10 tips to cut onions without tears in your eyes

It is impossible to imagine cooking a curry without onions. But when you cut onions, you run into trouble, your eyes start watering in torrents. Do you know why this happens? The problem is mainly due to the sulfenic acid present in onions. After cutting onions, the sulfenic acid is released and mixes with other enzymes. This produces surfactant gas. This gets into the eyes and irritates them. For the same reason, the smell of onions lingers on your hands for a long time after cutting them. If you follow some tricks, your eyes will not water when you cut onions. Find out what they are.

1. Peel the onion before cutting it. Then cut it into pieces and soak it in water. Change the water after soaking for a while. This will remove almost all the sulfur compounds from the onion.
2. Peel the onion and put it in the deep freezer for an hour. If you take it out of the freezer and cut it, your eyes will no longer water.
3. The sharper the knife you use when cutting onions, the less you will cry. This is because a sharp knife causes less damage to the onion cells. Therefore, not too many enzymes are released.
4. When cutting onions, cut off the base. Most of the nutrients in onions are at the base.
5. Cut onions in an open area, such as near a window or with a fan on. This will help the onion's eyes release their combustible gases more quickly.
6. Cut the onion over a lit candle or in front of a gas flame. The flame will draw out the surfactant gas from the onion.
7. First, cut the onion into two pieces and place them on the chopping board with the cut side facing up. The problem will only arise if the cut side is exposed.
8. Another effective method is to cut the onion while it is soaked in water. Place the onion in a bowl with water. Cut it while it is still in the water. It will not irritate the eyes.
9. Even if you cut onions standing under a fan, eye irritation is relatively less.
10. Peel the onion and microwave it at 50 percent power for 30 seconds. Then chop it. It won't make your eyes water.