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Originally posted by Rudey
What? I mean it's a white onion, not a red onion. What are you talking about? You chicks and your cooking.
Anyway, seriously how do I make myself not cry when I cut onions? I have this thing that i put over the onion and I press on it and it chops it and i keep pressing down to chop more. My grandma used to do it under water but I really don't feel like losing a finger.
-Rudey
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Different types of onions have stronger "odors," or whatever the stuff is called that the onion emits that makes you cry.
Seriously. That's why I cook with Vidalia onions. They're sweeter than your average onion, so that's why you won't cry when cutting them. If you pick up a general white onion from the grocery store, it's probably not going to have as high quality as a Vidalia onion, so it's going to make you cry.
I really don't know how else to explain it.
Also, you could try storing your onion in the refridgerator about an hour (maybe half an hour?) before you need to cut it. That will help decrease the odor.
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