A $20 pair of onion goggles are profiled briefly in this month’s Cook’s Illustrated.
If you’re outraged that someone’s charging 20 bucks for a pair of onions with eyeholes carved into them, simmer down. The goggles appear to be made of sturdy plastic, and boast foam lining and anti-fog lenses, all of which promise to make cutting onions into a less tear-inducing experience.
Certainly more expensive than burning a candle, chewing gum, or coring the onion, but considerably more humorous to wear around the house.
what’s the difference between these and a pair of $10 swim goggles? Alternatively, can I swim in onion goggles?
I also use swimming googles. Sounds like a gimmicky waste of money to me.
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There is a scene in the film “Diva” where one of the characters is slicing onions while wearing a swim mask and snorkel.
Just refrigerate your onions and you’ll get almost no tearing at all when you peel & slice them.
What’s the point of having the holes? Since onion causes tearing…oh. Here is my onion assistant and it is free: A piece of bread in your mouth, held there while you chop onions.
Or treat yourself and get a food processor. Problem solved.