My daughter-in-law taught my son a nifty household tip that I wish I had known years and years ago. I do not enjoy cutting up onions; not only do they make me cry, they leave an odor on my hands. A food processor attachment on my blender solved problem number one, but if I happened to touch raw onions, I still had problem number two.
No more! Apparently the secret to removing onion smell on your hands is to rub your hands over stainless steel. A sink works, as does a spoon.
While we were at Yellowstone, I put a roast in a crockpot for Sunday dinner. When I was at church, I noticed that my hands smelled of onions. I remembered the tip, and when we returned to the cabin, I took out a stainless steel spoon and rubbed my offensive hands all over it. My hands immediately passed the sniff test! Super-sniffer youngest daughter was the only person who said my hands still smelled vaguely of onion; no one else noticed any onion odor.
What is one of your tried-and-true tips?
Thanks for incredibly clever daughter-in-law!
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No more! Apparently the secret to removing onion smell on your hands is to rub your hands over stainless steel. A sink works, as does a spoon.
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While we were at Yellowstone, I put a roast in a crockpot for Sunday dinner. When I was at church, I noticed that my hands smelled of onions. I remembered the tip, and when we returned to the cabin, I took out a stainless steel spoon and rubbed my offensive hands all over it. My hands immediately passed the sniff test! Super-sniffer youngest daughter was the only person who said my hands still smelled vaguely of onion; no one else noticed any onion odor.
What is one of your tried-and-true tips?
Thanks for incredibly clever daughter-in-law!
I learned that during VBC one year. I don't even remember which skit we did with the kids, but part of it was rubbing their arms with onion, then later using a spoon to get the smell away. Amazing how well it works!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tip! Thank that bright new-daughter for me.
ReplyDeleteNo great tips from me though, I'm not much of a kitchen-hero.
I've heard of this tip, but like your daughter I didn't think it eliminated all the odor.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great tip! I'm like you -- I hate that smell on my hands so I will certainly try this. My trick -- when you have cut a bunch of chile peppers a fresh lemon will remove the oils from your skin. Something one should do before handling their contacts!
ReplyDeleteI rub my hands along the faucet. Helps a lot, but I can always smell it a little, like your youngest daughter can.
ReplyDeleteYep... been doing that one for years.. funny how it can be just simple things that we can do. Doesn't take some expensive product to "fix" whatever ails us!
ReplyDeleteI've heard that tip about using the stainless steel ring around your sink -- great if you have that kind of sink, but the spoon would be a great alternative. I take the easy way out and use disposable gloves. I have extremely sensitive hands and use disposable gloves anytime I'm cutting up veggies and meats.
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