Sunday, January 23, 2011

Chopping Onions

My husband took this picture as he walked into our kitchen one day.
When I first started cooking in college, I could cut onions without shedding a tear. They did not bother me at all. Just a few years later, I cannot touch an onion without tears streaming and mascara running down my face. And we LOVE onions. I chop them so often.

For now, the swimming goggles are my best friend.
ANY ADVICE??

3 comments:

  1. I have the same problem! It is terrible, the second I start cutting an onion the tears start pouring...I have heard chewing mint gum helps and I have personally found cutting them near a turned on stove (gas is the best) helps a lot. I love the goggles idea though. I think my biology lab goggles may be making an appearance in my kitchen soon now :-)

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  2. Thanks so much! I will give those a try! My mother-in-law told me it helps to keep them in the refrigerator. Hope you LOVE the goggles!

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  3. I know from experience that if you stick your head in the freezer, it helps with the burning. It also looks almost as cool as goggles.

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