Well, tell me, housewives, haven't you ever had to suffer at least once while working with tear-jerking onions?
It happened. Many will probably answer that way. And they tried to fight the scourge in different ways - it doesn't help much.
We cut onions in all sorts of different ways, but every now and then a tear comes to our eyes.
Expert of the online publication BelNovosti, chef Yulia Arkhipova shared two simple but effective solutions to the problem.
The first method involves using lemon.
Before you start cutting the onion, you need to run the blade of the knife over the fresh citrus.
How does this help? Due to citric acid, which eliminates the aggressive compounds in onions that cause tearing.
The second method, tested by many housewives and time, involves freezing the knife.
You need to put it in the freezer about 15 minutes before you start chopping the onions.
The cold will slow down the activity of those enzymes that irritate the eyes.
Having chosen one of the named options, you can cut onions with peace of mind.
From now on, you know for sure that you shouldn’t expect any insidious troubles from this vegetable.
Author: Pavel Gospodarik
Expert: Julia Arkhipova