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Onions HELP!
Every single time I slice onions, I am nearly blinded with burning in my eyes. In fact, it's so bad that I have to leave my kitchen for five minutes to let my eyes tear up and rinse out. In the process, I frequently rinse off my cutting board and my knife and I also keep the sliced and unsliced onion covered. But, I still have great difficulty.
Any one have any tips for lessening this?
Re: Onions HELP!
I cook with onions a lot, so I may have to investigate these goggles. Seriously. It's awful how much pain I am in from this!
Thanks for the tip. My husband will LOVE this! I can imagine his response when I pull out onion goggles. LOL.
I notice that if I keep the onions in the fridge they don't make me cry as much. So keeping them cold could help. Although, sometimes, there's just a potent onion that still gets to me. Then I stick my head in the freezer for like 10-15 secs...it really gets the tears cleared up quickly!
I know this advice sounds ridiculous, but it's what works for me.
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I'm sure this doesn't help you but I will usually have my husband cut onions for me. He has contacts and they don't really have an effect on his eyes.
I googled and found this link: http://www.livestrong.com/article/508447-how-to-cut-onions-without-having-your-eyes-burn/
Hi there! I've always tried one of these tricks:
-burn a candle near your working area
-breathe through your nose and close your mouth as you slice (this really cuts down on the tears)
Good luck!