Title: It Really Works~
andiesmama - January 27, 2006 02:21 PM (GMT)
I am SOOOOO sensitive to those stupid onion fumes....you know, the tears start flowing whenever I have to cut them up :cry:
I had heard somewhere (or read it) that lighting a candle by where you're cutting them up takes away the fumes....so I tried it seeing as nothing else has worked...
And NO TEARS!! :booyah: I've done it like the past 4 or 5 times I've had to cut them up and it's worked every time.... :thumbsup:
Just had to share, little things like that make me happy!! :tease:
Honey - January 27, 2006 02:47 PM (GMT)
LOL! Yep, that works. So does washing them with cold water first. :)
Oh and Deb...it's ok to be a little emotional while cutting up those cute lil buggers.....:cheeky: :swoosh:
Stringaling - January 27, 2006 02:51 PM (GMT)
Or just put them in the frige an hour or so before you cut them... I tried the candle thing and it didn't work for me. i'll stick to the refrigerator thing...
andiesmama - January 27, 2006 03:42 PM (GMT)
see...I KEEP mine in the frig....so that's never worked for me....I've heard of the cold water thing but I always forget...:doh:
Sarah - January 27, 2006 04:09 PM (GMT)
Cool! Good to know! I keep mine in the fridge too - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Stringaling - January 27, 2006 06:55 PM (GMT)
Maybe some onions re just stronger than others...I also heard to put a slice of onion or your head while you cut, but that just seems silly...
Sarah - January 27, 2006 07:39 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Stringaling @ Jan 27 2006, 12:55 PM) |
| Maybe some onions re just stronger than others...I also heard to put a slice of onion or your head while you cut, but that just seems silly... |
:lol:
andiesmama - January 27, 2006 07:40 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Stringaling @ Jan 27 2006, 01:55 PM) |
| Maybe some onions re just stronger than others...I also heard to put a slice of onion or your head while you cut, but that just seems silly... |
String....you try this one & let us know how it works!! B) :gotcha:
Stringaling - January 27, 2006 08:07 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (andiesmama @ Jan 27 2006, 01:40 PM) |
| QUOTE (Stringaling @ Jan 27 2006, 01:55 PM) | | Maybe some onions re just stronger than others...I also heard to put a slice of onion or your head while you cut, but that just seems silly... |
String....you try this one & let us know how it works!! B) :gotcha:
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Next time my daughter helps with dinner i will!
LynnMcG - January 28, 2006 04:07 PM (GMT)
I just let the tears flow!
J/K. I always forget about it until tears are pouring down my face. Since I'm usually next to my stove, I'll just light a burner. That works too.
Honey - January 28, 2006 06:15 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (LynnMcG @ Jan 28 2006, 12:07 PM) |
I just let the tears flow!
J/K. I always forget about it until tears are pouring down my face. Since I'm usually next to my stove, I'll just light a burner. That works too. |
LOL! I did that once. Let the tears flow. Since the kids are always in the kitchen when I'm in there, they noticed the tears and started laughing at me. I told them I was crying because they laugh at me! :lol: I ALMOST had them convinced, too!
hope4today - January 29, 2006 12:37 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Stringaling @ Jan 27 2006, 12:55 PM) |
| Maybe some onions re just stronger than others...I also heard to put a slice of onion or your head while you cut, but that just seems silly... |
:haha:
The cold water thing never worked for me. The best thing I discovered for it was contact lenses. When I had them in I always offered to cut other people's onions for them 'cos they never made me cry.
Since I had the laser surgery done on my eyes I cry again, a very serious side effect of the surgery :boo:
I'm gonna give that candle thing a shot though or maybe the burner idea. Thanks for the hint.
ceres - January 29, 2006 05:21 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (andiesmama @ Jan 27 2006, 08:21 AM) |
I am SOOOOO sensitive to those stupid onion fumes....you know, the tears start flowing whenever I have to cut them up :cry:
I had heard somewhere (or read it) that lighting a candle by where you're cutting them up takes away the fumes....so I tried it seeing as nothing else has worked...
And NO TEARS!! :booyah: I've done it like the past 4 or 5 times I've had to cut them up and it's worked every time.... :thumbsup:
Just had to share, little things like that make me happy!! :tease: |
Wow I will try this. I usually just try to cut while standing reaaaaaaaallly far away from the onion.