UnTreeHugger: Onion Goggles
by Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA 
on 09. 4.07
This pair of goggles, which promises no more tears when you chop onions, made us want to cry. The $18 glorified swim goggles have a seal foam seal to keep tear-inducing onion vapors from irritating your corneas.
Some easy alternatives that won't cost you a cent: Chill onions before peeling, or peel them under running water and then toss them into a food processor. You can also burn a candle next to the cutting board so the onion vapors are drawn to the heat source. Using a good, sharp knife also helps because it allows less of the tear-causing compounds to be released.
Plus, you won't end up looking like a space cadet. ::Art of Cooking
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