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Onion Goggles

comments (5) January 29th, 2009 in Blogs
melissapellegrino Melissa Pellegrino, contributing editor
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I am ultra sensitive when it comes to chopping onions, and not to mention shallots, leeks and even sometimes garlic.  I actually start welling up at just the thought of cutting them.  I thought I’d tried every trick out there--lighting a candle, chewing gum, or running the onion under cold water, to name a few--but nothing stopped the free flow of tears and red, burning eyes. Then one year I got a pair of funny looking goggles in my Christmas stocking, and they weren’t for skiing.  According to the package, they were “onion goggles.”  Here we go, I thought. Another kitchen gadget to clutter the drawers.  Then one night, craving French onion soup, I set out to thinly slice a bunch of onions, and then it hit me - try the onion goggles. Finally, not a single tear shed!  At first I was a little vain and didn’t want to be caught dead wearing them, but then I thought red swollen eyes, or kind of funky goggles.  

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sweepea writes: sooo where do you get these onion goggles? Posted: 10:09 pm on September 16th

KaityCron writes: I got a pair for my birthday earlier this month. They are the same ones pictured, except mine are pink were yours are green. They were given as a joke, but I wear them with pride. I feel like a kitchen cooking super hero! I am one too when I don't get swollen and filled with tears at the sight of an onion to chop! These are a must have kitchen gadget and make for a fun conversation piece too! Posted: 11:27 pm on February 17th

corinneasch writes:
I have too many kitchen tools, many I hardly ever use, but the one I use the most and would never be without is my onion goggles. I used to shy away from using onions in my recipes or beg my husband to cut them for me, but now I use onions in almost every thing and without fear. My goggles are my favorite kitchen tool by far.
It was love at first sight. Posted: 11:37 am on February 8th

Barbara_Obeirne writes: I too am a goggle goof. My ski goggles have been doing double duty for years. I have also worn them to play tennis during alergy season, hence the goof title. I think they might help make me a better cook, or at least a more comfortable one, but they didn't improve my tennis game! Posted: 2:52 pm on February 5th

Philocook writes: The goggles really work. I, too, have used goggles (the standard safety variety found in any hardware store and used for woodworking, power tool use, etc. and sold for less than $5.00). For prepping salsa with lots of onions and jalapenos I add a pair of disposable rubber gloves. The goggles also prevent the burny eyes the peppers cause. Posted: 11:40 pm on January 29th

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