9 tips to cut an onion without tears

How To Make 9 tips to cut an onion without tears

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  Freeze the onion 10 to 15 minutes before cutting. Or you can refrigerate 30 minutes before cutting.
• 2

  wear those swimming goggles! Most fool proof way to avoid those tears.
• 3

  Light a candle near by. The flame will take away some of the fumes that cause tears.
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  Stick a piece of bread in your mouth. The fumes that cause tears will be absorbed in the bread.
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  Cut the onion under water or under running water
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  Use a very sharp knife which can make a sharp clean cut as apposed to crushing the onion.
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  Have the fan blowing, this helps blow away the fumes.
• 8

  Rub lemon juice on the knife blade before cutting the onion and do it several more times with each cut.
• 9

  Leave the root on the onion. Cut rest of the onion before you cut off the root. As the tear causing fumes are inside the root.
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