Chopping Onions

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Cutting onions can be a challenge for many people. This page is about chopping onions.

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Tip: Pre Chopping and Preparing Onions

By Sandie [39 Posts]3 found this helpful

February 28, 2006

I spend one week a year on onions when harvest time is at hand so I can get the entire process out of the way all at once for the year. I have never had very good luck with storing onions no matter what I tried until I hit on this method, and it sure works for me.

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Tip: Chopping Onions the Easy Way

By Linda L. [91 Posts, 447 Comments]0 found this helpful

September 5, 2006

Laziness is the mother of invention. I needed some coarsely chopped onions for chili I was making. Rather than drag out a knife and cutting board, etc, I peeled the onion, put it on a paper towel and pressed my apple slicer down and cut it into wedges, which I dumped into the chili. As it cooked, the wedges separated into pieces, coarsely chopped. No mess and about 15 seconds of work!

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Article: How to Chop an Onion

March 31, 20112 found this helpful

Trim off the flat top end of the onion, that is opposite the root end.

Set the onion down on the cut side so it won't roll around. Cut the onion in half lengthwise, through the root end.

Peel the outer yellow/brown skin from the onion.

Slice through the onion from the root to the cut end, keeping the root end intact. This will hold the onion together and make the rest of the chopping easier. Make the slices thinner for a dice.