Kswck > wrote:
>Cooks Illustrated had a piece a couple of months ago that said that the best
>way to avoid tears was to burn a candle near your work surface while working
>with onions.

A breeze from behind your head is the best way. The candle
might create the airflow, as the rising heat from the hot
running water does.

--Blair
"Wrap your head in cellophane."