Have you ever… washed your onions?

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I was today years old when I caught a glimpse of the tag on a 3 pack of onions that said ‘wash before use’. This has never ever occurred to me in my entire lifetime and honestly, what on earth! You peel ‘em, you chop ‘em! Am I the only one? 😂

No, ive never washed my onions!

No, I do not, nor have I any intention of starting, washing onions😁

I wash other fruit and veg including some I peel like carrots but, no, I've never washed an onion.

Never washed an onion either.

hahahaha I’m glad I’m not the only one that’s missed this instruction. I too don’t plan on washing onions for the foreseeable 😂

I don't wash any fruit or veg.

Funnily enough, I did in fact, wash my onions just the other day.
It felt so wrong and the outer layer got wet and icky and needed to dry out before peeling again. Only reason I washed them is because they rolled in juice from some rotten Brussel sprouts I'd forgot I'd bought in the bottom of the veg draw! 🤮

Oh gosh, I peeled and rinsed one yesterday.

I’ll go and sit on the naughty step.

I only wash apples because they’re often sticky. But berries, grapes no. I don’t wash veg either because it gets cooked so bacteria gets destroyed at high heat. I’ll give them a rinse for a salad maybe

I wash them. I peel them in a basin of water. Because what is on the outside of the skin transfers to your hands, then from there to the inside part.

But I do live in a country with food safety issues. Who knows what is being used as fertiliser sort of thing. So everything is washed.

@PashaMinaMio why did you rinse it?

😂😂😂

I have never washed an onion.

However I have started peeling, chopping and then soaking onions prior to starting to cook with them. I do the same with every veg these days. I no longer use non stick cookware and i find if they are all peeled the small amount of water keeps it from sticking and then I add more water to the pan after they have a thin layer of oil to help it all cook. Game changer.

Yep, I wash them. The skin comes off more easily. Then I rinse the peeled onion.

yes, when I get them fresh from the ground and they are covered in dirt.
or if I'm going to use them raw.

Never, ever washed an onion. Could not be bothered.

However, I learnt the other day that it is a good idea to wait 10 minutes after cutting an onion before cooking it. A healthy compound called allicin is produced during those 10 minutes which has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and heart-healthy properties.

Yep - peel, wash and then chop 🤷🏻‍♀️

That’s interesting.

Sounds like the first line of a song. 😁

"Washing your onions" sounds like a cheeky metaphor!

Idk Mr Onion likes a wash, maybe those onions would like a wash as well?

Green onions, yes I do. Stored brown or red onions, nope.

Never!

Nope. You are peeling off the outer layers anyway so all's good.

That’d be like washing a banana. Why would you? I’m so confused. But then I don’t wash any veg at all.