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over a year ago
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"I have chopped 2 onions another 30 to go.My eyes are streaming.Any advice on stopping the tears.I am making a huge batch of caramelised red onion chutney."
got Any swimming goggles? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Isn't biting on a metal spoon whilst doing the chopping supposed to stop it ! Why are you chopping 10000 onions btw ?  "
She's making a huge batch of caramelised red onion chutney |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Isn't biting on a metal spoon whilst doing the chopping supposed to stop it ! Why are you chopping 10000 onions btw ?
She's making a huge batch of caramelised red onion chutney "
Oh yes Banana, I missed that part on the original post! I really should stick my reading specs on ! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Leave the root on til the end. Cut the onion in half, take off the top, slice the onion from top to root then chop down to the root.
Was shown this on a cooking course and it does really work, at least when only chopping a few onions |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Thank you. Got tonsillitis so nothing is going in my mouth. Food processor not an option as need to have strips. Will just grin and bear it. "
swimming goggles,trust me |
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By *ola. OP Woman
over a year ago
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Thank you for the advice. I will purchase goggles for next time. As the chutney is for family and friends, I didn't mind shedding tears.Tears are made of1% water and 99% feelings. So my love for them is in abundance. x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Try pulling your eye lid down,as far as it goes,and the blowing your nose
Not with oniony hands!"
No no,that would be foolish,I suggest removing one's socks n shoes n using your feet |
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By *ola. OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Try pulling your eye lid down,as far as it goes,and the blowing your nose
Not with oniony hands!"
Also chopping chillies.  . Will go back to making smaller batches in future. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Don't cut the root off.
When you cut the basal plate (root) off, onions release an enzyme. That enzyme reacts in the rest of the onion to release a gas. When that gas combines with the water in your eye is creates an acid.
Also, try putting your chopping board on top of the cooker and turning the cooker hood on to full extract - it pulls the gas released straight up and away (obviously don't lean over the chopping board).
I use a mandoline for doing onions en-mass (such as when cooking Dopiaza) because its much quicker than by hand.
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I saw Marco Pierre white cut an onion super thin on masterchef and he says the best way to stop your eyes watering is to do it without looking at the onion..
Think I would lose a couple of fingers if I tried that!! |
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