How to Chop an Onion

Chopping onions can be a bit tricky but done right it is really quite easy. In college I worked as a student chef in the cafeteria. Which basically meant that I would chop vegetables for my entire shift every day. Since onions are in everything, I had the opportunity to chop a ton of onions! Here is the way I was taught to chop onions.

1. Put a towel under your cutting board, this will keep you cutting board from moving around
2. Chop the top off the onion, not the root, keep the root attached it will help hold the onion together 
   
   
   
   
   
3. Remove the skin from the onion-make a slit in the skin to help remove the skin
   
   
   
   
   
4. Cut the onion in half
5. Place the onion flat side down on the cutting board.
6. Cut in horizontal direction toward the root, stop before you get to the root
   
   
   
   
   
7. Make several cuts down the onion toward the root, stop before you get to the root
   
   
   
   
   
8. Turn the onion and cut the onion again, as shown below.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
9. Ta da! The onion is chopped, if you need smaller pieces put the slices closer together