onions, to cry or not to cry?!

To prevent "crying" light a candle next to where you are cutting the onion. I've also put sunglasses on when cutting them and it seems to help a little.

i try not to breathe whenever i chop onions, haha! but for me it works. its kinda tough, just breathe away from the onions, lolz.

If you slice a red onion, and let it sit for 5 or 6 hrs with sugar between the layers, the syrup that forms and spills out makes a great allergy formula, two teaspoons will do ya,lol, so I say cry.

Actually although the onions irritate my eyes, they dont make me cry, they make my eyes sting a little but thats it, for some reaosn i find that not breathing in the scent of the onions is a good way of not crying :)

There are times thatthe onions seem more "potent" than others and my eyes may burn or water. But most of the time they don't really affect me much. I do however, use the yellow onions more so than the white. SO maybe that is why. I really like red onions and those don't bother me either. I don't have any ideas on how to prevent it, never even heard any wives tales either. I live a "sheltered" life.. LOL

well i havent chopped onions in a few years but i cna say when i used to, i never cried, i was always told an old wives tale that seemed to work for me, stick your tongue out half way and gently bite not too hard so you break your skin, just enough to stop air enterin your mouth, this, apparently dries up ur spores in ur eyes....? again, its not scientiffically proven, but it has worked for me

Know what i tried chopping onions i mean the white ones, but my eyes didn't cry. It didn't felt like tears would flow down my eyes...

hehehe I have never cried and I have looked for the reason for that and guess what: I found it =) In my case it is because I am wearing contacts and they protect your eyes from the onion =) I usually get oto do all the chopping in my house *lol*

Onions also make me cry, so I try to chop them up as fast as I can. I tryed holding them under cold running water but it does not seenm to help. I no of a old wives tale that someone told me a long time ago when I was a teenager if you hold a couple of wooden matches in your mouth that should help your eyes from burning. But dont light the matches. I heard this helps.

I agree with keeping them refridgerated also if your eyes start tearing try running cold water over your wrist and look away from them they will soon atop watering

actually i have seen almost everyone cry when they chop onions. its almost a natural thing. but i can give you a very good tip, and believe me it works. my eyesight is a bit weak, and i dont use spectacles, i rather feel comfortable with contact lenses. and believe me when i am wearing lenses and chopping onions i dont even feel that i am actually working with the onions. my eyes dont shed a single tear. and if i am wearing spectacles which is very rare, i have to wash my eyes several times, before i am through with the task. if you dont have contacts, try sunglasses, they also work.

I cry no matter what (big sissy lol) But i do know that if you wear contacts they dont affect you or affect you very little. I used to wear them when i was younger and i worked a conveinience store where i had to slice onions on a slicer for the sandwiches that we made and when i knew for sure that i was going to have to do that then i made sure i had them in. and it was bearable then.

Oh yes they get to me every time i dont know any ways of preventing it from happening if you find a way before i do then please let me know and same here,

I believe it depends on what variety the onions are. Sometimes I do and with other onions I do not. For me it seems to be the ones that smell more causing the tears.

Yes i do chop onion and my mom taught me chopping it on a flowing water makes me not to cry and it works.

I used chop everyday oinions, but by god grace, it never affected my eyes and never cried. My daughter and wife used to chop up onions but never had to cry while chopping up onions. I do know it affects most of the people when they chop up onions. I used to wonder why it affects lot of people but people like not got affected. I do not have answer.

It's easy for me to cry when I am chopping the onions. Sometimes I will wear the swimming glasses to prevent it. I heard a trick but I haven't tried it yet. That is when you are cutting the onions, do it in the water.

Chopping onion make me cry too... That is my problem when i'm cooking some foods....One day my cousin visit in my house she told me the secret of never crying when you chop onions. she told me we need a sharp knife to chop it. Try it, its really worth.

Yes, I've had that happen. I love onions and use them a bunch when cooking or making sandwiches. I think it does depend on the type you use. Some of them can be pretty strong. I don't know how to prevent the crying. But, after cutting if you wash your hands with a little salt it helps take the smell off your hands.

i am the cook in our house so i know how to prevent the onions irritate your eyes. All you just have to do is after you peal the onions,you soak it in the water for about 30 seconds to 1 minute and chop it..i'm sure even you chop the onions over your nose it won't irritate your eyes..promise!!