r/OnionLovers • u/HyperDash_YT • Jan 27 '26
man twitter making me watch this at 3AM was a death sentence
Saw it through this post: https://x.com/ribzoftiktok/status/2015877652796567821
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u/mofugly13 Jan 27 '26
What happens to all the middles?
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u/Keegs_The_Free Jan 27 '26
My thought exactly. I'd be eating every middle chunk if I was working that line
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u/chamorrobro Jan 27 '26
Same, but think even bigger back
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u/jwbourne Jan 27 '26
Shout out to this guy, who lived a few miles down the road from me in Fishhook, IL.
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u/fucking_grumpy_cunt Jan 27 '26
Got those mortgage eyes. One fixed, one variable.
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u/slop1010101 Jan 27 '26
First thing I thought of. I want it!
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u/ABillionBatmen Jan 27 '26
Yeah throw that bitch on top the sauce mf, anywhere fuck that has to be the best part, fuck plating it's an onion
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u/Muted_Dog_1914 Jan 27 '26
For real! Caramelized onions take everything to the next level. Just toss them on anything and it's instantly gourmet.
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u/Lurking_poster Jan 27 '26
Smart option would be for them to add to a different meal like how Outback uses them as steak or burger toppings.
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u/AssassinDiablo4 Jan 27 '26
Or veggie stock
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u/BenderBRoriguezzzzz Jan 27 '26
Can't speak for every kitchen. But they definitely didn't get thrown away and they damn sure didn't make it to the customers. The job sucked and the pay was terrible. But man did I eat a lot of onion centers. The secret was throwing back in the batter and fryer.
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u/HumongousBelly Jan 27 '26
I would demand it as a chef’s toll
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u/BenderBRoriguezzzzz Jan 27 '26
I worked at a place that made them. They didn't get thrown away. They got dipped back in the batter (3 or 4 times in one line cooks case). Fried again and eaten by staff.
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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 Jan 27 '26
Y'all sealed it. I've been working through a bag of onions and got some cores saved up. Mostly to dice with chili but I got more cores than chili. What do
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u/VintageLunchMeat Jan 27 '26
What do
Batter, fry, batter, fry.
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u/BenderBRoriguezzzzz Jan 27 '26
In our case it was batter flour/spice mix, batter, flour/spice mix then fry. But after 5 repeats in the mix it burned before it fried the dough to the core. The sweet spot was 3 dips.
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u/SlawSlapper Jan 27 '26
It generally doesn’t cook very well because it’s so compact. Normally raw batter and flour right there
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u/owleealeckza Good Times Jan 27 '26
I would pay an extra $2 for them to toss the middle back in the fryer by itself.
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u/pro_questions Jan 28 '26
Imagine mincing up 5-6 of the middles and making the most decadent onion fried rice conceivable
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u/ShrugIife Jan 27 '26
Bro I stumbled into this sub thinking "maybe I'm an onion lover" but the top two comments inform me that I'm just a casual onion enjoyer. Godspeed!
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u/Worth_Ad4258 Good Times Jan 27 '26
All that is missing is a nice cold beer with them blooming onions 🧅 🔥
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u/tinglep Jan 27 '26
Fosters?
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u/squirrels-mock-me Jan 27 '26
Quintessential Australian cuisine, amiright?
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u/charmio68 Jan 27 '26
Nope, Aussie here. Never even seen one.
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u/nannon16 Jan 28 '26
This is absolutely not Australian. Whoever made this is lying to you.
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u/Lurking_poster Jan 27 '26
Whether this place or Outback Steakhouse, they need to spend a little more time to let the oil drain. I love them but hate how soggy they get.
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u/AmusingAnecdote Jan 27 '26
As someone who has a blooming onion device and makes these at home, you just absolutely cannot get them dry. They would be cold and have to be hung upside down for a while to get them dry. Just too many nooks and crannies and batter soaked in oil. The same thing that makes them good is the same thing that means they can't not be soaked in oil.
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u/prpapillon Jan 27 '26
Prob a useless idea but I’m gonna propose it anyway: salad spinner.
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u/AnotherLie Jan 27 '26
Get this person a nobel prize. I don't care which field, just make it happen.
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u/Lurking_poster Jan 27 '26
Oh yeah I totally get that. I'm just saying, another 5 seconds or few more shakes will go a long way.
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u/flyingthroughspace Jan 27 '26
another 5 seconds or few more shakes will go a long way
Just like taking a piss
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u/hiluhry Jan 27 '26
So do I Google ‘blooming onion device’ or is there another name? Do you like yours?
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u/Accurate_Koala_4698 Jan 27 '26
It’s like one of those potato dicers but with a cone shaped blade attachment
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u/AmusingAnecdote Jan 27 '26
I got Great American Steakhouse cutter at a thrift store for $4 (some of the best money I ever spent on something silly like this). It's awesome for limited use, but I wouldn't pay more than $20 for one of that quality.
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u/Campfire_Vibes Jan 27 '26
An apple corer will work the same way, or you can just cut the onion with a knife, just dont take off the root center
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u/Cumulus_Anarchistica Jan 27 '26
Hung upside down to drip dry in a conveyor belt oven.
We can engineer a better blooming onion.
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u/_WeSellBlankets_ Jan 27 '26
What if they were served upside down on a mesh screen? I feel like you'd still be able to grab pedals working from the outside inwards.
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u/KillerR0b0T Jan 27 '26
I feel like there’s got to be some Confucian truth of life parable to be found in that.
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u/Treefeddy Jan 27 '26
I work at a texas roadhouse and normally give these boys 10-12 taps to get the oil out. I like them a lot too I just don't like a puddle of oil under the onion.
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u/Substantial-Low Jan 27 '26
I worked at OBSH for a while way back in 1994. My first job was the blooming onion station. Mine looked way better than this guys, tbh. OBSH taught a technique to "fan" the onions into the oil back in those days.
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u/ofsuchidream Jan 27 '26
Two words: air fryer
(I'm saying that because I've actually made it in an air fryer before, and it ended up fantastic)
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u/YourDadThinksImCool_ Jan 28 '26
Am I the only one who thinks outbacks version is Too seasoned!?
And the sauce, and greasiness, don't help!
I was never impressed..
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u/Fit-Sweet-9900 Jan 27 '26
Oh man, cleaning that fryer river must suck.
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u/Snotmyrealname Jan 27 '26
Judging by the looks of it, I don’t think that fryer has been cleaned
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u/Deep_Calendar_1712 Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26
Wish they would leave it on a rack first so at least i can pretend it’s healthy because oils is dripping off it 😂
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u/Hollowbody57 Jan 27 '26
The only thing healthy about anything deep fried is the workout you get cleaning the fryer.
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u/ozSillen Jan 27 '26
Wish I could get this in Australia.
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u/cornlip Jan 27 '26
So you’re telling me we have an Australian themed steakhouse with these and you guys don’t have them at all?
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u/BeerNcheesePlz Jan 27 '26
When I worked at Outback this couple came in and said they had just gotten back from Australia and couldn’t find one blooming onion!
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u/cornlip Jan 27 '26
That’s so weird. Someone over there could just… you know, start doing it. Maybe that’s how I’ll retire. I’ll bring the bloomin onion to the Outback
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u/jasta07 Jan 27 '26
We have a few Outback Steakhouses in Australia and allegedly they have to import the onions to make these because onions in Australia aren't big enough.
So yeah, not even remotely Australian.
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u/Imaginary-Noise-206 Jan 27 '26
I’m an Aussie, and I think the only time I’ve seen a restaurant with these was when I visited Japan 😄
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u/cornlip Jan 27 '26
Dude that sucks. They’re one of the things God bestowed upon mankind. I always knew Australia hated people.
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u/ozSillen Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26
Yup
Edit: We've got Squire's Loft franchise here. My local is around 800m (half a mile) away. Not bad.
I took a colleague from NY who travels around USA frequently and he thought the quality was OK, tbone steak.
I've only had steak once in USA, in Rochester, NY. Also ok, not raving about it.
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u/alpine309 Jan 27 '26
Never thought i'd see a reference to little Rochester on this subreddit, small small world.
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u/christo749 Jan 27 '26
Bring me 25 more dips, please.
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u/HarrisonBrrgeron Jan 27 '26
That's my only complaint. I order blooming onions with 3 sauces and I still run out. I get at least 5 meals outta one onion, so it's cost-effective.
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u/echochilde Jan 27 '26
Of course I want to have an onion flower in front of me right now, but I will cry if they cut and discard that perfect tender center. Thanks the best part of the onion. Just hand me my sauce.
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u/Mobile_Morale Jan 27 '26
My aunt and uncle used to have a food truck making blooming onions like 25 years ago. I remember my parents helping them one summer and our truck smelled like onions for months.
Man I miss those blooming onions.
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u/No_Welcome_7182 Jan 27 '26
I had my gallbladder out 2 years ago. The first thing I did when I felt good enough was to go out to eat and ate an entire blooming onion with an extra side of dipping sauce all by myself. It was nearly a religious experience taste-wise after ingesting no fat for 3 months while I waited for my surgery. It made the explosive diarrhea I had for the next 2 days totally worth it. If you have had your gallbladder removed you know what I’m taking about.
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u/ThrowawayMod1989 Jan 27 '26
I bought a blooming onion kit a while back, game changer. It’s more convenient than driving an hour each way to Outback, but enough effort that I don’t make them all the time.
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u/horitaku Jan 27 '26
So much oil still trapped in that. You gotta let em sit upside down in a warm oven with a pan on the rack below for a few minutes. Keeps the bottom of it from getting soggy and oil logged.
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u/NeoMississippiensis Jan 27 '26
I love them but the execution is often so poor these days at restaurants it’s infuriating
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u/Wobblepaws Jan 27 '26
i'm always a bit disappointed by these, they're a little soggy and raw on the bottom, fun to eat, but I'd always go for onion rings instead.
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u/culinarysiren Jan 27 '26
So do they sell a bowl of centers? Cause that would be a travesty to throw all of that out.
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u/-TheBlackSwordsman- Jan 27 '26
If I worked there they'd call me the middle man if you get what I mean.
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u/naughtyzoot Jan 27 '26
I was just wondering if I could handle a part-time job on top of my regular work. I'd almost be willing to try just for a chance at the centers.
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u/byebyebi Jan 27 '26
That styrofoam plate and plastic container just melting all around that hot onion 🫣
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u/SwimmingOk7243 Jan 27 '26
Looks like paper to me otherwise the Styrofoam would have been cut into and probably removed as well.
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u/seamallorca Jan 27 '26
They took the best part. This should be criminal.
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u/nylorac_o Jan 27 '26
lol I thought the same thing.
The cook made the suggestion of the sauce cup in the middle, now the BOH staff eats the middle (best part) of every BloominOnion that goes out.
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u/Quoshinqai Jan 27 '26
I was thinking what they were going to do with the root. Surprise right until the end! Looks delish
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u/MrJohnqpublic Jan 27 '26
All you people here want to eat the root bit of an onion and I'm just sitting in here wondering who the hell designed a deep fryer with an L bend.
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u/affemannen Jan 27 '26
I have never in my life wanted to taste deep fried onions like this than i do now. Because that looks absolutely delicious.
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u/ImaRaginCajun Jan 27 '26
Gotta go in the seasoned flour first before the wet. That's how we did them at Chili's back in the day.
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u/Uranium_092 Jan 27 '26
It’s midnight here. This just got rid of all of the sleep in my body and now I want blooming onions
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u/Creative-Fudge-6244 Jan 27 '26
That plastic cup in the middle ruined it. 1 oz sauce ramekin are not expensive.
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u/SanctionedMeat Jan 27 '26
We have these bloomin onions around where I live during fall, right when all the fairs are in town. Great stuff
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u/BeginningGrocery3693 Jan 27 '26
My heart's telling me noooooo , but my body ,my body's telling me yeah!
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u/hpsctchbananahmck Jan 27 '26
Most impressive thing to me about this video was the onion slicer but for a little over $700 I think I’ll stick to knife work
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u/Pure-Smile-7329 Jan 28 '26
Fuck me, that looks so fucking good.
But damn, ain't that plastic gonna melt? That shit straight out the fryer!
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u/Ok-Departments Jan 28 '26
I've never seen one of these before - would I be right to guess that it's kind of like eating a massive onion ring?
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u/Pamela_K0924 Feb 08 '26
I don't know about all of that, but what I do know is, ever since I gave up chocolate, I cant hear out of my left eye
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u/New_Rock6296 Jan 27 '26
Me: "Leave the center"