Wipe away your tears, both figuratively and literally. When you learn how to cut an onion, you’ll be shocked to see how quickly and easily you can do it. With tips to keep you from crying when you cut ...

See tips on what to look for when you're shopping for onions, how to chop it the right way, and how to do it all without tearing up. Of all the vegetables, onions top the list of what most people hate ...

Onions have been around a long time. The ancient Egyptians worshiped onions, and onions were used to pay the rent or as wedding gifts in the Middle Ages, according to the National Onion Association.

I often receive emails from our readers, who will ask questions about a recipe or culinary technique or share a memory about a dish we recently featured. Many of you have the same questions, and I am ...

I’ve tried all the old tricks to keep my tears at bay when cutting onions: sunglasses, swimming goggles, sticking out my tongue, running the sink faucet, and slicing them straight out of the fridge.

Cutting an onion can feel like trying to escape a maze, blindfolded. One wrong turn—or slice—can send you swiftly down the wrong path. And then there are all of the different verbs—you can slice an ...

There's more than one way to chop an onion — but not all methods are created equal. If just the thought of slicing into an onion is making you teary, don't worry: This chef-approved method will have ...

The cookbook author Kenji López-Alt dives deep into a question of his own, with computer models and all. By J. Kenji López-Alt Kenji López-Alt has spent the last 15 years of his career rigorously ...