How to Dice an Onion

Dicing an onion is no problem, when you only have to dice one. When a recipe calls for a large amount of onions, dicing can become a tedious chore. It is so tedious that there are tons of gadgets to aid you in your onion dicing. However, there are several problems with these little gadgets: first, they don't work. They just mush the onion instead of dicing. Second, you still have to cut the onion into little pieces to use it. And finally, the little parts of the dicer have to be washed, meaning extra clean up!

This little dicing trick will save you tons of time and is super easy. Best of all, no extra clean up required!

The first step is to slice off the end of the onion. Not the end with the roots sticking out, the end where the bulb is coming together and where it will grow the sprout.

Now, slice the onion in half. Then peel the first below the skin away. Don't worry that you are wasting onion, usually this layer is often part of the skin even though it looks deceivingly like onion. If can't easily poke your nail into it, peel it off.

Now for the trick! You are going make slices in the onion all the way around. Just follow these red lines! The key is to not cut completely through the onion. The tip of your knife should never go through the end where the roots are. This will hold the onion together.

Turn the onion sideways, and slice the onion as if you were cutting slices for a sandwich. Tada! The onion is completely diced!