From a classic culinary school method to tool-specific techniques like using a box grater or mandoline, here’s how ...

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.

Learning how to cut onions is a crucial tenant of home cooking awesomeness—because onions are such a versatile, complex addition—or base—for your favorite meals, from risotto to tacos. Slicing and ...

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 ...

Cutting an onion can feel like trying to escape a maze, blindfolded. One wrong turn—or slice—can send you swiftly down the wrong path. And then there are all of the different verbs—you can slice an ...

Back in the ’80s and ’90s, I used to work behind the scenes with Julia Child during her appearances on “Good Morning America.” It was my job to prepare the food she would put before the cameras. Once, ...

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, ...

Onions are the behind-the-scenes showrunners of many a dish, adding savory depth and mellow sweetness. So when a recipe calls for “one large onion, diced,” why do we all shudder in fear? Probably ...

Caramelizing onions are a simple way to incorporate some texture as well as sweet and savory flavors to a dish.