How to Cut an Onion Without Crying in Under 20 Seconds

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Be careful! use a sharp knife and don't miss!

by Rob Hartman

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1. Cut onion in half. This method works because you are removing both the tip and base quickly, however some onions are stronger than others so have a bag ready to bin the waste

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2. Place cut side down and remove base

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3. Pull the hard skin off from the top down

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4. Pull the skin straight off the base

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5. Place flat side down and remove top

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6. Repeat to other half and dice

You're Done!

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Rob Hartman

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Sharing tips and tricks for natural nutritious food. Im trying hard to make my recipes as great as possible any feedback is much appreciated!

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Had to chop a serious amount of onion yesterday. This works! Thanks simple & easy are always my favorite. Sweeter I don't know easy definitely.

Betty :) 11 months ago

It's my own method it's very quick and the removal of the concentrated base stops you from crying and will make the flesh taste sweeter

Rob Hartman (author) 11 months ago

What method are you seeing? What is unique here?!!

Alyson Hames 11 months ago

I will definitely try this! I've tried other methods but not this one. So looking forward to seeing if it works for me. Thanks for sharing!

Felicia Gustin 11 months ago

1 Onion

1 Heavy wooden chopping board

1 Sharp knife

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