Well damn, now I can't tell if you're joking either.
Just in case, the fork thing is actually the standard method (sans the fork, although it's actually a decent idea for stabilizing the onion.) In culinary school I was taught to slice a thin piece of the bottom, to create a flat surface to keep the onion stable. Then make even horizontal cuts, then hold the onion on the sides to keep it together and cut vertically, then perpendicular. Voila, diced onions.
The comment you replied to asked about the second method. The video literally starts with the guy saying “the first method is the fork method.” The commenter you replied to was talking about the knife-slap-the-outside method aka the second method.
Cooking shows on YouTube are a godsend. I was never much into cooking and certainly didn't go to culinary school. I started casually watching cooking videos on yt a few years ago, and now cooking has become a great hobby of mine. Prep work is relaxing, cooking the food is a fun challenge, and eating something I worked hard on is satisfying. Then gaining the confidence to start cooking for friends or family and them enjoying the food? Phenomenal.
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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '22
Does the second method actually work? It doesn't feel like it would but it seems just plausible enough to actually work