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[–] [email protected] 27 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

The more you cut, the more you break cell walls, and the more pungent the onion becomes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

If you keep your knife properly sharp, you'll do better in pretty much every cooking project.

A dull knife crushes more than it cuts, squeezing out the allinases and misting the air with them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 54 minutes ago (1 children)

Yup. The only real exception is trimming connective tissue from meat. A slightly dull knife can perfectly peel it away without wasting much meat, a nice sharp knife will cut straight through it and make way more work for yourself

[–] [email protected] 1 points 46 minutes ago (1 children)

Um... No. Don't blame your tools. Improve your technique. A knife is only as sharp as the mind wielding it. 👩🏼‍🍳

[–] [email protected] 1 points 26 minutes ago

I've trimmed literally tons of meat. You don't know what you're talking about, slightly dull is better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

The finer you cut, the less you bite, which would also break cell walls, maybe more over a sharp knife?

Kidding kinda

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

Pungency is volatile. The first cuts either need to happen right before as garnish, or go into something before all the good stuff evaporates.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Huge stretch here, but did you watch the ultimate onion guide on YouTube?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

Maybe? I've watched a lot of YouTube videos. I spent several years working in a kitchen, which is where that knowledge comes from.