'Mist opportunity' reveals how onions make cooks cry
October 07, 2025
October 07, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 7 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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'Mist opportunity' reveals how onions make cooks cry
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A new discovery about how cutting onions ejects pungent aerosols up to two-thirds of a meter into the air has led to practical advice for reducing the spray: Cut onions slowly with a sharpened blade or coat an onion in oil before cutting.
Past research had already identified that a chemic . . .
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'Mist opportunity' reveals how onions make cooks cry
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A new discovery about how cutting onions ejects pungent aerosols up to two-thirds of a meter into the air has led to practical advice for reducing the spray: Cut onions slowly with a sharpened blade or coat an onion in oil before cutting.
Past research had already identified that a chemic . . .