Does freezing an onion before you cut it stop you from crying?
Does freezing an onion before you cut it stop you from crying? Freeze the onion or soak it in cold water first. According to Greatist, the cold will slow the conversion of sulfoxides into the gases that hurt your eyes. Freezing a peeled onion supposedly does help with the tears, but it will also leave your hands feeling almost frostbitten. How do you stop onions from making you cry? Thrillist ExplorersCutting under a kitchen vent/fan.Freezing the onion. Wearing goggles. Running the onion under water while cutting. Chewing gum. Cutting off the base of the onion and throwing it away. Covering...