On Tue, 04 Oct 2016 09:13:25 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 4 Oct 2016 20:44:35 +1000, F Murtz >
>wrote:
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>> >
>> > I love green beans, the squeak doesn't bother me. My mother
>> > used to serve wax beans (canned, naturally) and I feel like
>> > I noticed it more with those. Still didn't care even though
>> > they weren't my favorite.
>> >
>> > nancy
>> >
>>
>> How do you make beans squeak ? mine don't
>
>They're not mushy, and usually steamed - so there's no grease to keep
>them from squeaking.

No grease on my beans and they don't squeak. I steam or simmer mine
until fork tender. They are still bright green and al dente, not
mushy. I don't like crunchy green beans. Cooking is probably the
difference between squeak and no squeak.
Janet US