# Slicing onions: why does this seem to work?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 7, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slicing-onions-why-does-this-seem-to-work/678095 "2014-01-07T01:59:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slicing-onions-why-does-this-seem-to-work/678095/21 "2014-01-08T22:16:43Z")

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I keep mine in the fridge. Cold onions = no tears. Never fails.

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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:** [January 9, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slicing-onions-why-does-this-seem-to-work/678095/22 "2014-01-09T00:49:29Z")

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> [@jtur88](#):
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> I keep mine in the fridge. Cold onions = no tears. Never fails.

Mrs. Plant (v.3.0) keeps onions and potatoes in the refrigerator. This may have cured my tearing problem as well.

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