion perfectly.

[*EJ*]

I second the breath through your mouth and not your nose. It works for me. The second i forget and breath through my nose my eyes are stinging.

[~Trish~]

I have a happy chopper from Tupperware, it's fantastic and the only way I chop an onion You put it in this container that has a blade in it, put the lid on and turn the lid and it dices up the onion perfectly.

Ooh, I want me one of those!

[Early Kids]

I have the happy chopper too, it's awesome!!! I tend to use diced onions over sliced a lot more, just to stop the tears

[LimeSlice]

Cut them in half then rinse them and the knife.

The acid in the onions is what makes your eyes water, it comes from breaking the cell membranes of the onion.

The bread in the mouth works too sometimes, but you chew it, you don't need it hanging out of your mouth

The longer the onions sit, the stronger they will become. Usually those big bags are cheap because they are the ones that haven't sold as quick, so they will be quite strong.

GL!

[Miss.B]

Happy chopper fan here too

[Enchanted]

I use plain old swimming goggles and man do they work. You look like a bit of a dweeb but meh!

[Early Kids]

I use plain old swimming goggles and man do they work. You look like a bit of a dweeb but meh!

I'd love to see that!

[MummyDuck]

I have a happy chopper from Tupperware, it's fantastic and the only way I chop an onion You put it in this container that has a blade in it, put the lid on and turn the lid and it dices up the onion perfectly.

I used to work for tupperware and I am the same, except I have now gotten rid of the happy chopper for the upgraded one (name I cant think of) it is so much easier to use!!! It has a drawstring instead of twist action and yep, no tears!!!

You are welcome to try my happy chopper if you like, its sitting in the cupboard unused. Pm me your address and ill send it off no cost

[Cranky Kitten]

My vote for this would be a food processor and making DH do it - screw chopping 5kg of onions manually!

[Early Kids]

I breathe through my mouth, I leave the roots on and cut from the top and I take regular breaks and wash my hands regularly too.

[*Efjay*]

Didn't read the replies. But You keep them in the fridge. I do that anyway but its also what the chiefs on ready steady cook say to do lol. I always thought I was just super tough & the onions didn't bother me when I cut them up. But then was watching that one day when they spoke about it. But Im still tough.

[Rivlas]

The goggles I was refering to a made especially for cutting up onions, I think they are called onion goggles and can be bought in kitchen shops. If you have swimming goggles they would work just as well

[Mumma22beautifulgirls]

I find if they have been in the fridge for awhile it helps.

But I also heard that if you chew gum it stops the tears. I haven't tried this one myself, as I only heard this tip recently, but next time the onions are needed I am going to give it a try!

[cindyb]

Tupperware turbo chef for me too!
I am a tupperware demonstrator and the no cry onion choppers are definately one of my biggest sellers!

i cant imagine cutting 5kg of them in one go though...