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

[*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!

[CrazyLady]

Goggles?

I've done it with safety glasses before! It helped a bit I think as long as I looked straight down at them and not an angle! they were sunglasses ones so the sight looked rather amusing to my mother!

[*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.

[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!

[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

[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!

[Phteven]

Get a fan and set it up so it blows the onion fumes away from you.
My niece is a great fanner if there isn't an electric one around - just give her a magazine and away she goes. I'd offer to lend her to you but then my sister would have to cut up her onions without her.

[MummyNaomi]

I put the cutting board right next to our gas stove with one of the lit burners going (NOT JUST THE GAS or you will poison yourself) and chop away - it works a treat, no tears, no stinging eyes - the flame draws the onion fumes - SERIOUSLY!! I've chopped a kilo of onions this way

It's the same theory as lighting a match in your hotel bathroom after #2s if you don't have air freshner while on holidays, the flame sucks away the stink

I know it sounds ludicrous, but it works!!

[Mumma22beautifulgirls]

I heard Martha Stewart suggest that you light a candle near where you chopping, because apparently the gas released by the onion will be drawn to the flame.

[LisaBear]

Food processor
Or super sharp knife

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

I have an onion chopper - similar to the happy chopper, I think. And use onions from the fridge. With a glass of water in the kitchen. And I have brown eyes (but heterozygous brown/blue... nevertheless, phenotype is brown eyes).

DH has to chop them with me in another room otherwise I look like I have watched 5 weepy movies back to back THEN smeared mascara over my face for good measure. (I do chop the occasional onion.)

If DH brought back 5kg of onions well, let's just say he'd be dealing with them one way or the other. I don't really like eating the buggers let alone having them in the house to chop.

[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...

[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