PrintFuzzy Onions?!?!?!?!
I bought a mesh bag of plain, medium sized onions about a week ago. Yesterday I cut into one of them and the very center looked fuzzy, not exactly moldy, but almost crystallized!! Are my onions still good? What's all the fuzz about?!
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4 Comments:
When I cut into one of those losers, I generally discard it. If the "fuzzy" layer is toward the outside, I'll peel it away and examine the rest of the onion. I really hate it when that happens because there is almost NO indication on the outside that the onions have age on them.
chiff0nade at 2:18PM on 05/12/08
You can generally feel if an onion is bad. It will give markably when slight pressure is applied. Sulphury odors are also a good sign of onion decay. Onions think it is spring and their bulb is trying to grow this time of year once they are exposed to the light and humidity, they just do it, its part of nature cycles man, so pay attention this time of year. In the winter, generally there are less bad onions in the batch.
angrywayne at 2:48PM on 05/12/08
That's the frustrating thing - sometimes those onions are rock hard if the rotted part is toward the inside.
chiff0nade at 3:38PM on 05/12/08
I usually cut that part away if I'm making something where the onions aren't the main ingredient (a soup or something) but I'd chuck the whole thing if you are using them raw or for caramelized onions.
Don't you just hate bad onions? I feel like you get a lot of them in the big mesh bags... I always wonder if it's worth the slightly cheaper price.
caviarandcodfish at 7:04PM on 05/12/08