It must be pretty cool to be a professional inventor. Chris Hawker, the guy who runs Trident Design in Columbus, OH, is a professional inventor and has brought us the Power Squid and the Thirsty Light. He’s also responsible for Onion Goggles, which I review in this brief video.
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Preparing for this review, I’ve learned all kinds of strategies for cutting an onion without crying. The most common is to stick the onion in the freezer for a bit before cutting, but my buddy the chef says that’s not as effective as people would like to believe. Here’s a video of how to cut an onion without crying, which may work, but wastes almost half of the onion and takes way too long. Other strategies include lighting a candle next to you as you cut the onion, cutting it under running hot water, or placing a wooden match under your tongue. WTF?
I can say unequivocally that the Onion Goggles work. I cut, chopped, and man-handled a variety of potent onions with the Onion Goggles on, and nary a tear was shed. As soon as I removed the goggles, the thiopropanal sulfoxide hit me hard, and tears began to flow.
Bottom Line
If you’re a professional chef, or just really really susceptible to crying when you cut onions, the Onion Goggles might be a nice little investment for you.
