A really important subject

[Sangersteve]

I have seen many articles on methods to stop you from crying when slicing onions.

Since I am the cook in our house, I slice onions all the time.

Crying while slicing has never been a problem.

What is your experience?

[ralph]

never been a problem , no crying anyway .

[BigTex]

After slicing onions I have to go to my safe place.

[Jim Jack]

For some reason, I stopped having a problem when slicing onions after turning 50 or so. I have also noticed that I like onions in my food a lot more now than I used to.

[jellowrestling]

Just put on some swimming goggles, and you'll be fine.

[GFB]

It's nothing new, but the old stand by of slicing them under running water works well.

[ralph]

the bigger problem is pan frying really hot peppers , the hotness or Caspacium permeates the house . Best way to fix that is to parboil them and then fry them up . [off topic alert] -------------- for onion problems use Walla Walla as they are excellent raw and are very mild but expensive if used for cooking .

[GFB]

the bigger problem is pan frying really hot peppers , the hotness or Caspacium permeates the house . Best way to fix that is to parboil them and then fry them up . [off topic alert] -------------- for onion problems use Walla Walla as they are excellent raw and are very mild but expensive if used for cooking .

..use What What?

[ralph]

'walla walla' onions from Washington state , probably also grown elsewhere but they are Washingtons claim to fame same as Idaho 'batatas' are Idahos claim to fame . Good mild onions , quite large , you can only eat one because they are usually very large , I see them in stores and farmstands for 99 cents a pound while regular onions / cooking onions are about 59 cents a pound Greg .

[ann jusko]

If I have a whole onion to do, I hold a pencil in my mouth, but I'm not as sensitive to them as I used to be so hardly do it any more.

[LibraryLady2]

I have put 4-5 kitchen matches in my mouth while slicing them.

I think some onions are just more full of the "fumes" that set off the tears.
As I am writing this, it occurs to me that I had this problem more often when I was younger.
Perhaps really fresh onions are more prone to this than the older ones that have been shipped in, held in storage etc. IDK
I am just speculating.

[LibraryLady2]

http://www.thedailymeal.com/cook/10-proven-ways-cut-onion-without-crying