Originally posted by: ricardo
when cutting onions, how do you prevent your eyes from watering?
when cutting onions, how do you prevent your eyes from watering?
There are a number of ways of doing this; one is to breathe through your mouth (your eyes water because of the strength of the odor entering your nose, this can be confirmed when smelling spicy food; the same reaction occurs).
Another popular way is using a food processor to do the work for you. It minimalizes risk of tearing but does not fully get rid of it.