Tuesday Life Hack: Tear- free ways to cut an onion

1. Freeze the onion

15 minutes in the freezer may make the onion a little harder to cut but will reduce the irritation to the eyes.

2. Cut the onion underwater

This method prevents sulfuric compounds from reaching your eyes and you tearing up. When attempting this method one should be careful since it isn’t the safest option.

3. Run a fan

What the fan does is blow the sulfuric compounds away from your face or run the extractor fan above your stove.

4. Wear goggles

As silly as this method may seem, it works wonders. Wearing plastic goggles covers your eyes completely, which means no tears at all.

5. Chew gum

Chew the gum before cutting the onion and whilst cutting continue chewing. Even though your eyes are not covered very little irritation occurs.

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