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by Ibrahim on 03 August 2011 - 23:08
- The cells from a cold onion react slower when cut, refrigerate onion for at least 30 minutes before chopping & peeling or try freezing for about 10 to 15 minutes (depending on size) before slicing into it.
- Cut onion under water (either under a running tap or in a sinkful of water). The water will dissolve the sulfur compounds before they can reach your eyes. Source.
- Chop with a very sharp, stainless steel knife that has been run under water before starting to slice. If cutting a lot of onions or even a single large one, run knife frequently under water. The water will help absorb the sulfur compounds and a sharp knife will make a cleaner cut, bruising the onion cells less which theoretically means causing less reaction. Why a stainless steel knife? Stainless steel is thought by some to attract the sulfur compounds.
- Light a candle or votive near the cutting board or if you have a gas stove, light a burner. Cut onions as close to flame as possible without danger of being burned. The heat will draw the sulfur to it and away from your eyes.
- Have a fan blowing the droplets away from your face while cutting onions.
- Chew gum, have a piece of bread or sugar cube in your mouth. Why does this work? The theory is that having something in your mouth encourages you to breathe through your mouth, sucking in the droplets before they hit your eyes.
- Do you trim both ends off the onion before peeling & chopping? Stop! Try leaving on the root end until the very last since the sulfur compounds are more concentrated near the root.
- Contrary to the tip above, try cutting off both ends of an onion under water then bring up to the cutting board and chop away. Since the root end is removed, the thought is that the worst is behind you.
- Lightly spray the cutting board with a 50/50 vinegar and water mix, vinegar apparently halts the sulfur reaction. If a 50/50 mix doesn’t do the trick, try full strength vinegar. This may affect the flavor of the cooked onions.
- Wear swimming goggles that fit well, these will seal the area around your eyes so the droplets can’t reach them. Hmmm, cutting one on
by beetree on 03 August 2011 - 23:08
(I just did that because I didn't know one of the peppers I was cutting was hot. I was pretty blind and in pain for a while there. Splash face with cold water, it will get better.)
by LadyFrost on 04 August 2011 - 13:08
it will feel like your skin is on fire....trruuuuust me..LOL
by Sock Puppet on 04 August 2011 - 15:08
A member here told me to watch the double agents as they seem like they are your friends, but in the end they are just grasshoppers.
by Ibrahim on 10 August 2011 - 18:08
by Ibrahim on 10 August 2011 - 18:08
You need to see it a couple of times to see flights in different parts of the world, including the early morning flights from Perth up to the North West.
READ THIS TO THE END BEFORE OPENING THE ATTACHMENT
What you will see, is a video showing air traffic around the world for 24 hours, taken from a satellite.
You won't believe this! The yellow dots are airplanes in the sky during a 24 hour period.
Stay with the picture. You will see the light of the day moving from the east to the west, as the Earth spins on it's axis.
by Ibrahim on 10 August 2011 - 18:08
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Also you will See the aircraft flow of traffic leaving the North American continent and travelling at night to arrive in the UK in the morning.
Then you will see the flow changing, leaving the UK in the morning and flying to the American continent in daylight.
It is a 24 hour observation of all of the large aircraft flights in the world, condensed down to about 2 minutes. From space we look like a Bee hive of activity.
You could tell it was summer time in the north by the sun's foot print over the planet.
You could see that it didn't quite set in the extreme north and it didn't quite rise in the extreme south. by LadyFrost on 10 August 2011 - 18:08 Ibrahim....i followed the hint regarding cutting onions... I bought a big bag on yellow onions for home and usually i can take cutting onions with a tear or two... but this bag was just brutal! So before cutting it I place an onion in a fridge for 15-20 min and man...not a tear....it actually worked! THANK YOU! by LadyFrost on 10 August 2011 - 18:08 hmm.. and how did that happen?????? by LadyFrost on 10 August 2011 - 18:08 what the heck?.....my posts are inside Ibrahams posts...how weird.... Contact information Disclaimer Privacy Statement Copyright Information Terms of Service Cookie policy ↑ Back to top |