Dee Dee wrote:

> For me, it is the same as for an eggplant or zucchini. However, with a
> cucumber, I peel it, cut it lengthwise into 4 pieces, then I slice out the
> seeds. At that point, I chop each long piece into slices. Slicing out the
> seeds, is just my way of doing it, like some squeeze out the seeds a tomato
> keeping it from being too juicy.
>
> A tip that some do use, is that they cut the cucumber into two long pieces,
> then use a melon ball-er to scrape out the seeds. Just another way to get
> the seeds out.
>
> I forget what vegetable I saw on ATK (America's Test Kitchen) the other day
> that they added salt to, but I was amazed at the amount of water that came
> out in 20 MINUTES. (Senior moment - sorry.)


Thanks.


I don't know which vegetable you saw on America's Test Kitchen, but I'm
frequently surprised by how much water comes out of salted zucchini.


--Lia