On Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:29:58 -0700, sf > wrote:



>
>If I only want a slice, I cut the slice first and then take the peel
>off. If I want to chop a half or quarter (or even the entire onion),
>I cut it into halves or quarters first and then take the peel off. Of
>course, I cut the root end off before I start. With cippolini, the
>stem end is problematic, so I quarter it and give it a whack at an
>angle before continuing.

How do you put them back together to make a whole onion again? The
small ones are nice when roasted or grilled and served in one piece.

On regular onions, I cut and peel as you do.