Comments on: How to Cut an Onion with Fewer Tears: A Photo Tutorial http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/ Food, Recipes, and Photography Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:08:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: wood cutting board http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/comment-page-2/#comment-15156 wood cutting board Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:31:14 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/#comment-15156 Every kitchen should have at least two or more cutting boards, and it is not unusual to have 4 or 5 of them. We recommend that every kitchen has a minimum of two boards, one for fruits, fresh vegetables, bread and food that can be eaten raw. The other one is for cutting raw meat, poultry and fish. This way, your risk of bacterial cross contamination is reduced. Every kitchen should have at least two or more cutting boards, and it is not unusual to have 4 or 5 of them. We recommend that every kitchen has a minimum of two boards, one for fruits, fresh vegetables, bread and food that can be eaten raw. The other one is for cutting raw meat, poultry and fish. This way, your risk of bacterial cross contamination is reduced.

]]> By: Mommy Kennedy http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/comment-page-2/#comment-14806 Mommy Kennedy Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:37:09 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/#comment-14806 Wow! That is really cool! Thanks for teaching me all of that! Coming by through http://theblessingsofmoderndomestication.blogspot.com/ Wow! That is really cool! Thanks for teaching me all of that!

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]]> By: Tanya http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/comment-page-2/#comment-10392 Tanya Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:20:15 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/#comment-10392 Thnx for your helpful advice!! :) Thnx for your helpful advice!! :)

]]> By: Avril http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/comment-page-2/#comment-10391 Avril Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:13:15 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/#comment-10391 Cool! You have great advice! I'm a cook myself, and I seriously had no friken idea that cutting an onion with a sharper knife helps prevent myself from crying! Thanks a lot for helping ne out! p.s. keep rocking!!!!!! **avril lavigne Cool! You have great advice! I’m a cook myself, and I seriously had no friken idea that cutting an onion with a sharper knife helps prevent myself from crying! Thanks a lot for helping ne out!
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keep rocking!!!!!! **avril lavigne

]]> By: anastasia http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/comment-page-2/#comment-10390 anastasia Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:01:51 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/#comment-10390 AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! i wish i could meet u in real life. u got some hot-ass advice!! LOL kk, well g2g, ttfn l8r!!! @n@$t@$!@(anastasia) :] AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! i wish i could meet u in real life. u got some hot-ass advice!! LOL
kk, well g2g, ttfn l8r!!!

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]]> By: Debby http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/comment-page-2/#comment-10389 Debby Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:54:29 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/#comment-10389 p.s. u don't always have 2 write me back!!!! --debb!e p.s.
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]]> By: Debby http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/comment-page-2/#comment-10388 Debby Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:53:03 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/#comment-10388 Wow!!!! I'm impressed. I never knew just cutting an onion w/a sharper knife reduces the amount of acid that is released into the air. Cool!! I usually don't cry when cutting an onion, actually. Maybe it's because onions are my favorite food(sorry!). But, my sis Kerry cries when anybody is cutting an onion!! It's so strange!!!! Well it was nice "talking" to you. Thanks for all your great, helpful, and supportive advice!!! --Debby Wow!!!! I’m impressed. I never knew just cutting an onion w/a sharper knife reduces the amount of acid that is released into the air. Cool!! I usually don’t cry when cutting an onion, actually. Maybe it’s because onions are my favorite food(sorry!). But, my sis Kerry cries when anybody is cutting an onion!! It’s so strange!!!! Well it was nice “talking” to you. Thanks for all your great, helpful, and supportive advice!!!

–Debby

]]> By: What’s for dinner? How to caramelize onions… | Problem Solved | Work It, Mom! http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/comment-page-2/#comment-10003 What’s for dinner? How to caramelize onions… | Problem Solved | Work It, Mom! Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:11:13 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/#comment-10003 [...] My Salt: How to cut onions with fewer tears (and with proper [...] [...] My Salt: How to cut onions with fewer tears (and with proper [...]

]]> By: Doug http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/comment-page-2/#comment-9776 Doug Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:52:44 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/#comment-9776 Hi Nicole, I have occasion, a couple times a year, to cut lots of onions. I mean LOTS of onions. Have you ever had to dice a 50 pound bag? I have. All those suggestions, chilling the onion, bread in mouth, close mouth, match, goggles, contacts, candle/flame, etc. all kind of work. Remember it's that gas that mixes with your tears that causes the irritation. I've found that when it's time to chop large quantities of onions, there's only one way that has worked for me to keep me from having my eyes irritated and burn. Use a fan! That's right. Set up a fan and blow the air AWAY from you. I've tried all the other stuff and this works every time for me. Hi Nicole,

I have occasion, a couple times a year, to cut lots of onions. I mean LOTS of onions.

Have you ever had to dice a 50 pound bag? I have.

All those suggestions, chilling the onion, bread in mouth, close mouth, match, goggles, contacts, candle/flame, etc. all kind of work. Remember it’s that gas that mixes with your tears that causes the irritation.

I’ve found that when it’s time to chop large quantities of onions, there’s only one way that has worked for me to keep me from having my eyes irritated and burn.

Use a fan!

That’s right. Set up a fan and blow the air AWAY from you. I’ve tried all the other stuff and this works every time for me.

]]> By: Love/Hate Relationship « Vanity of Vanities! http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/comment-page-2/#comment-9475 Love/Hate Relationship « Vanity of Vanities! Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:57:14 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/10/24/how-to-cut-an-onion-with-fewer-tears-a-photo-tutorial/#comment-9475 [...] strategically.  I have never really known how to efficiently chop an onion.  Here’s a great post I found and I will use her method next time, in conjunction with the [...] [...] strategically.  I have never really known how to efficiently chop an onion.  Here’s a great post I found and I will use her method next time, in conjunction with the [...]

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