Onions are a kitchen essential, adding flavor and depth to countless dishes. With their relatively long shelf life, it's crucial to store them correctly to prevent them from becoming soft, moldy, and ...

The same goes for shallots.

The best way to store whole onions is in a cool, dark, dry place, where they can last up to two months. Peeled, chopped, and cooked onions can last up to a week when stored in the fridge. Never store ...

Save your tears for cut onions — not spoiled ones.

We like to think of a few items as the elements of our cooking “capsule wardrobe” in the Test Kitchen. In other words, we mix and match these components to add flavor and aroma or to help balance a ...

Like its popular counterpart, garlic, the onion is a versatile bulb that adds an aromatic base to many recipes. Use it alongside carrots and celery to make chicken stock, sauté sweet onions for a Thai ...

I’ve thought about how to store herbs, berries, tomatoes, nuts, and even flour. (Underwear, that too!) But how to store onions? Don’t you just, er, put them on the counter and let them hang out for…I ...

It's a common annoyance when onions start to go bad shortly after purchase, but it might be down to where you're stashing them in your kitchen. Onions, along with their allium cousins, should steer ...

Refrigerating onions leads to undesirable outcomes like a mealy texture and spoilage due to the cold and humid environment. Onions convert starch to sugar in the fridge, becoming soggy. Proper storage ...