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The Ins and Outs of Onion Sizes

We've talked about how to cook onions before, now let's talk about onion-industry-approved facts about how they're sized. 

Maybe you've been curious about what a medium onion is. I was, too, until I found the United States Standards for Grades of Onions from the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service. Now, I know we aren't ones to let the government boss our food around, but their definition of a "medium onion" is one with a...

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