Run cold water over it and take in a deep breath, hold and let it out, then cut. 🙂
You are welcome!
I’ll have to try your deep breath technique. Ive yet to find a solution on my own🌞
Hello Lora,
Actually I learnt that working in a restaurant in the kitchen. It’s work for me.
Before I used keep on crying cutting onions. Maybe you should try it. Or like you said find you way without crying..lol.hehe.
Thank you Lora, foe your response
I am definitely going to try it next time I cut onions!! Thank you for the insight
I didn’t know that you can simply breath in and out and your eyes wouldn’t water that’s different. My way is to place onion in a bowl of cold water and then chop it placing the chopped pieces back in the water as you go that will keep your eyes from watering.
Hello Jacqueline,
Yes I guess that way would stop your eyes from crying. But, that is so time consuming.
Thank you Jacqueline for sharing.
I like that technique. I need to try it.
Yes Jill,, that seams like a good technique.
But I’m so use to doing it my way that I don’t cry cutting my onions.
Not really David if you rinse and then chop up quick enough, you’re likely to only have to rinse once well depends I guess it depends on how many onions you have to dice anyway it worked for me just wanted to add it as a possibility.
Jacqueline, your comment is well added, I will try your technique. But really I’m so use to doing it my way that I don’t cry when cutting the onions. I guess there so much things we learn working in a kitchen in a restaurant. Your way sounds good.
I don’t use any method just usually suffer through crying lol. But now that I’ve seen some options here I’m gonna try to run under cold water next time and take a deep breath!
Hello LaShawnda,
You just suffer through crying your eyes out..lol.hehe. Your so lovely making me laugh.
Thank you LaShawnda for making smile
I just do it 😂 my eyes water but I just ignore it till I’m finished then rinse them.
Hello Catherine,
I guess everyone start crying cutting onions.
Thank you Catherine for your response
I have used my chemistry goggles to protect my nose and my eyes from the fumes. Breathing through my nose doesn’t help me. It actually makes my eyes worse. Different onion varieties are better to use than others that don’t make my eyes water as much. Sometimes I have to walk away from cutting an onion. Because my eyes are burning and watering so badly.
Hello Jill,
Ohh, so what breathing through your noise make it worse make you cry even more..lol.hehe. lol, Jill, funny you make me laugh.lol.
I guess we all try different was to try stop us from crying.
Thank you Jill, for making me laugh . lol.hehe
I did not know that. That’s why they say we learn everyday. Thanks for sharing this with me. Now I know what do when cutting onions
Your welcome Virginia
I make sure don’t squeeze it, but slice it gently using a sharp knife.
Hello Hillary,
What and that work? I used to work in the kitchen, we chefs we breathe in through our nose and out though our mouth, that protour eyes. But I guess everyone has their own why of cutting onions without their eyes watering.
Thank you Hillary for your response
I don’t use any method. I just cut.
Hello Virginia,
Lol, that still make your eyes water.lol when I used to be a Chef, work with professional we breathe in through our noise and out the Mouth. That protects you eyes so your eyes don’t water.
Thank you Virginia for you response
Just dont cut the top of the onion.
Hello Lee,
Lol, I will try that.
Thank you Lee for your response
Hello Phyllis,
Yes that’s a very good method.
Thank you Phyllis for sharing