Here's a useful trick: wash the onions after peeling them and when you slice them in half; that way the stuff that causes tears is almost completely eliminated. I hardly ever get tears in my eyes from preparing onions these days.
Alignn said: Here's a useful trick: wash the onions after peeling them and when you slice them in half; that way the stuff that causes tears is almost completely eliminated. I hardly ever get tears in my eyes from preparing onions these days.
That and make sure your knife is very sharp. After all your Slicing the onion. Not smashing it.