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  Skills by Numbers 2. HOW TO CHOP AN ONION. 
  Method:
    1. The onion has two ends, the one with the roots on is the heel and the other I call the point, because it is pointy.
    2. Cut the point off so it is flush with the roundness of the onion.
    3. Cut the onion in half, from the heel to point.
    4. Peel off the skin until you reach the white flesh (or red if it is a red onion).
    5. Take one half and place flat side down. Make three horizontal cuts from the point to the heel. Stop ½ cm before you cut through the heel.
    6. Make 4 vertical cuts from the heel to the point. Start the cuts ½ cm from the edge, at the same point you stopped with the other cuts.
    7. Slice the onion off, by cutting across the onion, on the same line that you cut the point off. Stop ½ cm before the end and discard the heel.
    8. Repeat with the other half. The more slices you make, the finer the onions are chopped. You can use this process to dice potatoes.
    9. You are ready to use your chopped onions, well done!  
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