The Right Way to Chop an Onion

Onions: They’re in everything. Seriously, think about what you had for dinner last night. I’d lay odds that it had onions in it.

 

Perhaps onions’ ubiquity is the reason pretty much everyone agrees on the right way to chop them. As a species, humans have had enough experience with onions to agree, en masse, that it’s a bad idea to slice them fully before attempting to chop them. Rather, you should use the onion’s unique shape to your advantage to protect your fingers— as demonstrated in the video above.