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Onions Don't Have to Make You Cry

It hurts to cut onions. Not because we have to cook or because our hands hurt from cutting for too long, but because the onion's fumes make us cry. These tears make cutting onions a little bit dangerous, to be honest. You might wear sophisticated glasses to keep these harmful fumes out of your eyes, but that won't work if you want to impress your partner with how well you cook. Try this instead.

Before you start cutting, put the onion in the freezer for a few minutes. You won't cry, and you won't have to wear those ugly glasses.