How to cut green onions without irritating your eyes

There are many friends who love to cook. We also encounter this situation when cooking, that is, our eyes will feel stinging when cutting onions. Our eyes will feel uncomfortable and we can't help but shed tears. It feels very painful. This is also a normal reaction. There is a volatile substance in onions that can irritate our eyes. However, we can also use effective methods to prevent it when cutting onions. How to cut onions without stinging your eyes?

When cutting onions, onions contain a volatile substance that often makes the person cutting the vegetables cry. The way to prevent it is:

1. Before cutting onions, soak the kitchen knife in cold water for a while, so that you will not shed tears due to the irritation of volatile substances when cutting.

2. After cutting the onion in half, soak it in cold water before cutting it, and you won't cry.

3. Put it in the microwave for a short while, the skin will be easier to remove and you won’t cry when you cut it.

4. Soak the onion in hot water for 3 minutes before cutting.

5. Chopping onions while wearing swimming goggles

6. Hold your breath while cutting. Because the smell of onions is transmitted to the brain nerves through the nose, which makes the eyes tear up.

7. When cutting onions, you can light a candle next to the chopping board to reduce the pungent smell of onions. The effect is good.

8. If you are already in tears, you can open the freezer and put your head in for a while (as long as you feel the face is slightly cool), and your eyes will not tear up!

The above is about how to cut green onions without irritating your eyes. This is also common sense in daily life and we need to pay attention to it. In addition, when cutting green onions, we must also pay attention to protecting our eyes as much as possible, especially those with eye diseases should try to avoid it. At the same time, we must also protect ourselves when cooking to prevent any accidental injuries.