On Jun 6, 8:05*pm, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:52:04 -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?
>
> >I never want a whole onion, I want it in pieces.
>
> I don'[t think we're talking about the same cipponi onions. *Most are
> bite sized or just a little bigger. *Great on the grill or roasted,
> but you'd not do well cooking with pieces of the tiny things.

You are right- they are about 2 inches wide untrimmed. I was going to
skewer them right in the centers and then grill, but had unexpected
company show up that cut out my prep time!