The kitchen trick you need to know now
Most of us hate cutting onions. I was hoping to find a way to show you how to cut onions without crying (crying when cutting onions, I mean, not the me trying to find an article without crying) but there are so many differing opinions on the best way to do it that it just became a bit of a joke really. I'll tell you my way, which works 90 per cent of the time, but I can't guarantee that it won't get you all teary (the cutting onions bit, not me telling you how to do it).
I simply cut off the top of the onion almost all the way through. I then lift the top like a flap or a lid, and pull down towards the root of the onion. That removes the skin and leaves the root in tact – that's the part of the onion that makes you cry. Now, cut or slice from the top end and cut the root end last, then leave that little root bit for the bin. Minimal tears, minimal fuss, minimal waste.
Something I did find in my hunt for the perfect way to cut onions without crying was this fantastic video. I was so impressed by the simplicity and the ingenuity of using an object quite clearly not meant for the kitchen, which, in the end, couldn't be more suited to being used for this very purpose. Anyway, I'm rambling. Here's the video...
Do you know of any other ingenious kitchen tips which use something not meant for the kitchen? Why not share them?
Viv
I read about a recall for Thermomix ... some people getting severely burnt ? .... faulty seals
Carlos
Once I cut my onion open, I put the remainder in an onion storer in the fridge which stops any odour.
Only costs a few dollars.
I find if I wear glasses it stops the onion problem ... make sure you wash hands thoroughly after you finished cutting.