How to chop onions to avoid tears: just one tool in your kitchen will help

Onion is a vegetable that is added to almost every main or first course. Not only does it have an interesting, bright flavor, but it also has beneficial properties.

Onions also have disadvantages, the main one being severe irritation of the mucous membranes when cut, which causes tears to flow. But this is no longer a problem, because recently a blogger with the nickname allthingsexplained shared a great life hack on Instagram, thanks to which you can now cut onions without tears at all.

The best part is that you don't need a knife to slice onions using this method. Pirce the onion with a fork so that its cut edge is on top. Next, take a vegetable peeler and simply make the necessary movements on the surface of the vegetable. The result is thin slices that are perfect for any dish. By the way, the thickness of the slices can be easily adjusted by pressing the vegetable peeler harder or lighter.

There are other methods of slicing onions without tears. For example, some people recommend slicing them next to an open tap of cold water. And some housewives prefer chewing bubble gum while slicing. Each of these methods is effective, but only the one described today will save your eyes from tears.