McCormick Culinary Dehydrated Chef's Cut Onion, 2 lb - One 2 Pound Container of Dehydrated Chopped Onions, Use as Fresh Onion Substitute - Perfect in Soups, Dips, Meatloaves and Stews

I love McCormick Culinary Dehydrated Chef's Cut Onion. I keep an empty quart size spice jar and use this to refill it. The remainder goes into an airtight container with an oxygen absorber and it stays fresh. I add it to soups, stews, beans, slow cooker meals and other foods straight from the container. When I need fresh onion, but find myself without (or just too lazy) or just needing a couple tablespoons, I simply rehydrate according to the instructions on the carton and it works wonderfully. I have even crushed the dry flakes in a mortar to make "minced" onion before rehydrating when I need just a tablespoon or two. Beats having to store most of a fresh onion in the fridge, where the smell permeates everything. For me, these give a good onion flavor, stronger than onion powder, plus they add texture and a certain amount of bulk to my dishes, that you don't get with powder. Obviously, the flavor is not as strong as you'll get with fresh onion, but you can taste it, and it doesn't overpower other flavors, like fresh can. The dried onion lacks the pungent sharpness of fresh, so if that's what you're looking for, you'll be dissapointed. I think the dried has a sweetness that ordinary fresh raw onions don't have and that's one reason I like these. I like to sprinkle them on my salads and baked potatoes as a crispy topper. I've used a lot of dried onions in my 50 years of cooking for a family, and these top my list, far above what I find in the store. My husband is a retired cheff; he said these are the best dried onions he's used, as well. I definitely recommend giving them try.

We live in a somewhat rural area with few large stores near us - most are at least an hour away. I found these onions and decided to try them as I have found many, many uses for dehydrated onion in recipes, etc. I feel they're a great value for the price and would definitely recommend to others.

The larger "chef's cut" averages about 3 times larger than standard dried minced onions. Many pieces are short strips. They are quick & easy to grind down in a blade-type coffee or spice grinder and combine well with other herbs & spices. Freshness upon opening was a pleasant surprise, for dehydrated veggies, and months after opening they are staying quite fresh in the large thick-walled carton. Flavor is, of course, not as strong as fresh but stronger and fuller than any other dried onions we have tried. They rehydrate quickly when added to recipes, so can thicken watery sauces, but are fairly edible dry. Vendor answered my question about country of origin as USA. Good in egg,s & burger mix, not adding excess moisture. Might be excellent baked into rolls, breads, etc.

Excellent, I love it.Don't have to go to the store and buy little jaws.Thank you

I don't always have fresh onions in the house when I'm cooking. The course and somewhat random cut of these dried onions is a great substitute for fresh, and the flavor of these is so good I usually grab a small handful to nibble on while I continue cooking. Try it, you'll like it!