I used to try to get the oil off of the noodles before I cooked them and
usually came up with the same mess you discribed. I find just taking from
the package and cooking them works for me.


"Tippi" > wrote in message
m...
> Judy Cosler > wrote
> > Here's the question: HOW do you separate these without ending up with
> > little shareds of noodles. YES, they were oiled. YES, i was running
> > them under warm tap water.
>
> running them under tap water may be the problem, it makes them too
> soggy and they will break easily. Are you planning to stir fry them or
> put them in soup? in both cases they should separate once you agitate
> them in the wok or soup.