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Don’t cry over cut onions

In an interview with Bon Appetit magazine, Sam Schiffer, line cook at Di Alba in Los Angeles, recommends cutting onions straight into ice-cold water to keep eyes from watering. Submerging the vegetable in water helps eliminate the tear-inducing gas that onions release when cut.

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Sam SchifferLine cookDi AlbaLos Angeles, CA

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