Use a sharp knife because a duller knife is less safe, and it does more smashing than cutting which casues more fumes.

Don't put your head over the onions as you work. Take a half step back and extend your arms more so you're further away from the fumes.

If your kitchen is not well ventilated, put your cutting board on the stove and turn on the hood.

How soft do you have to be to cry over cutting an onion? Like, they can't even feel it so just chill.

COVID masking worked too

Everyone should own some eye protection. A quality respirator is also extremely useful and very wise to have around in many circumstances.

Tried this with a pair of swim goggles once. Worked with the onions, but got clowned so hard by my roommates I cried anyway 😭

is it weird that I don't really have this problem?

I lift weights and have sex with girls. Works for me.

I just refrigerate my onions and don’t seem to have any issues.

You can also just add water. Cut them wet.

Sharpening your knife will help, too. Crushing the onion with your chef’s spoon releases way more of the cry gas.

I don't consider onion tears a problem. It's an experience I would not want removed from my life, as it is one of those things letting me feel the nuance of being alive.

Red onions bring the most tears here, and yellow the least. I never notice yellow being an issuez but reds will make me take a step back sometimes to blot my eyes with something lol

I can't relate to that dread part at all. If I knew it was harmful to my eyes I would reconsider this stance, but otherwise, yeah, I'm glad for the pain it causes.

Keeping your knives wicked sharp also helps a lot.

Or, y'know, you could just harden the fuck up.

The vapour released is attached to the moisture in your eyes so just stick your tongue out for the duration of the onion cutting and you'll be reet

You could also sharpen your knives and cut them properly.

If you cut onions with a knife, sure. I use a Japanese mandolin called Benriner that is so sharp that I can get through several yellow onions before I start having issues.

Funny enough, I learned this from Pokémon Journeys of all things.

Source: The episode where Goh catches Sobble, Ash and Goh remember Mimey wearing goggles while cutting onions, which is how they manage to stop Team Rocket from capturing it.

My dad always sliced onions wearing diving goggles. Always said he might look stupid but it works.

Swim goggles are better at making a seal, and are more covenant to throw in a drawer or something.