The Smart Woman's Cheat Sheet: 10 How-To Tricks

2. How to Cut an Onion Without Crying

Goggles are one option. The other is to choose a type of onion with a low sulfur content, such as Vidalia, Texas 110, or Maui. White and Spanish onions are fairly packed with the stuff.

• If you're set on using a bad-boy variety, minimize sulfur release by chilling the onions in the fridge for at least two hours.
• Then cut the onion in half vertically and lay each half flat on a cutting board.
• Peel back the skin, keeping the root intact so the onion is easier to cut and less sulfur enters the air.
• Then start chopping.

Bonus Tip: Expect your hands to be kissed after dinner? Rub them on a stainless-steel mixing bowl. The onion smell will vanish.

Source: Chef Peter Kelly, associate instructor at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island