I didn't know this about onions
#11
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Great to know as I'll be cutting up bunches of onions to put into the freezer for soups this winter. Right now they're braided and hanging in the back garage till I have time..........usually around January or whenever it gets too cold to have them out in the garage.........its insulated but not heated.
I also heard if you cut off the root end 1st you won't cry either. I rarely have problems with tears while I'm cutting all the onions, usually a 4 hrs session.
I also heard if you cut off the root end 1st you won't cry either. I rarely have problems with tears while I'm cutting all the onions, usually a 4 hrs session.
#13
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I store potatoes and onions at room temperature, because in the refrigerator, the starches are converted to sugar. When this happens to onions, they tend to become soggy, causing them to spoil faster. I have not cried for years when chopping onions. I slice my onion in half, and at the bottom where the roots once grew, is a hardened spot. I cut a small V here in each half and remove it before chopping the onion. This arrest the gas that causes tears. I learned this tip from a chef.
#14
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Of note, perhaps the difference in where we store them when not in the frig and the temperatures they endure may make a difference re spoilage. I know many can keep them in the garage, but here, it is too hot in the summer, and too cold in the winter, both resulting in big losses. Otherwise, there is no where appropriate in my home for them to sit in wait of mutilation!
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#18
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Food like that needs to be in a fridge in FL. I can just see bugs, roaches and everything else, dining on potatoes and onions if they were our for all the minions to taste. It's over 100 degrees in our garage sometimes, nope, don't think they would last long there.
#19
I find that the "sweet onions" that I find at the store do not make me cry. Especially the Maui, Wala Wala, and the ones from the south...that I can't remember the name of right now. They are only available during a certain time of the year.
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