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On 10/4/2016 1:33 PM, Bruce wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On Wed, 5 Oct 2016 05:33:43 +1100, Bruce >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:13:28 -0600, Janet B >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 04 Oct 2016 09:13:25 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, 4 Oct 2016 20:44:35 +1000, F Murtz >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> Yes. I won't eat regular green beans unless they're cooked from
>>>> frozen. Haricots verts don't squeak, Blue Lake are pretty good too.
>>>> The thinner the better - but over all, I tend to avoid fresh green
>>>> beans due to the squeak factor.
>>>
>>> That's like saying: "I don't eat potatoes because they're so hard when I
>>> undercook them".
>>
>>
>> If you want to eat mushy green beans, be my guest - I have lots of
>> other choices.
>
> That's like saying: "I don't eat potatoes because they're so hard when I
> undercook them and so mushy when I overcook them".
>

Isn't that a long-winded way of saying "I don't know how to cook"?