How to Chop an Onion Like a Pro
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what a nice masamoto knife
"to cut the onion, you gotta become onion" – (John R., 1985)
those red sliders make cutting an onion so intimidating.
can anyone make out what knife this was? it's shown at the start of the video
I think cuts like this is only worthwhile with a sharp knife
I am so happy I'm doing this correctly.
This is the only video I've seen that does the horizontal Cuts first. In my mind that would be the way I would do it. A lot of videos they do the vertical Cuts first then the horizontal which kind of makes a mess out of the onion. I like this video.
OR angle the vertical cuts toward the center and skip the horizontal cuts, taking advantage of the onion's layers
That initial horizontal cut is unnecessary and people will slice the blank out of themselves. Please delete this.
It is perfectly normal to leave tips in Europe if you receive good service, in fact if you don't tip it's quite rude it's just not a stupid requirement like America. LEAVE TIPS
Nice to see you make the horizontal cut before the vertical. I see many videos where people do the opposite, trying to make horizontal cuts through an already vertically sliced onion. Your method has always made more sense to me.
Gordon Ramsey has an onion chopping video. Similar technique but he does not use the horizontal cuts. He uses diagonal cuts, which I find less dangerous. Same end result. Less effort.
Horizontal cuts are like a third nipple. USELESS.
I have to agree with the other commenters who said there is no need for the horizontal cuts. The onion layers in combination with the vertical cuts will do the job.
I just cut my finger off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDFc-5Zc3HU
Nice bob Kramer knife!!
Ms Lam, your tech tips are culinary school good, Thanks! It is a good foundation.
Man, that knife must be razor sharp
B.S. I have work for over 25 years as a professional cook, and I can tell you that’s not how a professional restaurant cook chops an onion. That’s how a professional TV cook chops an onion
I need a Lan Lam in my life…..
I have this knife. I bought it on ATKs recommendation. However, it's too big for me. Any suggestions for a shorter knife?
Good guide but too much of snazzy editing for such a small video, kinda distracting.
Please drop the pretense and go back to your old, corny-ass Chris Kimball style. This was way too highfalutin for a video about chopping onions.
its an onion.
her voice is so incredibly unenthusiastic
“Use a sharp knife…” – like this pretty Masamoto I have here!
this is like pro level cutting… i'll stick with crying…
Yep, I've been cutting onions the wrong way for years. Your method is much easier. Thanks for sharing!
The term "best" should be avoided in this case. Just call it a good, well-tested method.
I've always wondered if cutting through the root gets dirt on the knife. For this reason I always like to cut the root of first.
Required tipping = an oxymoron found in countries with an abhorrent minimum wage and service delivery dependent on a patronising reward system.
Works great. 👍
The classic European way, and probably the easiest way to learn, but not necessarily the best and definitely not the fastest way.
P.S. – and maybe a horizontal cut or two, but what this video shows is overkill and ignores the fact that onions are built in layers.
Show how to slice good onion rings too