Theres no need to cry over sliced onions with these simple tips.
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There are a handful of things in the kitchen that make me fight back some tears.
When cooked, onions turn slightly sweet and have a nutty flavor.
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But for all of their positives, onions sure know how to make us tear up.
Why Do Onions Make You Cry?
He writes, The distinctive flavors of the onion family come from its defensive use of the element sulfur.
(A vacuole is a space within a cell.)
But just about all onions have the potential to make you cry when cutting them.
To minimize the tears, I have some tips to follow.
Work Near a Fan
Keep that sulfur compound away from your eyes and nose with proper ventilation.
This will reduce the amount of lacrimator that enters your nasal passage and eyes.
Wear protective goggles and that lacrimator wont irritate your eyes.
Even simply wearing glasses (like I do), can help protect your eyes.
to help reduce the tears.
