# Eating a slice of bread while cutting an onion

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-slice-of-bread-while-cutting-an-onion/361253>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 19, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-slice-of-bread-while-cutting-an-onion/361253 "2006-06-19T04:34:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-slice-of-bread-while-cutting-an-onion/361253/21 "2006-06-21T05:08:03Z")

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Hmm, maybe it’s simply _having your mouth closed_ that helps? Stuffing some bread up your nose would probably help even more.

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**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-slice-of-bread-while-cutting-an-onion/361253/22 "2006-06-21T16:11:16Z")

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> [@kayT](#):
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> If you hold the bread in your mouth and let it hang down as suggested above, it does work for a while and the bread gets very cold, which I assume has something to do with the chemical it is absorbing. However, the bread does get “full” and then it stops working.

So, if I went home and cut up an onion and held a piece of bread over it, you’re telling me the bread would get very cold? Must I dangle the piece of bread from my mouth?

What kind of magic voodoo is this?

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**Author:** ![ChipsNDip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@ChipsNDip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChipsNDip)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-slice-of-bread-while-cutting-an-onion/361253/23 "2006-06-21T17:02:52Z")

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> [@Brain Wreck](#):
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> Or, as a last resort, wear goggles

Why is this the last resort? I have a pair of swim goggles in my kitchen utility drawer that I use for cutting onions, and for grilling food when I’m using my cast iron smoker box… Sure, it takes away a bit from the manly image of food cooking over fire, but it’s a lifesaver.

Of course, there’s always the cucumber sandwich…

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