carlandrover
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put a silver spoon in your mouth supposed to work but not sure
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Caz
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run the cold water tap wen peeling works wonders .
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chocbix2000
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trying peeling them in a bowl of water it works for me
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churie78
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My eyes never water.
I reckon it's something to do with breathing the fumes in through your nose, try breathing through your mouth.
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Boris
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Get someone else to do it.
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segat1
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Chop in food processor
Wear sunglasses or goggles
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latterdaylady
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Wear contact lenses, they block the stinging
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Luvfactory
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I don't get that when I peel onions, I only get it when I start chopping up the onions. This is what I do: run warm water over the hands for a few seconds then start chopping. If it starts to hurt again the run warm water over the hands again for a few seconds.
And it does make a big difference! Good luck, I hope you cook something really nice!
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selshine
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hold a metal spoon in your mouth whilst peeling/chopping (this works!) or peel under running water
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kathy_is_a_nurse
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From the point you start peeling the Onion, keep your mouth closed. Other suggestions are to put the Onion in the freezer for about 15 minutes before chopping and rinse your hands and the knife under REALLY cold water before chopping.
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FairyHoaxster
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Practice a technique that reduces the amount of acid released as you chop it. Then do it quickly and watch your fingers!
I top and tail, peel and halve them, then put several cuts (depending on how thin you want it chopped) about 90% of the way accross each half then slice accross my previous cuts.
I used to work in a restaurant and needed to do 20ish at a time - helluva learning curve but now I can do it so fast I hardly every start crying.
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billy
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wash you hands and leave them very wet
the Onion vapours are attracted to water and the wetness of your eyes
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Drfoot
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Peel the onions underwater (No, not you, the onions) This works well.
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mishnbong
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store them in the fridge
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jizzumonkey
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Theres not much u can do but i find that by keeping my onions in the fridge it seems to lesson the crying and stinging ....
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penny4themnow
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buy all ready chopped onions!!
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johnavaro
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keep area well ventilated also try putting a few cubes of sugar in your mouth while peeling onions.
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lilmisslostit
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run a hot tap
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Jonathan
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Wear rubber gloves and a gas mask.
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GAB & R
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Sounds weird, but this works. Without biting, put the sulphur end of a wooden match in your mouth.
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Chrissie M
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Hi, threason you cry when cutting onions is because of a chemical reaction caused by the knife reacting to the Onion itself.
The best way to prevent crying is to cut the onions under running water, avoiding any spray from reaching your eyes.
I hope this helps.
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bearos3000
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Keep them in the fridge and run them under cold water at regular intervals as you prepare them. Make sure you wash your hands before touching your eyes. Also, I think I once saw a fan which clipped on to your chopping board so you could try placing a fan near you to blow the fumes away.
Hope it helps.
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Topshopcitybeachbabe
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you can't that always happens you just got to get bused to it
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lostintheclover
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Peel them in a shallow bowl of water. It works everytime for me.
Also the white onions don't make me have that reaction.
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Helen D
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peel and chop them in your washing up bowl full of cold water, works for me!
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dotlrb
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Peel them under water
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abw
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Light a candle next to your working surface. Works like a charm every time!
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mulhollandemily
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leave the root bit on and put under running water
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OriginalBubble
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Dont cut the root. Run your wrists under cold water. Wear swimming goggles
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firepower06
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take the first layer of skin off then run it under the cold water tap
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XiaoMei
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Sometimes it helps to wet them first or do it under running water. But this doesn't always work.
2 ways that always work are :
1. Use a blender
2 Give them to your partner to do
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