How to dice an onion

Category: Onion FAQs
  1. On a cutting board, remove the stem end of the onion and trim the root but leave it otherwise intact.
  2. Cut the onion in half through the stem and root, remove the outer layer of onion skin, and place the onion cut side down.
  3. Cut parallel slices of the desired thickness vertically through the onion from the root toward the stem end without cutting completely through the root end.
  4. Make a single horizontal cut on a small onion or two horizontal cuts on a large onion, again without cutting through the root end.
  5. Turn the onion and cut slices perpendicular to the other slices to produce diced onion. Make the thickness of these slices similar to the thickness of the vertical slices.

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