From a classic culinary school method to tool-specific techniques like using a box grater or mandoline, here’s how ...

Many of us love onions. In fact, the average American eats about 22 pounds of onions per year! But what we don’t love is the way onions make our eyes burn and tear when we slice into them. That's why ...

Wipe away your tears, both figuratively and literally. When you learn how to cut an onion, you’ll be shocked to see how quickly and easily you can do it. With tips to keep you from crying when you cut ...

I’ve tried all the old tricks to keep my tears at bay when cutting onions: sunglasses, swimming goggles, sticking out my tongue, running the sink faucet, and slicing them straight out of the fridge.

During the COVID-19 lockdown, I worked at the Hollywood Food Coalition, a nonprofit organization that serves as both a food kitchen and a food rescue service. Because all the food is donated to the ...

Discover a chef’s four easy tricks for how to stop crying when chopping onions for a tear-free cooking session once and for all. lead chef-instructor of culinary arts at the Institute of Culinary ...

The cookbook author Kenji López-Alt dives deep into a question of his own, with computer models and all. By J. Kenji López-Alt Kenji López-Alt has spent the last 15 years of his career rigorously ...

The onion-cutting method I learned from it is the same one taught at top Western culinary schools, and it’s the method used by most of the cooks at every restaurant I’ve ever worked at. J. Kenji López ...