Onions: They hurt almost everyone's eyes, but...

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They don't make me cry.

The chemicals released by the onions are not nearly as volatile when cold. Just keep them in the refrigerator and they won't bother you.

I rarely slice room temperature onions and so on those rare occasions (maybe once ever ten years) when I slice one that isn't cold from the refrigerator, the tearing catches me completely by surprise.

Refrigerate the onions.

^ Our onions always come directly from the fridge, and they still make my mother tear up.

i've never cried in the presence of an onion being cut, i remember being with a bunch of my cousins whose eyes were all watering, and i felt nothing o.o

however, eating raw onions gives me a headache, which is odd i think since it seems like a reverse effect

Onions do bother my eyes considerably, even the sweeter white varieties. But I have found that holding my head a short distance to the right or left helps a lot. The irritating substance that is released goes straight up and this way you can side step at least most of it.

I think its entirely possible that some people find onions more irritating than others. Just like while most people react to the oil in poison ivy by breaking out in an itchy rash, there are some people who have no reaction at all.

Goggles are good, but first, check that your knife is razor-sharp, and leave the root area to last. The mechanism is a fine, acidic spray released by onion cells as they are crushed while still under osmotic pressure. Cut, don't crush.

I find breathing through the mouth instead of the nose also helps.

Well I don't usually cut very many onions, my boyfriend does not really like them in food so we usually use green onions, shallots and garlic instead and even though I never really had an issue with onions myself I kind of like how stuff tastes without regular onions and substituting the green onions, shallots and garlic for any recipe that calls for onion.

Those all seem to be a bit more flavorful anyways, so really no loss not using the regular onions.

I have very sensitive eyes to begin with, that tear up when irritated. So with that being said, I don't tolerate onions well. Don't get me wrong, I know it's painful for neurotypicals, but I think my level is leagues worse than NT levels of onion tolerance.