http://www.chadwrites.com/technique-of-the-week-the-onion-cheat/ Knives, cooking and kitchen science with Chad Ward Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:15:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.chadwrites.com/technique-of-the-week-the-onion-cheat/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Weston Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:19:51 +0000 http://www.chadwrites.com/?p=67#comment-359 Great method, and if I may add cutting the onion into quarters lets you separate the outer skin from the onion easier than if the onion was cut in half. Great method, and if I may add cutting the onion into quarters lets you separate the outer skin from the onion easier than if the onion was cut in half.

]]> http://www.chadwrites.com/technique-of-the-week-the-onion-cheat/comment-page-1/#comment-334 paul Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:13:13 +0000 http://www.chadwrites.com/?p=67#comment-334 This is a good idea, horizontal cuts can be dangerous if you're not using a very sharp knife. Alton Brown recommend another method on Good Eats - a radial cut method - cut the onion in half as usual, then make downward radial cuts towards the center, then turn and cut across for the dice. This way you avoid the horizontal cuts and use the onions layers and shape to expedite the process. I think the traditional horizontal slices or this quartering method will result in a slightly more uniform dice, but the radial method is fast and pretty easy. Sorry, I couldn't find a video. This is a good idea, horizontal cuts can be dangerous if you’re not using a very sharp knife. Alton Brown recommend another method on Good Eats – a radial cut method – cut the onion in half as usual, then make downward radial cuts towards the center, then turn and cut across for the dice. This way you avoid the horizontal cuts and use the onions layers and shape to expedite the process. I think the traditional horizontal slices or this quartering method will result in a slightly more uniform dice, but the radial method is fast and pretty easy. Sorry, I couldn’t find a video.

]]> http://www.chadwrites.com/technique-of-the-week-the-onion-cheat/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Thom Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:30:46 +0000 http://www.chadwrites.com/?p=67#comment-247 Pretty neat! I've been using Weinstein's 6 steps, but your quartering before dicing is very clever. Thanks! Pretty neat! I’ve been using Weinstein’s 6 steps, but your quartering before dicing is very clever. Thanks!

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