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The crying game.(RSVP Onion Goggles, kitchen utensil)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)

Consumer Reports

| May 01, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The claim. "For tear-free chopping, mincing, dicing, slicing-fear no onion," says the packaging for RSVP Onion Goggles, whose anti-fog lenses with foam seal are designed to protect eyes from irritating vapors.

The check. Seven staffers who say they typically cry when chopping onions each received a big red onion cut in three pieces. Volunteers wore no protection while chopping the first piece. Before chopping the other pieces, they donned either Onion Goggles or safety goggles that made no dry-eye claim.

CR's take. Weep no more. Most panelists said Onion Goggles, available at online stores, limited tearing and burning. That said, some reckoned ...

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