cybercat wrote:
> "George" > wrote in message
> ...
>> cybercat wrote:
>>> "Steve Pope" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Frequently, when I cook spaghetti (standard method; bring water to
>>>>> boil, break noodles,
>>>> WRONG.
>>>>
>>> Okay. Why NOT break "noodles?"
>> They are already cut to the correct length to eat with a fork.
>
> I break mine in half because my mother broke hers in half.
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>
I figure if it is worth my time to prepare something I might as well try
to get the best result possible especially when it only takes trivial
changes or pennies of some ingredient to get there. I tend to use
average/typical ingredients so the process is the main thing that can be
tuned. I question everything and experiment and am never a conformist to
what some family member did or what is familiar. They may have been well
meaning but there is nothing wrong asking "why was it done this way and
how can I make it even better?"