# Boiler onions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiler-onions/746663>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 21, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiler-onions/746663 "2016-02-21T02:25:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiler-onions/746663/1 "2016-02-21T02:25:13Z")

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Why that moniker?  
We made some small “Blooming Onions” with some today, but they are usually cooked with beef roasts, which are, well, roasted, not boiled. :dubious:

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**Author:** ![Me\_Billy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiler-onions/746663/2 "2016-02-21T02:37:33Z")

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I bought some “slicing tomatoes” at the store and asked the clerk if it was ok if I chopped them instead!

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiler-onions/746663/3 "2016-02-21T02:42:26Z")

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> [@Me\_Billy](#):
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> I bought some “slicing tomatoes” at the store and asked the clerk if it was ok if I chopped them instead!

You are evile!

:dubious: