I'm a wuss

Re: I'm a wuss

• HisGirlFriday13 member

  

  January 2014

  Ain't no shame in that. It happens. It's a chemical reaction, and some people are just more sensitive than others are.

  

  
  

  
  

  I'm gonna go with 'not my circus, not my monkeys.'

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• chibiyui member

  

  January 2014

  HisGirlFriday13 said:

  Ain't no shame in that. It happens. It's a chemical reaction, and some people are just more sensitive than others are.

  Ha. Thanks!
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• jdluvr06 member

  

  January 2014

  I'm the same way. I just make FI cut the onion though, that way I don't have to mess with it.

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• MyNameIsNot member

  

  January 2014

  I'm with you.  I cut onions on the (cold) stove, with the vent on.  It really irritates my eyes if I'm wearing contacts.  

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• vollebell member

  

  January 2014

  My FI and I tag team onions. Neither of us can handle more than a few seconds.

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• cruffino member

  

  January 2014

  I cry terribly from onions, and I cook withh them a lot! I'm curious about onion goggles, I'm picturing swim goggles. Pic please?

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• climbingsingle member

  

  January 2014

  I chop onions while wearing large sunglasses. I feel your pain - literally!

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• chibiyui member

  

  January 2014

  http://www.amazon.com/RSVP-International-Onion-Goggles-Black/dp/B0014SQU1A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390521963&sr=8-1&keywords=onion+goggles

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• lyndausvi mod

  

  January 2014

  I HATE onions.  My chef DH HATES onions (although he cooks with them professionally).   I'm not sure an onion has ever entered our home.  Umm.

  
  

  
  

  Have no shame.  It was a smart purchase.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
  

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• pinkcow13 member

  

  January 2014

  I chop them with the hot water running, while chewing gum- it helps!

                               

  

  
  

   

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• chibiyui member

  

  January 2014

  FWIW, the soup is tasty!
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• Senecaf member

  

  January 2014

  I hear if you pop them in th freezer for about 10 minutes berore chopping it helps. I also wear massive sunglasses in my kitchen and look like a wacko

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• pinkshorts27 member

  

  January 2014

  jdluvr06 said:

  I'm the same way. I just make FI cut the onion though, that way I don't have to mess with it.

  
  

  
  

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• logana1 member

  

  January 2014

  I've read chewing a minty gum helps...don't understand how, but maybe because it blocks sense receptors in your nose? It happens to me with white onions only, so I tend to pick smaller yellow vedalia (sp?) onions.

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• KytchynWitche member

  

  January 2014

  Make sure your knife is really sharp! Cutting onions with a dull (or dull-ish) knife bruises the cells and releases more of the horrid gas.
  
  Do the goggles work?
  

  

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• emmyg65 member

  

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  Onions don't bother me if I'm wearing my contacts, but if I'm not, my eyes water so much that it's dangerous to use a knife! So yeah, I just make my husband cut them. I call him my sous chef.

  
  

  Also, onions are less mean to your eyes if you keep them in the fridge so they're cold when you cut them.

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• chibiyui member

  

  January 2014

  urbaneca said:

  Make sure your knife is really sharp! Cutting onions with a dull (or dull-ish) knife bruises the cells and releases more of the horrid gas.
  
  Do the goggles work?
  

  Don't know yet, they're supposed to arrive by Monday.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• JCbride2015 member

  

  January 2014

  I have a friend with those goggles and she swears they work wonders.

  
  

  I use my food processor or little slap-chopper thing for onions mostly so I don't have to lean over them while cutting.  That helps, too.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  "I'm not a rude bitch.  I'm ten rude bitches in a large coat."

  
  

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• ei34 member

  

  January 2014

  I wear a pair of Chemistry lab goggles from high school when I chop onions!  I need to find these goggles you have though, they sound awesome (and more official lol).

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• cupcait927 member

  

  January 2014

  I should get some of these for FI! He loves onions but I swear it looks like he's been sobbing by the time he's done cutting them. They don't bother me that much but I hate onions so I rarely chop them.

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• pumpkinsandturkeys member

  

  January 2014

  Sweeter onions have less of the gases, so maybe try those? Also, sharp knives and really cold onions (fridge or freezer for 10 mins) makes a difference, too. I second chewing gum, as well!

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• AshleyNicole1218 member

  

  January 2014

  Try putting a piece of bread on your tongue. I don't eat onions so I'm not sure it reaaly works, but I've been told it does!

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• amakayeb member

  

  January 2014

  My fiance doesn't really have trouble with them, and he is also WAY better at chopping onions than I am. So, for the most part, that is his job.

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• chibiyui member

  

  January 2014

  So, i got the onion googles! They seem great! ........... I wear glasses all the time. I'm nearly blind without them. So, I can not cry and not see while chopping onions, or I can cry and not see when chopping onions. I'm an idiot.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• chibiyui member

  

  January 2014

  Thanks everyone for your tips!
  I'll defintely be needing them!

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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