Today is my first day back in the kitchen after being in Maine for a week. It is always hard getting back into the routine of meal planning and preparing. I've always thought if I lived by myself I would only eat cold cereal. But I do not live by myself and happily there are those that depend on me to prepare their daily bread.
As I was fixing dinner (one of the family favorites passed on to me from a good friend - Spicey White Chicken Chili) I came to the slicing/dicing part of the prep. This had always been the dreaded task; for up until recently I'd never found a preventative for the burning and tearing in the eyes when handling onions. Believe me I've tried all the supposed cures. Up until recently I thought the most effective one was chewing peppermint gum while cutting the onion. But now I have the final answer and I'm passing it on to you. Take it from me. It works!!
You must remove the skin of the onion by peeling it back from the top, down to the root. Do not cut off the root end. You will find that as you slice the onion down to the end, you are not in pain. It's wonderful, and because I love all you cooks who labor in love for your families, I thought I'd share this discovery with you. Free of charge. Happy cooking!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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Thanks for the tip. I hate that stinging feeling.
Wearing sunglasses also helps.
At work, when we slice onions on the slicing machines, we place a slice of bread on top of the onion and it works really well! (Doubt anyone has an industrial slicer at home though...) :)
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