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Bell Pepper Hack

Cooking 101: Remove Seeds from a Bell Pepper without a Mess.

November 4, 2013September 5, 2025Leave a comment

Bell peppers don’t have to explode seeds all over your cutting board. At the café today, I’m showing you the “less mess” way to cut them—quick, clean, and student-proof. Snack, stir-fry, pasta…your peppers are ready to behave.

Cooking 101: How to Cut an Onion Without Crying

October 22, 2013April 10, 2015Leave a comment

Chopping an onion would be much better if it produced tears of joy. The problem is onion tears burn and sting. When we cut an onion, the knife ruptures cells and a gas is released into the air. When the gas mixes with the water in our eyes it produces an acid, which causes our … Continue reading Cooking 101: How to Cut an Onion Without Crying

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