Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for June 13, 2024

Are there no choppers worth using?

FWIW, I’ve heard/read some place To avoid tears, onions should be cut/chopped under water"

I worked in a restaurant and we had a machine that you dumped carrots or potatoes in and it tumbled them in a water bath against a set of grating plates that took the skins off.

The sharper the knife the less tears. But when it comes to preparing that amount of chopped vegetables and the like in a bistro’s kitchen I would for sure invest in a food processor. Not only to speed up the process but to keep accidents from happening.

I think she’s realizing that this isn’t for her. I hope. Pack it up Janis, and go back home.

Who’d have thought? Janis is working, Mary Lou is watching

I hear a Lifeflight chopper coming in!!

You can measure the right amount of onion by how much you cry cher.

When her daughter-in-law said Janis would be doing several jobs, that tells me they can’t yet afford fancy-shmancy choppers. Soon, though, once they showing more profit!

I have a Cuisinart Chopper/Grinder that I use for large batches of onions.

Where’s Arlo?

Put them in the freezer for a time before chopping. Reduces tears.

I could be wrong, but isn’t Mary Lou pushing a basket of onions into the next room while telling Janis she can stop? A small mercy for her Mother-in-Law?

I’m so glad to see A&J with the kids. It really opens up story arcs.

I chill my onions before slicing, makes a huge difference.

Just don’t get emotionally involved with the onion…

Four fingers when she started, four when finished. Job well done. Oh wait, there’s only two.

Old restaurant trick- trim and peel the onions and put them in a large pot filled with really cold water as you go before cutting them up. Other ideas- keep the bowl you put the chopped onions into covered with a damp towel and clear the cut onions off the cutting board frequently. And a fan blowing from behind you to push the cut onion vapors away from you (or in a nearby window, blowing out). Anything to reduce the concentration of onion vapors in the air around you.

Dedication.

tick tick tick…goes the reality check clock…

I got a Fullstar 4 in 1 chopper when amazon had them on sale, now they have a coupon to make them on sale again. The spiralizer isn’t very good unless you are cutting a carrot sized item. Other than that, it is awesome!

Your tears are getting the onions soggy.

why are they not buying either fresh or frozen chopped onions?

Janis, you’re doing it wrong…

Careful, Mary Lou. Whacked out liberals will take the OK sign you are making for a “white supremacist” symbol.

I am old and being in the kitchen is always a great time. I will mandolin for consistent thin anything but all other choppage is my delight.

Janis really should be wearing shoes with more support.

I keep a swim mask for chopping onions. It works great!

I am reading a comic about chopping onions. I need to get a life!!!

Janis can really handle a knife…..

Tears…

When Covid started I stopped using fresh produce as I was concerned about others have touched the produce. I used frozen or canned instead.

One thing which is really great about frozen produce is that is cut up/peeled already. Another thing is that I can use the amount I need and not have to the leftover sitting in the fridge (and if like onions – smelling it up) until it reaches the point where it has be tossed out (and becomes a waste of money).

The only canned vegetables I use are tomatoes and mushrooms and then only because they do not come frozen.

I find myself wishing she’d tie her hair back or wear a scarf or something.