On Saturday, October 2, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> Meg Jernigan wrote in message >...
> >This evening my 73 year old mother-in-law asked us to stop by the
> Albertsons close to her house to pick up some of her favorite steamed shrimp
> for supper. All of the 'fresh' shrimp were frozen, but we ordered three
> pounds, steamed moderately spicy. (As an aside, we're in NW Louisiana, and
> if anyone can tell me why all the shrimp we get is frozen, I'd love to
> hear). When we picked up the shrimp, the package seemed remarkably light,
> so I took it to the produce department, and discovered it weighed 1.8
> pounds. I made a wee fuss, and it was explained to me that you have to
> expect some shrink when you have them do the steaming. I understand the
> principle, but...
> >
> <snipped>
> I don't understand this at all. My parents net shrimp off the coast of SC
> and send it to me, frozen. I steam off a bit of water but not as much as
> you indicated to change the weight of the shrimp! You are being ripped off.

I thought boiled shrimp gets bigger, but cooking shrimp in oil makes it shrink.

On Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 1:43:30 PM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
>
> I thought boiled shrimp gets bigger, but cooking shrimp in oil makes it shrink.
>
All cooking makes shrimp shrink, dunce.

On 4/27/2021 5:29 PM, wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 1:43:30 PM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
>>
>> I thought boiled shrimp gets bigger, but cooking shrimp in oil makes it shrink.
>>
> All cooking makes shrimp shrink, dunce.
>
Why the heck would boiling shrimp make it bigger?

Jill

On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:43:27 -0700 (PDT), bruce bowser
> wrote:

>I thought boiled shrimp gets bigger,


LOL. Seriously, LOL.

bruce bowser wrote:

> On Saturday, October 2, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> > Meg Jernigan wrote in message
> > >...
> > > This evening my 73 year old mother-in-law asked us to stop by the
> > Albertsons close to her house to pick up some of her favorite
> > steamed shrimp for supper. All of the 'fresh' shrimp were frozen,
> > but we ordered three pounds, steamed moderately spicy. (As an
> > aside, we're in NW Louisiana, and if anyone can tell me why all the
> > shrimp we get is frozen, I'd love to hear). When we picked up the
> > shrimp, the package seemed remarkably light, so I took it to the
> > produce department, and discovered it weighed 1.8 pounds. I made a
> > wee fuss, and it was explained to me that you have to expect some
> > shrink when you have them do the steaming. I understand the
> > principle, but...
> > >
> > <snipped>
> > I don't understand this at all. My parents net shrimp off the coast
> > of SC and send it to me, frozen. I steam off a bit of water but not
> > as much as you indicated to change the weight of the shrimp! You
> > are being ripped off.
>
> I thought boiled shrimp gets bigger, but cooking shrimp in oil makes
> it shrink.

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On Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 5:29:31 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 1:43:30 PM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
> >
> > I thought boiled shrimp gets bigger, but cooking shrimp in oil makes it shrink.
>
> All cooking makes shrimp shrink, dunce.

I've steamed and boiled shrimp most of my life and never had that happen.

On 4/27/2021 5:43 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/27/2021 5:29 PM, wrote:
>> On Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 1:43:30 PM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
>>>
>>> I thought boiled shrimp gets bigger, but cooking shrimp in oil makes
>>> it shrink.
>>>
>> All cooking makes shrimp shrink, dunce.
>>
> Why the heck would boiling shrimp make it bigger?

Boiled shrimp would leave it the same size.
Peeled and cooked in oil or grilled would reduce the water content but
not enough to matter as it's cooked so quickly.

wrote:

> On Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 1:43:30 PM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
> >
> > I thought boiled shrimp gets bigger, but cooking shrimp in oil
> > makes it shrink.
> >
> All cooking makes shrimp shrink, dunce.

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