@@TheRealPOTUSDavidByrd He was our old neighbor in Brooklyn before we had to move. Dude got big in NYC when he did a pop-up burger spot from his apartment during the pandemic, sliding the burgers down from his window using a makeshift ramp he constructed. Dude is a legend.
I ignored him at first but then I watched his videos and realized he's got an amazing personality, and we share the same favorite burger; cheese pickles onions and mustard.
Ex pro cook here. I've found that the best thing to avoid crying while processing raw onions is a lot of ventilation and high air flow. Set up a small desk fan blowing across the cutting board and see if that works.
i do not understand your logic at all @@DMalek you cant stand the fact that someone is using their own platform to teach people how to cook but also promote self-made tools that help people make the process easier?? who the heck are you? do you have no self-respect?? a hypocrite and a hater .
seriously @@DMalek why did you even keep watching knowing George was promoting his restaurant?? that should have been the end of the line for you .. but it wasnt. crazy.
I have a trick for not crying when cutting onions, and it's ridiculously simple for how well it works. Simply wet the onion and knife before chopping it, if you chop a lot of onions, keep the onions you've already cut in an airtight container while you're at it.
As an ex professional cook I never used this technique myself because of the potential for cross-contamination but my dad swears by it. Holding a piece of bread in your mouth while chopping onions apparently does the trick. My whole family learns this.
@Guga, when I first started working at Subway, the owner would have us cut the onions into quarters and put them into ice water. No tears. When the new owner took over, he didn’t want us to use the water anymore. I’ve cut so many onions over my time there that cutting onions doesn’t bother me anymore. Now, even though I am a cheese snob, I have to agree that the best cheese for burgers is American cheese. Sometimes, I make a mushroom/swiss burger with bleu cheese sauce on top. It’s such a great flavor. Maybe try it, or don’t, but I’m telling you that it’s a great burger.
"No more tears" onion cutting tips: Cool onions: Wash them under running water or keep them in the fridge / a couple of minutes in the freezer. Vinegar: Take a shallow bowl or small plate, pour vinegar in it and place it beside the cutting board. Sharp knife: You already said this. But those tips work even better when your knife is sharp.
bro i gotta be honest these reaction videos with the click baity titles and thumbs are kinda wack. yall make awesome original content, so don't stoop down to these videos please!
Guga I love you brother, I watch all your videos and have learned so much ,I cook a lot but I don't have the kind of facilities that you have your amazing! Keep up the amazing food videos😊
I can personally say that safety goggles method has produced mixed results for me, but more often they didn't help that much. My mom used to work at a Michelin tire factory, since that's where I got my goggles from, so I assume they have to have at least good safety goggles (unlike their safety shoes - those barely served me for a month or two at a KFC kitchen).
Regarding tears related to slicing and chopping onions. I learned this technique from a friend, French, who was the chef of a large catering venue and restaurant in the Bay Area. As they sometimes used up to five hundred pounds of onions in a week, think French onion and other classic soups, they prepped their oinions as follows. First, all the onions had the skins removed, topped and tailed. Next, they went into 5 gallon buckets. Lastly, into the walk-in until ready for use. ALWAYS, use a sharp knife with onions. I practiced this throughout my professional career. No more tears except those of joy, from my line cooks and prep guys, when slicing quantities of onions. Blessings, chefmike
At my old workplace, after peeling, cut in half, and remove the stem, we drop it in ice cold water. We do that for the whole batch of onions before then moving onto dicing. Cooling it and having it wash in the water helped us with the burn.
Guga, The best way to cut onions without crying is to leave the root end together. Cut the top of the onion, remove the first layer or two of onion. Then if you are dicing it cut the onion in half from root end to top of onion, then dice as normal but leave the root end intact. If you are using a mandolin to thinly slice for Oklahoma onion burgers after you remove the outer layer you are ready to slice from where you cut the top off. You'll be making really thin onion "rings" which cook fast, caramelize easily, and disintegrate into flavor.
George Mots is the king of Burgers. He single handedly brought back the fried onion burger from obscurity. During the pandemic he sold them out of his home. He’s done hours of First We Feast content. Plus he just seems like a decent bloke. 12/10 would follow him to the ends of the earth.
I’ve been using George’s tip for smashing burgers without parchment paper since I saw him do it on Joshua Weissman’s channel and I love it! I found it to be simple, straightforward, less wasteful, and effective.
.. in cutting onions, what works for me is just to have a small bowl of water near the chopping board. Water helps absorb the fumes or vapor of the onions when its being cut instead of it going to your eyes. A simple trick that works for me. I don't know if it will work for you, but it's so simple it's worth a try.
Adding another trick to cut onion without crying : Put those onion in a chiller overnight or freezer for a few minutes It's also why i store my onions in fridge, chiller, or freezer
I used to use swimming goggles when i was a kid. When cutting onions, they release a compound which makes you cry when it reaches your eyes, so if it cannot reach them you won't cry.
Hi Gura, After 58 years I finally found a burger I like… Your smash burger! American cheese is an absolute MUST! But I had a few small problems 😞 My stove is to tall (or I’m to short haha😂) so I couldn’t give it enough smash. But I think I can use a small stool to correct that! Then my spatula is not wide enough! 😮 Just have to do it the old fashioned way because I haven’t found a wide one we’re I live yet! I just looked for your smash burger kit at Walmart but I live in Costa Rica but they don’t have them! I guess you’re not internationally yet? Hopefully someday they will come to their senses and bring your amazing inventions to the rest of the world! Thanks for your great work, time and effort!
What helps with stinginess of the onions while cutting is taking cold water and flicking some on the cut onion. Another thing I learned is you can soak it in water for 10-15 mins before cutting
My top tip to stop yourself from crying when you cut onions is to have good ventilation and a sharp knife. For home cooks, I keep a small fan on the counter. Whenever I cut onions, I turn the fan on and blow air across the onions and away from me. I never cry when while cutting onions and the fan is on.
A trick I found that really works with onions is to spritz the onion with water. The fumes extracted from the onion is attracted to moisture so it clings to your eyes which contain a lot of moisture. By spritzing it with water the fumes will cling to that water on top of the onions
Guga, an old trick I learnt, and still dont know why it works, with chopping onions is to run cold tap water over your wrists when your eyes start burning. Not the back of your wrists but the other side (where the veins are, palm side up). After a 10 or so seconds the burning stops. Must be something related to our nervous system. But it definitely works in quickly easing the pain.
To stop crying from onions - Simply hold cold water in your mouth. I've worked in restaurants my entire working career and I just always make sure to have a mouthful of water every time I cut onions. It prevents your eyes from drying out (don't ask me why, I have no idea) so you don't cry. Also keep the water you work with cold. Warmer or hot water makes it onion based pepper spray for you and everyone else in the kitchen.
@guga there is already a way to not cry with onion, have a little wet towel, not much just a dap of water on it have it next to your board when cut onion, what happend the onions will go for that instead of your eyes, cuz when slice onion they are attracted to water source, and the one next to the board is closer so they go there instead and you will be safe no crying. its been out for decades this method, but many seems to still have forgotten about it or not passed on in generations
2:39 The best remedy for crying when you cut onions is to inoculate yourself against those pungent compounds by cutting so many onions you become immune to them. Working as a prep cook and friterier who had to slice dozens and dozens of onions every day gave me this superpower.
He said “two burgers 🍔 that are on the menu, I believe are primary source burgers” He didn’t say his restaurant has only 2 burgers on the menu! I forgive you Guga, the guy said it pretty fast.
It sounds weird but when processing onions, or using any chemical that makes your eyes sting and start to water (bleach, etc.), if you stick your head in the freezer for a few seconds it will neutralize the burn in your eyes. It works best in a deep freezer/ walk-in cooler, but it will also work just sticking your head in your kitchen freezer for a second. Not sure why this works, but it's a trick I have used and taught people to use for years in restaurants and it works every time.
Whenever guga titles a video as “ i got schooled” it means its a reaction vidoe and he will actually school us and the content creator and now its also a promotional video for his product as well 😅😅😅😅
THe best way to stop from crying while cutting onions is to get a damp towel or paper towel and lay it out near the onions as your cutting it. I heard that the compounds in the onion are drawn towards the moisture in the towel and no crying. Not sure if thats what happens but it works 100%.
Are you sure? i just checked Hamburger America's online menu and there are only 2 burgers (i excluded the Olive burger because it appears to be a monthly special and not a menu staple)
@@michaelb4833 If you listen, he says "two of the burgers on the menu"....not "the two burgers on the menu". This would seem to suggest that there are more than just two burgers on the menu.
@@michaelb4833I believe they have 3 monthly special burgers now. The Oliver Burger, Weston’s Kewpee The No. 5, Keller’s Drive-In The Butter Burger, Solly’s Grille. All three of those are legendary especially that No. 5 from Kellers.
Im sorry guga, but the major trick to onions is two fold and one you don't agree with.... A sharp knife. And I mean a knife that's hines at least every 2nd or 3rd time you use is and is ONLY used on soft veggies like tomatoes or onions. The second trick is a small bottle of plain water that you can mist over the cutting board. So an onion makes you cry because as you cut it, you squeeze and crush the onion cells, popping them like pimples. They then release sulfur in aerosolized atoms into the air. The super sharp knife makes if so you cut between more cells rather than crushing more cells, and for the number of cells that are inevitably crushed, you spray the super fine mist of water which then binds with the aerosolized sulfur and brings it back down to the counter before it hits your eyes
What I find works for me when cutting onions is blowing a little stream of air almost like you're blowing out a candle but not so forceful, maybe more like you're blowing on coals to get them to light. Straight out from your face, not directed at the onion.
A No Tears solution I use is cutting the onions near a fan with the air being drawn or blown away from you. The counter by the stove & hood fan works well or with an open window by you.
This would be the greatest crossover since Godzilla vs Kong. I’ve been trying waiting for this culinary match of titans for sometime now. I love both channels . 😅
I've been chopping onions since I was 5, and my family uses a lot of onions. In almost everything we cook. And it's very rare that I tear up from onions. So extensive exposure.
the reason contacts help with onion sting is the lacrimators in the onion bind to whatever has the most moisture and because the contact is a layer of wet plastic between your eye and the lacrimator you don't get the burning sensation as much
For onions what I do is use a small fan next to the cutting board to blow the fumes away to the side so they don't go straight up into my face. Works great, no crying. Also helps to disperse the fumes so they're not nearly as potent
When I worked at Pizza Hut, we had to chop quite a few onions, and we used safety goggles rather than safety glasses. They're designed to block fumes and work perfectly to prevent the tears. Also, I've used Lawry's seasoning salt for burgers before. It works really well, but like the "browning before smashing instead of parchment paper" technique, it takes practice to get it right. Too much and your burger is too salty, too little and you don't notice the difference.
biggest tip for not crying while cutting onions, get a sharp ass knife. i find that i dont cry at all when i have a sharp knife, and also remember to cut along the lines
Newer chef here: I never cry when cutting onions. Some say it’s a gift, but in reality I’m just dead inside. The trick is to not form an emotional attachment to the onions ;). ( jokes aside the best tip I can give is to leave the root in-tact and use a sharp knife, lol )
Moisture on board while cutting onion but split it down middle where both ends have partial root still on onion. cut the tip end off while cutting onion, then discard root section after you're finished.
Not to take away from your pitch, your kit is EXCELLENT and great value for money That said, "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 1997 Food Code, Section 4-101.15 Galvanized Metal, Use Limitation, reads: "Galvanized metal may not be used for utensils or food contact surfaces of equipment that are used in contact with acidic food" [emphasis added]. Therefore, in accordance with the 1997 Food Code, the use of galvanized steel in contact with meat and nonacidic fruits and vegetables is acceptable. Additionally, the US. Department of Agriculture states, Chrome, nickel, tin, and zinc (galvanization) platings will generally be acceptable for most appropriate applications" (Accepted Meat and Poultry Equipment, Food Safety and Inspection Service Directive 11220.1)." ... but they do make carbon steel and stainless steel paint scrapers (non-galvanized) that you can pick up locally if you're worried about such things
One trick I use with onions is about 30 minutes before I get to working with them I pop an antihistamine as the tearing up is a form of allergic reaction. Usually stemming from an overreaction of the scent glands.
The "aromatics" from the onion is attracted to water. The closest available source, when cutting onions, will be the eyes. Try placing a cup of water next to the onion. Works for me.
I made the Oklahoma Smash last week for burger night and it was so good, those thin sliced onions getting nice and toasty on the beef is just to die for
Hey Guga, I used to work in a Subway and we processed a lot of onions what we used to do was keep them in the refrigerator and then we would slice them cold and you do not and will not cry
as an oklahoman born and raised and still living here, oklahoma onion burger is the best burger ive ever had. Little place in El Reno oklahoma doing it the old fashioned way and its great.
Guga I live in California your products are not in Walmart in my area. I've been to 4 different Walmarts and nothing they just tell me never heard of anything with that name. Your show is #1 in my book you are truly a master at what you do....🍔🥩's
If your tears during onion cutting is really bad, dip the onions in ice cold water for even 15 seconds after peeling them. It'll dissolve some of the amino acids that cause the tears
Onion tips that work 100%: - a fan/ventilator, anything that will pump aromatics from onion away from you. If it never hits your face there is nothing to make you cry. - diving mask. Sounds silly, looks even worse but the same principle as previously - full isolation from your eyes and nose.
A good tip that I’ve used was getting a couple of thick paper towels, wet em, and put one under the cutting board, and the rest near by the cutting board
I know this one, due to a surgery I had... You eye detects it's moisture levels through the cornea. In my case my corneas had to be removed and then grow back... yes it hurts... but until they grew back my eyes were absolutely incapable of making tears. So I had to wear hard contacts, use eyedrops religiously, and had a paste to keep my eyes from drying out while I slept. So... yes, contacts can preserve the moisture on your cornea and prevent you from tearing up.
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George Motz needs WAY more publicity and recognition. How the hell do you dedicate your life and career to the hamburger? That's amazing.
George Motz fan here, discovered him like two years ago. Sad I didn't discover him back in the day 😭😭
@@TheRealPOTUSDavidByrd He was our old neighbor in Brooklyn before we had to move. Dude got big in NYC when he did a pop-up burger spot from his apartment during the pandemic, sliding the burgers down from his window using a makeshift ramp he constructed. Dude is a legend.
I ignored him at first but then I watched his videos and realized he's got an amazing personality, and we share the same favorite burger; cheese pickles onions and mustard.
Ex pro cook here. I've found that the best thing to avoid crying while processing raw onions is a lot of ventilation and high air flow. Set up a small desk fan blowing across the cutting board and see if that works.
Heard a lot about fridges, ice baths and even wet towels, but never this. Thanks!
Ex pro cook here. Can't agree more, this is the way
This is the way...
Just a funny comment here:
My onions are flying all over the place 😂
Yeah if you have a multi-setting fan, try the low setting first. Sometimes it's enough.
A collaboration with George would be awesome.
I highly doubt that George would waste his time and effort to talk to some click-baiting thief.
George anything would be awesome.
It would
Would be nice to have a part of the video where they ate the food😅.. could also do an experiment with different types of onions/thickness
With the title I thought it was
Was this just one long ad?
Yes, its becoming ridiculous at this channel. I'm unsubbing rn tbh. This vid was clearly a reaction video to promote the tools he sells.
Yup with a click bait title😊
i do not understand your logic at all @@DMalek you cant stand the fact that someone is using their own platform to teach people how to cook but also promote self-made tools that help people make the process easier?? who the heck are you? do you have no self-respect?? a hypocrite and a hater .
seriously @@DMalek why did you even keep watching knowing George was promoting his restaurant?? that should have been the end of the line for you .. but it wasnt. crazy.
@IamLINErida u high bro?
Pro Home Cook here. I've found that the best thing to avoid having yourself cry while processing raw onions is having somebody else do it 😅
Bruh hahaha 😂
Swim goggles. My wife laughs at me every time but wear clear swim goggles and you won't shed a single tear.
OMG Everybody laughed at me because of that... First person I ever know to do the same
I use goggles for cutting onions, not swimming. I call them my onion cutters
I might actually do that. Idc how silly I look
Its the best hack ever
Exactly. Ski or motorcycle google will not work because they have vents, bus swimming goggles are water/air tight.
I sense there was an ulterior motive to this video lol
why not?
I have a trick for not crying when cutting onions, and it's ridiculously simple for how well it works. Simply wet the onion and knife before chopping it, if you chop a lot of onions, keep the onions you've already cut in an airtight container while you're at it.
Can't wait to see Guga being schooled irl by those people instead of him just watching videos
As an ex professional cook I never used this technique myself because of the potential for cross-contamination but my dad swears by it. Holding a piece of bread in your mouth while chopping onions apparently does the trick. My whole family learns this.
Perfect video for the self promo lol love it
That Segway into your product is seamless.
So this was just a huge ad?
First time watching a guga video huh?
Well I mean if you think about this is the new generation of "celebrity" chefs
Pretty much
Yeah basically a two for one ad. Promoting a friend and his own stuff, we were duped but with good intention
Shouldn't he be busy sude videing like underwear and socks for his other channel
You don't want a restaurant that makes everything
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Cheesecake factory looking from the corner 😂
@Guga, when I first started working at Subway, the owner would have us cut the onions into quarters and put them into ice water. No tears. When the new owner took over, he didn’t want us to use the water anymore. I’ve cut so many onions over my time there that cutting onions doesn’t bother me anymore.
Now, even though I am a cheese snob, I have to agree that the best cheese for burgers is American cheese. Sometimes, I make a mushroom/swiss burger with bleu cheese sauce on top. It’s such a great flavor. Maybe try it, or don’t, but I’m telling you that it’s a great burger.
"No more tears" onion cutting tips:
Cool onions: Wash them under running water or keep them in the fridge / a couple of minutes in the freezer.
Vinegar: Take a shallow bowl or small plate, pour vinegar in it and place it beside the cutting board.
Sharp knife: You already said this. But those tips work even better when your knife is sharp.
bro i gotta be honest these reaction videos with the click baity titles and thumbs are kinda wack. yall make awesome original content, so don't stoop down to these videos please!
Guga I love you brother, I watch all your videos and have learned so much ,I cook a lot but I don't have the kind of facilities that you have your amazing! Keep up the amazing food videos😊
I actually bought your burger smasher from wal-mart couple days ago. Have yet to try it because I wanna buy the griddle kit as well. Love the video
guga your burger smasher is perfect for beyond burgers i eat plant based love your videos always enjoy seeing what you have to share
So dumb… thats not a burger at all. And you could do that on a skillet
Make the switch. Impossible is way better than beyond.
I wear contacts and can confirm that they don’t help with onions 😂
I disagree. My personal experience is that it's a huge difference. Maybe try and cut without contacts. When I do i am like a waterfall :)
The one and only time I cut onions with contacts in, I have zero tears. It surprised me.
I can personally say that safety goggles method has produced mixed results for me, but more often they didn't help that much. My mom used to work at a Michelin tire factory, since that's where I got my goggles from, so I assume they have to have at least good safety goggles (unlike their safety shoes - those barely served me for a month or two at a KFC kitchen).
Same. Bad advice. You’ll still cry.
@@KuunLan0001 I also used to wear contacts. They worked lol.
Regarding tears related to slicing and chopping onions. I learned this technique from a friend, French, who was the chef of a large catering venue and restaurant in the Bay Area. As they sometimes used up to five hundred pounds of onions in a week, think French onion and other classic soups, they prepped their oinions as follows.
First, all the onions had the skins removed, topped and tailed. Next, they went into 5 gallon buckets. Lastly, into the walk-in until ready for use. ALWAYS, use a sharp knife with onions. I practiced this throughout my professional career. No more tears except those of joy, from my line cooks and prep guys, when slicing quantities of onions.
Blessings, chefmike
“First, all their onions had their skis removed”
Your onions have skis? Huh, mine have snowboards. 🤭
@@sidesw1pe lol. Thank you for pointing out the typo.
Guga thanks for highlighting this legend
ONIONS: When cutting onions, hold a piece of bread in your mouth during the process! Works like Magic! Long term fan, keep up the dope content.
PLEASE UP VOTE!
ps, I do where glasses, idk if that helps
I already got Gugas tools and I gotta say I was pleasantly surprised by the quality!
At my old workplace, after peeling, cut in half, and remove the stem, we drop it in ice cold water. We do that for the whole batch of onions before then moving onto dicing. Cooling it and having it wash in the water helped us with the burn.
Guga, The best way to cut onions without crying is to leave the root end together. Cut the top of the onion, remove the first layer or two of onion. Then if you are dicing it cut the onion in half from root end to top of onion, then dice as normal but leave the root end intact. If you are using a mandolin to thinly slice for Oklahoma onion burgers after you remove the outer layer you are ready to slice from where you cut the top off. You'll be making really thin onion "rings" which cook fast, caramelize easily, and disintegrate into flavor.
you will still run into very pungent onions that can make you tear up from time to time, but this has been the best way for me to cut onions.
Another great burger vid!
Hey Guga, are your burger smashers available in canadian Walmart? Thanks for all the great knowledge!
George Mots is the king of Burgers. He single handedly brought back the fried onion burger from obscurity. During the pandemic he sold them out of his home. He’s done hours of First We Feast content. Plus he just seems like a decent bloke. 12/10 would follow him to the ends of the earth.
I’ve been using George’s tip for smashing burgers without parchment paper since I saw him do it on Joshua Weissman’s channel and I love it! I found it to be simple, straightforward, less wasteful, and effective.
Seamless add 😂
Swimming goggles works nicely when cutting onions
.. in cutting onions, what works for me is just to have a small bowl of water near the chopping board. Water helps absorb the fumes or vapor of the onions when its being cut instead of it going to your eyes. A simple trick that works for me. I don't know if it will work for you, but it's so simple it's worth a try.
with swimming glasses you won't cry whatsoever by onion, GUARANTEED!!!
Adding another trick to cut onion without crying :
Put those onion in a chiller overnight or freezer for a few minutes
It's also why i store my onions in fridge, chiller, or freezer
After several books, TV appearances, and fame, maybe George taught Guga how to make money by eating hamburgers.
I used to use swimming goggles when i was a kid. When cutting onions, they release a compound which makes you cry when it reaches your eyes, so if it cannot reach them you won't cry.
tried? no no no, if he schooled you, thats set in stone, thats fact
Hi Gura, After 58 years I finally found a burger I like… Your smash burger! American cheese is an absolute MUST!
But I had a few small problems 😞 My stove is to tall (or I’m to short haha😂) so I couldn’t give it enough smash. But I think I can use a small stool to correct that! Then my spatula is not wide enough! 😮 Just have to do it the old fashioned way because I haven’t found a wide one we’re I live yet!
I just looked for your smash burger kit at Walmart but I live in Costa Rica but they don’t have them! I guess you’re not internationally yet?
Hopefully someday they will come to their senses and bring your amazing inventions to the rest of the world!
Thanks for your great work, time and effort!
What helps with stinginess of the onions while cutting is taking cold water and flicking some on the cut onion. Another thing I learned is you can soak it in water for 10-15 mins before cutting
My top tip to stop yourself from crying when you cut onions is to have good ventilation and a sharp knife. For home cooks, I keep a small fan on the counter. Whenever I cut onions, I turn the fan on and blow air across the onions and away from me. I never cry when while cutting onions and the fan is on.
A trick I found that really works with onions is to spritz the onion with water. The fumes extracted from the onion is attracted to moisture so it clings to your eyes which contain a lot of moisture. By spritzing it with water the fumes will cling to that water on top of the onions
metal spoon in the mouth works for me, I generally don't cry when cutting onions but when a real strong one gets me, the spoon has never failed.
Sharks are jumping here...
Guga, an old trick I learnt, and still dont know why it works, with chopping onions is to run cold tap water over your wrists when your eyes start burning. Not the back of your wrists but the other side (where the veins are, palm side up). After a 10 or so seconds the burning stops. Must be something related to our nervous system. But it definitely works in quickly easing the pain.
To stop crying from onions - Simply hold cold water in your mouth. I've worked in restaurants my entire working career and I just always make sure to have a mouthful of water every time I cut onions. It prevents your eyes from drying out (don't ask me why, I have no idea) so you don't cry. Also keep the water you work with cold. Warmer or hot water makes it onion based pepper spray for you and everyone else in the kitchen.
@guga there is already a way to not cry with onion, have a little wet towel, not much just a dap of water on it have it next to your board when cut onion, what happend the onions will go for that instead of your eyes, cuz when slice onion they are attracted to water source, and the one next to the board is closer so they go there instead and you will be safe no crying.
its been out for decades this method, but many seems to still have forgotten about it or not passed on in generations
Its okay to cry like a baby. Especially from onions that are going on a delicious burger. Future tears of joy 😋
For the onions a really sharp Japanese style knife (they are thinner) absolutely helps a lot
2:39 The best remedy for crying when you cut onions is to inoculate yourself against those pungent compounds by cutting so many onions you become immune to them.
Working as a prep cook and friterier who had to slice dozens and dozens of onions every day gave me this superpower.
He said “two burgers 🍔 that are on the menu, I believe are primary source burgers”
He didn’t say his restaurant has only 2 burgers on the menu!
I forgive you Guga, the guy said it pretty fast.
so funny guga mad up the lie about the spatula getting to hot to smash a burger while showing a video disproving himself to sell his product🤣🤣🤣🤣🤑
i just straight up put on swim goggles when i cut onions
excessive? Yes, yes it is.
does it work? Hell yeah it does
It sounds weird but when processing onions, or using any chemical that makes your eyes sting and start to water (bleach, etc.), if you stick your head in the freezer for a few seconds it will neutralize the burn in your eyes. It works best in a deep freezer/ walk-in cooler, but it will also work just sticking your head in your kitchen freezer for a second. Not sure why this works, but it's a trick I have used and taught people to use for years in restaurants and it works every time.
I love your recipes, Guga. And yeah your tools look pretty useful. Wish I had enough money to get them. Working to try.
Whenever guga titles a video as “ i got schooled” it means its a reaction vidoe and he will actually school us and the content creator and now its also a promotional video for his product as well 😅😅😅😅
THe best way to stop from crying while cutting onions is to get a damp towel or paper towel and lay it out near the onions as your cutting it. I heard that the compounds in the onion are drawn towards the moisture in the towel and no crying. Not sure if thats what happens but it works 100%.
He doesn't have only 2 burgers on the menu....he's explaining why 2 of them are special.
Are you sure? i just checked Hamburger America's online menu and there are only 2 burgers (i excluded the Olive burger because it appears to be a monthly special and not a menu staple)
@@michaelb4833 If you listen, he says "two of the burgers on the menu"....not "the two burgers on the menu". This would seem to suggest that there are more than just two burgers on the menu.
@@numberyellow You know, you could just look up the menu to see for yourself.
@@michaelb4833I believe they have 3 monthly special burgers now.
The Oliver Burger, Weston’s Kewpee
The No. 5, Keller’s Drive-In
The Butter Burger, Solly’s Grille. All three of those are legendary especially that No. 5 from Kellers.
Awesome promo video Guga!
George mods the king of burgers 👑 wonderful collab guga ❤
2:34 ... they make onion goggles 🤣 and yeah they DO work
I feel like this turned into a Guga infomercial for his products
5:30 I got that and your cast iron griddle kit guga, flawless plug, no BS showed what it does. Highly recommend, you rock Guga.
Never thought I'd see Wolverine own a burger shack, but I'm here for it.
The contacts thing for onions is absolutely true. I was always put on onions because I was the only one that wears contacts in the kitchen.
Im sorry guga, but the major trick to onions is two fold and one you don't agree with....
A sharp knife. And I mean a knife that's hines at least every 2nd or 3rd time you use is and is ONLY used on soft veggies like tomatoes or onions.
The second trick is a small bottle of plain water that you can mist over the cutting board.
So an onion makes you cry because as you cut it, you squeeze and crush the onion cells, popping them like pimples. They then release sulfur in aerosolized atoms into the air.
The super sharp knife makes if so you cut between more cells rather than crushing more cells, and for the number of cells that are inevitably crushed, you spray the super fine mist of water which then binds with the aerosolized sulfur and brings it back down to the counter before it hits your eyes
What I find works for me when cutting onions is blowing a little stream of air almost like you're blowing out a candle but not so forceful, maybe more like you're blowing on coals to get them to light. Straight out from your face, not directed at the onion.
A No Tears solution I use is cutting the onions near a fan with the air being drawn or blown away from you. The counter by the stove & hood fan works well or with an open window by you.
This would be the greatest crossover since Godzilla vs Kong. I’ve been trying waiting for this culinary match of titans for sometime now. I love both channels . 😅
I've been chopping onions since I was 5, and my family uses a lot of onions. In almost everything we cook. And it's very rare that I tear up from onions. So extensive exposure.
the reason contacts help with onion sting is the lacrimators in the onion bind to whatever has the most moisture
and because the contact is a layer of wet plastic between your eye and the lacrimator you don't get the burning sensation as much
For onions what I do is use a small fan next to the cutting board to blow the fumes away to the side so they don't go straight up into my face. Works great, no crying. Also helps to disperse the fumes so they're not nearly as potent
Awesome ! I've been waiting for u to do a video about this guy 😄
George is awesome, as is his new place. Definitely make it to NYC and check it out!
When I worked at Pizza Hut, we had to chop quite a few onions, and we used safety goggles rather than safety glasses. They're designed to block fumes and work perfectly to prevent the tears.
Also, I've used Lawry's seasoning salt for burgers before. It works really well, but like the "browning before smashing instead of parchment paper" technique, it takes practice to get it right. Too much and your burger is too salty, too little and you don't notice the difference.
Well the best way not to cry while cutting onions ist just not to cry. Easy.
“This dude” is a burger legend… put some respect on his name Guga
biggest tip for not crying while cutting onions, get a sharp ass knife. i find that i dont cry at all when i have a sharp knife, and also remember to cut along the lines
Newer chef here: I never cry when cutting onions. Some say it’s a gift, but in reality I’m just dead inside. The trick is to not form an emotional attachment to the onions ;). ( jokes aside the best tip I can give is to leave the root in-tact and use a sharp knife, lol )
Moisture on board while cutting onion but split it down middle where both ends have partial root still on onion. cut the tip end off while cutting onion, then discard root section after you're finished.
6:52 Sorry Guga, it's called The Chester
Not to take away from your pitch, your kit is EXCELLENT and great value for money
That said, "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 1997 Food Code, Section 4-101.15 Galvanized Metal, Use Limitation, reads: "Galvanized metal may not be used for utensils or food contact surfaces of equipment that are used in contact with acidic food" [emphasis added]. Therefore, in accordance with the 1997 Food Code, the use of galvanized steel in contact with meat and nonacidic fruits and vegetables is acceptable. Additionally, the US. Department of Agriculture states, Chrome, nickel, tin, and zinc (galvanization) platings will generally be acceptable for most appropriate applications" (Accepted Meat and Poultry Equipment, Food Safety and Inspection Service Directive 11220.1)."
... but they do make carbon steel and stainless steel paint scrapers (non-galvanized) that you can pick up locally if you're worried about such things
One trick I use with onions is about 30 minutes before I get to working with them I pop an antihistamine as the tearing up is a form of allergic reaction. Usually stemming from an overreaction of the scent glands.
The "aromatics" from the onion is attracted to water. The closest available source, when cutting onions, will be the eyes. Try placing a cup of water next to the onion. Works for me.
I made the Oklahoma Smash last week for burger night and it was so good, those thin sliced onions getting nice and toasty on the beef is just to die for
Hey Guga, I used to work in a Subway and we processed a lot of onions what we used to do was keep them in the refrigerator and then we would slice them cold and you do not and will not cry
as an oklahoman born and raised and still living here, oklahoma onion burger is the best burger ive ever had. Little place in El Reno oklahoma doing it the old fashioned way and its great.
That's not a patty melt, that's a Chester.
I would love to see a George and Guga collaboration! That would be fantastic! Somebody make this happen!
My family owes George motz many thank yous to how he has upped my burger game to have some of the best burgers I’ve ever had.
Guga I live in California your products are not in Walmart in my area. I've been to 4 different Walmarts and nothing they just tell me never heard of anything with that name. Your show is #1 in my book you are truly a master at what you do....🍔🥩's
If your tears during onion cutting is really bad, dip the onions in ice cold water for even 15 seconds after peeling them. It'll dissolve some of the amino acids that cause the tears
Biggest regret of getting my eyes lasered, is losing the super power of being able to cut onions without crying.
Unfortunately, Guga's tools are not in the Walmarts near me in Canada. I think they are only stocking them in the States.
Onion tips that work 100%:
- a fan/ventilator, anything that will pump aromatics from onion away from you. If it never hits your face there is nothing to make you cry.
- diving mask. Sounds silly, looks even worse but the same principle as previously - full isolation from your eyes and nose.
I get my "dishwasher" to chop the onions... 🤔😉😂
Use swimming goggles. Completely stops the onion fumes and thus the crying :)
"I got schooled by the Burger GOAT!" - half of the video is about guga's merch
A good tip that I’ve used was getting a couple of thick paper towels, wet em, and put one under the cutting board, and the rest near by the cutting board
I know this one, due to a surgery I had...
You eye detects it's moisture levels through the cornea. In my case my corneas had to be removed and then grow back... yes it hurts... but until they grew back my eyes were absolutely incapable of making tears. So I had to wear hard contacts, use eyedrops religiously, and had a paste to keep my eyes from drying out while I slept.
So... yes, contacts can preserve the moisture on your cornea and prevent you from tearing up.