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For Crying Out Loud: Tips for No-Tear Onion Cutting

For Crying Out Loud: Tips for No-Tear Onion Cutting

ChrisMcLaughlin, contributor | December 13th, 20116 comments

So why all the tears? Well, once you take your knife to the onion, enzymes and Amino acid sulfoxides come together to create a volatile sulfur compound (in the form of a gas). This is what turns on the water works. Your eyes are attempting to wash away the offending gases.

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