Cutting or Slicing Onions Without Tears

You can try the following methods to stop crying when cutting or slicing onions:

1. Cut the root off last;
2. Refrigerate before cutting;
3. Peel them under cold water;
4. Have a fan behind you or alongside to blow the vapors away;
5. Place a piece of bread on the knife tip to absorb the fumes;
6. Chew gum while peeling and slicing onions.
7. Cut onions on a piece of kitchen paper, this absorbs the chemical irritant (syn-propanethial-S-oxide)

8. Have someone else cut them for you!.