Cutting onions slowly and using the sharpest knives available can reduce eye irritation, physicists have found in a new study. A familiar and painful experience for home cooks, crying while chopping ...

As soon as my knife slices through the skin of an onion, I start to look like an extra in a Greek tragedy: a mascara-streaked mess with stinging-red eyes. It's around this point during dinner prep ...

Chopping onions often leads to watery eyes, but one chef has said that making an easy change to the way you store the ...

If you no longer want to weep while making a meal, a chef has shared a handy tip that will stop you crying over onions for ...

There are many varieties of onions, all with different flavor profiles and uses, though each helps to build the base of a savory, aromatic dish. Onions can be sliced, diced, wedged, or halved, but ...

Learn about the chemical reaction that makes you cry while chopping onions, a sensation that can be relieved with a certain cutting technique. Anyone who spends a lot of time in the kitchen knows what ...