QUICK TIP: How to Perfectly Dice an Onion

Onions! They make me cry almost every time I cut them. I have tried the tricks of running them under water, but regardless, my goal is to chop them up as fast as possible so I can get them away from me.

Perfectly dicing an onion is really simple once you learn the trick to it, and honestly, for a long time, I made cutting up onions much harder than it needed to be. Now, it takes me under a minute, and voila diced onion, which is frequently a part of my recipes.

Perhaps others do not go through onions the way Brett and I do, but you should! They add a lot of flavor to food, are cheap, and easy to use.

STEP 1: Cut off the top and bottom off your onion.

I suggest having a sharp chef's knife and a cutting board as your tools. Good tools make everything easier. If you find your knives getting dull, just pick up a cheap knife sharpener in the kitchen section of your local Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Walmart, Target, or online. It only costs a few dollars but makes a huge difference.

 STEP 2: Peel your onion skin off.

I usually just use my fingers for this part, and sometimes cutting a small slit down the outer layer of the onion helps peel off the onion skin if one swoop.

STEP 3: Cut your onion in half lengthwise - from top to bottom. 

WARNING! Do not cut the other way! It will mess up the whole process, and it will be much harder to evenly dice your onion. Lay your onion like this when you are done for the next step. Have the flat sides facing up and down on your cutting board.

STEP 4: Make small slices down your onion.

If you wanted to use just sliced onion, you are done! Voila! 

STEP 5: Turn you onion 180 degrees then slice down your onion again.

This will create perfectly diced onions using the layers of the onion to do the hard work for you! I suggest making small slices both ways if you want finely diced onion, or you can make them thicker
to make the pieces chunkier. It depends on what you want for you recipe.

STEP 6: Enjoy using diced onion with ease!

Never again dread having to chop up onions. The basics will make cooking easier and more enjoyable, because it is less of a chore.
That's how I like my cooking: quick, easy, and painless!



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