Learn about the chemical reaction that makes you cry while chopping onions, a sensation that can be relieved with a certain ...

Onion tears are caused by a gas onions emit once cut. To avoid them, use a sharp knife, chill the onion, use special tools, ...

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

Chopping onions is an age-old problem. Cutting them irritates your eyes and makes you cry bitter tears, but it's also hard to find a savory dish that you can't improve with some cut-up onions. What's ...

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.

In the research, scientists cut onions using a special guillotine that could be fitted with different types of blades, as ...

Nothing will ruin your eye makeup quite like chopping onions. Just a few weeks ago I started slicing several onions in my small Brooklyn kitchen, preparing to caramelize them for a simple pasta dish.

Study reveals cutting onions with sharp knives reduces tears and potential pathogens released while chopping other raw foods.

NO kitchen is complete without onions and you can add this root vegetable to pretty much everything. But chances are, you’ve been chopping them wrong putting you in danger unwanted tears. The ...

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

Researchers in the US have studied the physics of how cutting onions can produce a tear-jerking reaction.