On 7/27/2013 3:00 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> All this talk of onions got me thinking. Used to be at least in this area,
> you could buy white or red peeled onions at all of the grocery stores

Snopes.com may prove me wrong but what a stupid idea buying prepeeled
onions or Garlic. Why risk getting sick. They are most likely bathed
in chlorine (or maybe even radiation) to make them safe to store for
weeks in a shop stand. The chlorine may in fact react with those onions
and create undesired byproducts. Nothing like some pathogens or toxins
to add to your recipes. And anytime precut or prepeel veggies like
onions you allow nutrients to seep out.

Any half assed cook can quickly cut fresh garlic or Onions and really
should avoid buying risky precut and prewashed stuff.

I understand time constraints of middle income suburbanites. The average
commute time where I live is 89 minutes a day. I spend 120 minutes a
day commuting and can still find 20 seconds to peel and chop/dice an
onion when i get home after being away for 12 hours

I do not blame the elderly or disabled from buying precut ingredients,
if it means they get better nutrition than food from some frozen box,
but the majority of able bodied cooks should really avoid buying stupid
stuff like pre peeled onions.