Rinse onions to remove black powdery coating before cutting
Rinse onions to wash away any black powdery coating before you start cutting.
Give onions a quick rinse to remove the black powdery coating described in the video as possible fungal activity.
The short version
- Quick rinse before cutting removes surface residue
What you need
- water
What goes wrong
Cutting onions with surface residue still on them
Rinse briefly and dry/handle as needed before slicing
Why it works
Rinsing physically removes surface residue before it gets onto your board or into food.
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