How do I prevent my eyes from watering when cutting onions?
By Pitstop
@pitstop (14606)
Australia
15 responses
@owlwings (43907)
• Cambridge, England
2 Sep 21
The most reliable tip is to make sure that the airflow is away from your face. One way of achieving this is to light a candle and place it on the side opposite to where you are chopping. This creates an updraught which draws the onion fumes away from you.
Another tip which seems to work, though I can't explain why is to chew some parsley.
I wear specs, so I rarely have problems chopping onions.
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@pitstop (14606)
• Australia
5 Sep 21
@Mavic123456 it just got delivered. I'll use it and let you know n
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@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
4 Sep 21
@pitstop Wowowow...... good so how is it? It is more practical?
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Mar 22
I used to store mine in the fridge before use. If they are kept cold it's easier when chopping on the eyes.
@DaddyEvil (141049)
• United States
2 Sep 21
You get someone else to cut them up for you... ![](/Content/images/emotes/whistle.gif)
Fill your sink halfway with water and slice as much as you can while the onions are underwater. That keeps the juice from reaching your eyes. (The root end of the onion is where most of the liquid that stings the eyes is. You can cut the rest of the onion out of water if you remember to cut the root end under water and usually have little or no problem with stinging eyes.)
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@Noor0000001 (378)
• Pakistan
2 Sep 21
I don't like to cut onions,so thanks to my mom who do it for me.![](/Content/images/emotes/wub.gif)
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