How to Peel an Onion

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How To: Peel and Chop an Onion More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by David Trosclair | permalink
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The best way to reduce tears when chopping an onion is to minimize the amount of time you spend working with it. Watch this video to learn how to chop the versatile onion properly, quickly, and efficiently.

For further reading: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/cooking-tips-techniques/preparation/chop-peel-onion ^[1]

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How to Peel an Onion Quickly More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by memir | permalink
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Few people enjoy peeling onions, especially not when the tears start to fall. To get around this, try one of the following ways to cut and peel any sized onion in seconds! Cut an onion in half vertically.
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Peel-an-Onion-Quickly ^[2]

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Peel and Chop Onions More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Rohit Jaiswal | permalink
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See the no-tears way to easily peel, chop, dice, and slice onions.

For further reading: http://allrecipes.com/video/6/peel-and-chop-onions/detail.aspx ^[3]

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How to Peel a Lot of Onions Fast(er) More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Amy Dempsey | permalink
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When you need a huge pile of cut onions for a big pot of French onion soup or to stock your freezer with caramelized onions, sometimes it's not the slicing,

For further reading: http://www.chow.com/food-news/142257/how-to-peel-a-lot-of-onions-faster/ ^[4]

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Peeling Onions by the bushel - Home Cooking - Chowhound More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Your Beyersdoerfer | permalink
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Page 1 of Peeling Onions by the bushel - Normally I just peel an onion or two for supper and don't even think about it. I just do it. But today I decided to make a huge batch of Caramelized

For further reading: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/601373 ^[5]

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What's the best way to peel an onion? More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by cbsmith 2007 | permalink
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I'm a pro at dicing an onion. My issue is always peeling it. The papery skin is so tough to get off, and I'm never sure just how many layers to peel off. Does anyone have any sure-fire tips on how...

For further reading: http://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/13586/whats-the-best-way-to-peel-an-onion ^[6]

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1. http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/cooking-tips-techniques/preparation/chop-peel-onion

2. http://www.wikihow.com/Peel-an-Onion-Quickly

3. http://allrecipes.com/video/6/peel-and-chop-onions/detail.aspx

4. http://www.chow.com/food-news/142257/how-to-peel-a-lot-of-onions-faster/

5. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/601373

6. http://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/13586/whats-the-best-way-to-peel-an-onion