We all get a little emotional cutting onions. Onions release propyl sulfoxide when cut, which transforms into sulfuric acid, ...

Scientists have now discovered how a simple slice can send pungent aerosols flying across the kitchen. Their work not only ...

There are a handful of things in the kitchen that make me fight back some tears. Accidentally grabbing the handle of a skillet that was in a hot oven, nicking the tip of my finger with a vegetable ...

Many of us love onions. In fact, the average American eats about 22 pounds of onions per year! But what we don’t love is the way onions make our eyes burn and tear when we slice into them. That's why ...

The most popular culinary vegetable is the tomato. Next in line is the ubiquitous onion, the base ingredient for tons of ...

Onions might be the most metaphoric of all ingredients. They can be sweet or spicy, and they contain layers. And most poetic of all, they bring tears to our eyes. As the poet Pablo Neruda wrote in ...

Nothing will ruin your eye makeup quite like chopping onions. Just a few weeks ago I started slicing several onions in my small Brooklyn kitchen, preparing to caramelize them for a simple pasta dish.