“Always grab the onion as if you had a claw in your hand,” Carbone recommends. “Fingertips bended to the inside.” Curling your fingers into a claw shape will nearly eliminate the chances of the knife ...

It's officially that time of year: soup season. If you're making French onion soup at home, make sure you're cutting your ...

Onions can be cut by slicing, dicing, mincing, or by cutting into rings and wedges. Be sure to use a sharp chef's knife to help prevent eye irritation.

I often receive emails from our readers, who will ask questions about a recipe or culinary technique or share a memory about a dish we recently featured. Many of you have the same questions, and I am ...

Toward the end of Henrik Ibsen’s play “Peer Gynt,” a saga of the self under siege, we find Gynt deep in the forest, peeling a wild onion. He compares his many selves – cheat, shipwreck survivor, liar, ...

Sharpen your knives and get ready for some expert instruction on an essential kitchen task - cutting onions. Bon Appétit associate food editor Rachel Gurjar demonstrates everything you need to know in ...

No longer will dinner prep be a tear-inducing experience if you follow these two tips from researchers from Cornell ...

Scientists have now discovered how a simple slice can send pungent aerosols flying across the kitchen. Their work not only ...

Onions have long been known to release an irritant called propanethial S-oxide, a sulphur-based compound that triggers your ...

Whether they play a supporting or starring role, onions are the all-purpose flavor agent of the kitchen. They can be bold when sliced thin and served raw as a burger topping, or silky and sweet when ...