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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I am especially sensitive to this. I’ve found that using a very, very sharp knife can help, but some onions are especially strong. At that point I’m breaking out the swimming goggles.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I thought I was the only one who cuts onion with goggles. If I only need one onion I don't need them if I am quick enough, but if I need more than that, I always whip out swimming goggles.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Run your wrists, palm up, under cold water. It's black magic. It will stop it almost instantly.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I am going to try this, but I’d really like to know why it works. Someone else suggested cold water on the knife. Do the irritant molecules from the onion react with the water on your hands/wrists/knife before getting up in your eyes?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Onion make gas. Gas stick to tear on eyeball. Tears turn acidic, eyeball hurt.

Bring tears to onion, gas already react so no can hurt real eyeball. That why bring water (fake eyeball) to onion when cut.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Gud esplaind

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Try slicing a lime or lemon before cutting onions.