Onions

Apparently if you avoid chopping or cutting through the very bottom end of the onion, it won't make your eyes water.
I keep meaning to try this!

I sometimes buy the packs of pre chopped and freeze them, but if I slice fresh onions I always wear glasses. I used to wear sun glasses as they are bigger, but now my ordinary specs are big enough.

How about swimming goggles?

I also have the comb thing and wear my reading glasses so it's not too bad.

I can chop onions quickly enough with just a sharp knife. The chopping machines pulverise the onions which causes more juices to escape and a knife is much quicker to wash than a machine. I don't know if the varieties of onions have changed or it's because I use them so often but I don't seem to get sore eyes now.
I do think unfrozen onions seem to cook better than frozen ones.

Doesn't anyone else use a teaspoon held in the mouth to stop the eyewatering effect of onion chopping?

Maybe try these NanKate ...

www.amazon.co.uk/RSVP-International-Onion-Goggles-Pink/dp/B000NQ63V6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1446067055&sr=8-3&keywords=onion+goggles

I have got a little chopping machine, I think it is Kenwood.

I have a handy device, a bit like a comb, for holding the onion while slicing. Doesn't help with watering eyes though....

I put my reading glasses on, which also helps me to see better what I'm doing, but best of all is to get DH to do it, as he is very good with boring helpful little jobs

I put a couple of pounds of onions through the food processor slicing thingy, then open freeze, bag them up and use straight from the freezer.
I hate slicing them!

No - I don't wear glasses either (except for driving).

Do you wear contact lenses Ana as my DinL puts hers in when she chops onions ?

No, strangely enough slicing/chopping onions doesn't affect my eyes in any way!