How to dice an onion

Try freezing onions for 20 minutes before chopping them, to stop your eyes from watering. Once cut, an onion should be wrapped, refrigerated and used within 4 days.

	1.	Cut the onion in half, slicing downwards through the root, then peel.
	2.	Cut 5-6 vertical slices into each half, leaving the root intact. .
	3.	Lay the onion half flat, slicing horizontally and keeping the root intact.
	4.	Slice downwards across these cuts to dice.