www.WebCookingClasses.com Chef Todd Mohr demonstrates the best method for using the chef’s knife to dice an onion into consistent pieces using as few knife strokes as possible. Cooking meals and getting easy dinner ideas doesnt have to include a home cooking recipe or a gourmet recipe, it can be a cooking recipe that youve created yourself with basic cooking methods. Cooking Coarse focuses on basic cooking methods to empower the home cook to create simple cooking recipes to make everyday cooking more creative and enjoyable.
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Nice technique! One of the few videos on youtube that actually gets it right.
If you want to stop crying – try wearing contact lenses. Although, in my experience, if you do wear contact lenses you’ll look like an onion superhero and end up cutting a hell of a lot of onions.
Onion chemicals go up…
So if you try to cut onions around your eye level, your eyes won’t tear.
This may not be a comfortable position, but at least you won’t cry
I learnt how to cut an onion properly! PRAISEEE THE LORD! Why didn’t they teach me this in food tech? 5 stars.
Thanks a lot for the videos! I’m starting chef’s school soon and I kinda wanted to prepare myself…..^^
A lot of chief have tricks about cutting Onions but this one is the so far the best of all ! Keep it up, I really like your show -5 starts
I have viewed most of the knife skills video here.
I will challenge any of these experts in speed and instruction. I will be blindfolded and my competitor does not have to be.
Teacherfood aka The Blindfolded Chef
thanks man you helped me alot im trying to get a chef apprenticeship and its good to go over some of the things i did in my pre apprenticeship coarse
thanks alot keep it up
If you want to avoid crying while cutting onions- keep them cold! I’d throw the whole bag into the sink full of water and ice. And work quickly!
If your knife is sharp and I mean really hair popping sharp. You won’t have any tears. Well, unless you cut yourself.
Thanks for the informative and fun video!
Great video! On the subject of stinging eyes, there are a couple of solutions I’ve been using fairly reliably for a while. The cause of the irritation is actually a gas that combines with the moisture in your eyes to form suphenic acid, which (as you might guess) stings! This is why cutting underwater works — the gas hydrolyses with the water and so never reaches your eyes. So, if you try cutting onion whilst breathing through your mouth, the gas will hydrolyse on your tongue harmlessly!
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Ok, maybe I could have just used some basic culinary training or something. But man, i’ve picked up two things from your series so far that just has made life eaiser for me!
One of them was how to properly hold the knife – I was just grabbing it by the handle and going to town. Never really felt comfortable, till I tried it your way. It was an immediate “…oh. Yeah, this is better” reaction.
With the onions I never kept the root on, and always had problems cutting it right. Thx!
this is a life changing video !!!!!!
Toss is Great
I use onions a lot in recipes. The strange thing is, they never made me cry like they do other people. Never had a problem with that.
To keep your eyes from watering while cutting onions, breath through your mouth, and NOT your nose. A trick my grandma taught me.
if u put a bowl of water next to your cutting board the onions wont irritate your eyes as much becuase the gas that makes you cry is attracted to water and the closest source is your eyes, so if u have a bowl of water,it wont make you cry as much
Thank you! You certainly inspired me to cook more meals.
(you remind me of Baldrick)
@slvadi – Thanks for the kind comment. Who’s Baldrick?
@ChefToddMohr – It’s a character from Blackadder. I guess it’s the camera angle and the kitchen.
After watching your videos I haven’t been afraid to mess around in the kitchen. Thank you again!
thank you
WOW u r a great teacher!!! I bet your students love to be in your class and they will learn lots from u and keep the knowledge for a life…
great teaching skill ! ty!
@sunnydzt – Thanks for the great comment. I’ve got lots more to teach you. Go to my website WebCookingClasses for more info.
This works great! Thanks for your time and info.
Wow, thanks a lot, i always had trouble with onions.