Onion tears

[Justin]

How can I stop my eyes watering when I chop onions?

[Chopper]

The foolproof way is to chop them under water, but it is a bit of a fiddle.

[Jin]

The trick is to not cut the root of the onion off. Cut the whole onion in half going through the root so that each half has a part of the root on it. Then lay one half flat and cut off the end without the root and skin the onion. When chopping make cuts away from the root then make cuts perpendicular to these starting at the end with out the root. Your very last cut should sever the root from the onion and hey presto you'll have chopped onion on the right and a piece of root on the left - that is if I have explained it properly ; -)

[MistyLady]

Don't laugh but I always suck on a spoon and I have yet to cry ..... well only from the tears of laughter when I see what an idiot I look in the mirror!!!!

[mozzer]

Wear swimming goggles. Seriously.

[specco]

The best thing to do is when cutting the onions is to keep your mouth open. In other words breath through your mouth and not your nose. It works!!

[julie]

buy already chopped and frozen onions from freezer centre or farm shop. just grab handfuls from the freezer - got to be the easiest way!!

[Sensei]

Just set up a fan to blow the fumes away from your face.

[Wee Kaz]

This is a very late answer but if your eyes water when cutting onions, run the cold tap and stick your wrist under it, this takes the sting away really quickly! Don't ask me why!!