Reduce onion eye-watering by soaking in water or briefly freezing
Soak peeled onions in water (or freeze 8–10 minutes) to reduce eye irritation while cutting.
Put peeled onions into a bowl of water; this also helps remove any powdery black coating. Alternatively, freeze the onion for about 8–10 minutes as another effective method.
The short version
- Soak onions in water to reduce eye-watering
- Freezing 8–10 minutes is an alternative
What you need
- bowloptionalFor soaking/rinsing
- wateroptional
- freezeroptionalOptional alternative method
What goes wrong
Cutting onions immediately and suffering heavy tearing
Soak in water first or freeze briefly
Why it works
The video states soaking reduces the effect of sulfur compounds that make eyes water.
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