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I am about to make a really big batch of caramalised onions. There will be tears. ๐ง ๐ญ
Edit: 4kg of onions sucessfully cut and in the saucepan to caramelise. There were tears, but not as many as I feared. Now I can start dealing with some less defensive vegetables.
Sharpened your knife?
Knife was sharpened. Onions had the ends cut off and then straight into water to be peeled. They were then sliced in the food processor, which was opened under the exhaust fan to put into the pan. I managed to get away with only needing to wash my face to end excessive teariness once, which is pretty good for me as I seem to be very sensitive to onion.
Do you freeze them or is this for a specific recipe?
I freeze them. Most of them end up in toasted sandwiches.
Breathe through your mouth while cutting them up.
I wish that was all it took. I am very sensitive to onion and end up in tears cutting them as a regular occurance. With large batches like this tears are guaranteed.