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That’s not a counterpoint, it introduces 3 additional techniques that reduce the time from 45 minutes to 20. None of these techniques are commonly called for in recipes that claim you can get carmelized onions in 5-10 minutes, nor do they get one to that promised land.

(And as an aside, his techniques do reduce the time required but result in a vastly inferior result imho. Probably fine for onion dip, but I’d never put those in an onion soup, a flatbread, or even on a burger - the texture is all wrong)




If I remember right, he no longer believes in this approach, or at least the baking soda part.


In my experience it totally works, but you are left with an undesirable bitter taste introduced by the baking soda.


right, that's why it's not such a good idea.




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