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How can i stop my eyes from watering around onions?
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Yes: Wear eye goggles keep the onions in the fridge cut them on the end opposite the root.
Answered 11/24/2011
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Block the gas: Unstable chemicals are released and irritate the eye, causing reflexive tearing, thus do things to minimize this. Wear goggles, use a fan, cool them, presoak them, cut them sharply, etc.
Answered 3/27/2012
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