"GoombaP" > wrote in
:

> Just hold a slice of white bread in your mouth while chopping the
> onions. Make sure to have someone videotaping it, too.
>
> "Phranken9" > wrote in message
> news
>>>> Never made a difference to me...
>>>> White, yellow and purple all have the same fumes.
>>>>
>>>> I solved the problem by using a fan. Turn the back of the fan to
>>>> you to vent off the fumes.
>>>>
>>>> Works like a charm. I finally just installed a vent fan in the
>>>> kitchen window.
>>>>
>>> Have you ever tried the candle trick? I haven't.
>>
>> Never heard of the candle trick, but I was taught to fill my mouth
>> halfway with some water before making the first slice, no tears.

Perhaps it's because I wear glasses, but I have never shed a tear from
slicing onions, unless I happened to touch my eye with a finger having
touched the onion. In fact, I wore contacts for many years and it didn't
happen then either.


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