When I wear contact lenses, onions don't bother me. Tiny eye shields 🛡️

The hack my mom used to get us to eat vegetables was to put them out while she was cooking dinner.

Of all the hacks to extend life of bananas, the one that works for me:   Fold a paper towel over a couple of times and wet it.  Squeeze out excess.  Wrap it around step of bananas (if there is a cover already, take it off).  Put some plastic wrap over the paper towel and secure it with a rubber band.  This gives me like 4 extra days.  Still get those black dots on the peel, but the inside doesn't get mushy.

An onion hack that i use and works MOST of the time, leave the butt on while dicing the onion. It also helps keep the onion together while dicing too, makes the whole process easier and faster.

The easiest way to avoid clutter from plastic bags is to use reusable bags. That’s how we do it in Germany. You simply bring your own cotton bags or containers. There are specially coated bags for frozen foods. In all your other videos about clutter, you say that you should tackle the root cause of the problem rather than the symptom. In this case, that would mean avoiding plastic bags (which is also better for the environment) rather than just using an organizational hack.

Another step to add to the baking soda/vinegar trick; pour some dish soap in the drain (about 1/3 cup or little more) and leave it for 15 minutes. Then turn on the hot water for a few minutes. Most dishwashing soaps are designed to cut grease. This just adds another way to clean the pipes. The baking soda/vinegar is mild at best.

I just saw a hack for no tears onion cutting. Put the whole onion in the microwave for 20 seconds. It worked! No tears! 🎉

I'm surprised you said to skip the wet paper towel one for onions! It works so well! I don't just put the paper towel next to it though. I cut directly onto it. Absolute game changer.

Another important thing though is not to cut off the root/stem! That's where most of the sulfur compounds are stored! Leave the stem intact and just cut from the other side until you reach the end 🤗

I put my strawberries in a mason jar with a metal lid in the fridge and I've had them last weeks.  Literally weeks.  They get sweeter too.  I wash them when I take them out to use.

For onions, one of the easiest tricks that my chef of a dad told med was to simply breath through your mouth. Works pretty well

I wash and stem my strawberries and put them in a glass container with a lid they last twice as long

For reference later :)
25 Life Hacks From the Video

1. Cut onions without crying
Chill your onion in the fridge before cutting to slow the release of irritating compounds.
Use a sharp knife to minimise cell damage.
Position a small fan to blow the onion fumes away from your face.
Most useful: sharp knife and airflow

2. Keep berries fresh for longer
Remove damaged, mushy or mouldy berries as soon as you get home.
Store berries in a cool, dry, ventilated container.
Place a paper towel at the bottom to absorb excess moisture.
A diluted vinegar rinse may help reduce mould, but berries must be dried thoroughly afterwards.

3. Make a DIY fruit fly trap
Pour apple cider vinegar into a small jar.
Add a few drops of dishwashing liquid.
Cover with plastic wrap and poke a few small holes in it.
Fruit flies are attracted to the vinegar and become trapped in the liquid.

4. Prevent fruit flies from breeding
Check fruit regularly and remove overripe produce.
Refrigerate fruit where practical during an outbreak.
Wipe down surfaces and empty the rubbish daily.
The video also suggests plugging affected sinks and filling them with about an inch of water overnight to discourage breeding in drains.

5. Make ice colder with salt
Add salt to ice when you need to chill drinks quickly. Salt lowers the freezing point of water, allowing the ice to melt while absorbing heat from its surroundings. However, it also makes the ice melt faster, so avoid this method if you want your cooler to stay cold for a long time.

6. Use disinfectant correctly
Spray disinfectant onto the surface and leave it visibly wet for the contact time specified on the product label before allowing it to air-dry or wiping it as directed. The video gives three minutes as an example, but contact times vary by product.

7. Clean your sink drain
Flush the drain with hot water.
Add baking soda, followed by vinegar to create a foaming reaction.
The video suggests covering the drain briefly to direct the foam downwards.
Rinse with hot water afterwards.
Note: The fizzing reaction is not a substitute for removing a physical blockage or cleaning the trap itself. Avoid sealing a drain tightly during a chemical reaction.

8. Organise plastic grocery bags
Take a cardboard box and tape it closed.
Cut a hole in the top.
Feed plastic bags through the hole, linking each bag's handles through the previous one.
Pulling one bag out will bring the next one with it.

9. Remove grapes from their stems quickly
Place a bunch of grapes between a clean dish towel and gently roll it back and forth. Most of the grapes will come off the vine, saving you from removing them individually.

10. Peel squash with a vegetable peeler
Use a vegetable peeler rather than a knife to remove the skin from squash. It makes peeling easier and helps reduce wasted flesh.

11. Cut squash more easily
Instead of forcing the knife straight through, apply controlled pressure and gently rock the knife back and forth to cut through the squash.

12. Remove rotisserie chicken meat quickly
Place the chicken in a sturdy food-safe bag and gently massage it to loosen the meat from the bones. Remove the bones and use the separated meat for meals such as soups, salads or enchiladas. Refrigerate promptly.

Laundry and clothing hacks
13. Fold T-shirts quickly

Lay the T-shirt flat horizontally.
Imagine three points: the collar, the armpit and the bottom hem on the same side.
Pinch the collar and armpit points, bring the collar point down to the bottom point, then lift and unfold the shirt as you turn it.
Fold the remaining sleeve and straighten the shirt.

14. Roll socks to save space
Lay a matching pair of socks flat together.
Fold the top cuff of the upper sock down about 4 cm.
Roll the socks upwards from the bottom.
Stretch the folded cuff over the roll to secure it.

15. Fold button-up shirts neatly
Lay the shirt face down and place a magazine or book beneath the collar.
Fold both sides towards the middle.
Fold the sleeves diagonally downwards.
Fold the bottom upwards, flip the shirt over and remove the magazine.

Home organisation and storage hacks

16. Hide messy cables with adhesive cord clips
Attach adhesive cord clips to desks, cabinets or entertainment units. Run cables through the clips to keep wires organised, secure and out of sight.

17. Create extra storage inside cupboards
Attach adhesive hooks or clips inside cabinet doors and hang small baskets from them. Use the extra space for spices, toiletries or cleaning supplies, making use of otherwise unused areas.

18. Add storage to the side of your vanity
Attach suitable hooks or clips to the side of a bathroom vanity and hang a wire basket to store hair dryers, straighteners and other hair tools. Ensure the basket and mounting system are suitable for the weight and heat exposure.

19. Make DIY wall-mounted memo clips
Attach adhesive strips to the back of wooden clothes pegs and stick them to suitable surfaces. Use them to hold shopping lists, meal plans, receipts, coupons and important mail.

20. Stop rubbish bags falling into the bin
Attach two suitable hooks to the outside or inside rim of a rubbish bin and loop the bag handles over them to help hold the bag in place.

Additional practical hacks

21. Use water to reduce onion fumes
Cutting onions under running water can dissolve some of the irritating gas before it reaches your eyes. The video notes that this can be awkward and potentially unsafe, so a fan and a sharp knife are more practical alternatives. A wet paper towel beside the chopping board, another suggested hack, is not particularly effective at drawing fumes away from your eyes.

22. Use diluted vinegar to help prevent berry mould
A diluted vinegar rinse can help inhibit mould growth on berries. Only use this method if you can dry the berries thoroughly afterwards, as excess moisture can accelerate spoilage.

23. Use water in sinks to deter drain-breeding flies
The video suggests filling affected sinks with a little water overnight to discourage fruit flies from breeding in the drain. This is a tip from the video rather than a guaranteed way to eliminate an infestation; cleaning drains and removing breeding sources are also important.

24. Use baking soda to scrub stainless steel
Sprinkle a little baking soda onto a damp stainless steel sink and gently scrub to remove grime. Rinse thoroughly afterwards, avoiding abrasive scrubbing that could scratch the finish.

25. Use paper towels to absorb excess moisture in food storage
Place a paper towel at the bottom of a ventilated berry container to absorb excess moisture. Replace it if it becomes damp, and keep the container ventilated to help berries stay fresh.

My rotisserie chicken comes in a bag.  You can use their bag.  Then I put the bones in a freezer for bone broth in the crockpot or insta pot

the part about the kitchen trash bags -- "i guess that's just how it is now" 😂😂  i feel seen

The best pomegranate hack is to de seed it submerged in water. You don’t have to worry about liquid splatter staining your clothes, counter, etc.

Chilling onions and leaving the root end intact has helped a lot in my kitchen. I used your plastic bad hack in my kitchen as well, but now the stores don't use plastic bags anymore, and we use all resusable bags, so don't need to do that. My favorite hacks of yours that aren't on this video is the twist and turning the bag over a loaf of bread to keep it closed, use that all the time. Also, best buy ever were those slide-on bag sealers, also something I use all the time, especially good for the freezer where other types of clip-ons tend to get knocked off as things get moved around. Love the sock thing, will be trying that, also the t-shirt fold. Have a lovely day.

I don't know why you aren't having good luck with vinegar and fruit. It has been an absolute life saver for me. I will agree that the raspberries need to be eaten basically immediately.

Great hacks. I have used vinegar and baking soda in my drains. But never plugged the drain with the paper towel. It makes sense to do that!!! Thanks!

A weird hack I found on the internet for cutting onions is to have a piece of bread in your mouth. It actually worked.

Hack that we have used for years with onions. Soak peeled onions in water for an hour before chopping. I grew up watching this being done. No watery eyes