The onion holder is a kitchen gadget that helps with cutting onions by holding them in place while you chop, preventing the onion smell from lingering on your hands. It is best used with medium-sized onions and costs around $8-10 USD.
If you love adding the savory flavor of onions to your food, but hate how difficult it is to cut round onions, there’s a kitchen gadget you’ll probably love: the onion holder. This utensil looks like a comb or pick and is often made of stainless steel. Instead of holding the onion in your hand as you cut, insert the prongs into the onion and hold the top handle of the onion holder. This allows you to chop safely without getting your hands in the middle of the knife and can also help you line up the onion slices so they’re chopped into an even size.
Another benefit of the onion holder is that chopping onions can cause the onion smell to linger on your hands no matter how much you scrub. Since you’re not holding back on the onion, you’ll be missing out on the need to scrub and scrub to remove the onion scent from your hands. This can be a nice bonus if you love onions in your food but find the price of smelly hands too steep to pay. You will still have to peel the onion by hand, which means you won’t get rid of the onion smell completely.
It cannot be said that the onion holder is a miracle worker. It won’t stop you from getting watery eyes when you cut onions though. But it sure can come in handy if you like to add onions to your cooking. Some dishes, like onion rings, that require you to cut in fairly even circles are made much easier because the onion holder’s teeth provide that extra guide to keep the dimensions approximately equal. Some complain that the holder may not be big enough if using particularly large onions. This is true; the gadget is best used on medium sized yellow, white, red or purple onions.
If you already have enough kitchen utensils and don’t want another gadget around the house, there is a workaround by using an onion holder, especially if you’re chopping onions rather than trying to create round slices as well. To create more stability, slice the onion in half, then place it on the cutting board flat side down. With the flat side down, the onion can’t wobble or wobble as you cut, and if you’re not a knife expert, this may save you from cut fingers. If you want those round slices, the onion holder is of benefit, and the price, around $8-10 US Dollars (USD), is modest.
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