Onions, an essential ingredient in so many recipes is an important veggie to learn how to cut! The method here can conventiently be applied to most other vegetables that you want to dice or slice!
Method
Using a very sharp chef’s knife, cut the onion in half cut in half vertically alongside the root.
To slice: Lay one onion half flat on your cutting board. Point the knife towards the root of the onion, and allow your fingers to guide the slicing. Slice vertically evenly as close to the root as you can. Cut off the root and discard.
To dice: Lay one onion half flat on your cutting board. Point the knife towards the root of the onion, and allow your fingers to guide the slicing. Slice vertically evenly as close to the root as you can. Next, start dicing the onion by making horizontal cuts perpendicular to the one you just made. Cut off the root and discard.
