On 7/17/2011 12:37 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:46:00 -0400, "Jean > wrote:
>
>> Jerry Avins wrote:
>>> I twirl spaghetti on a fork. If it's heaped on a plate, a tablespoon
>>> makes a convenient support while twirling. If it's in a bowl, as I
>>> prefer it, the curve of the side of the bowl is all the support
>>> needed. Some people cut long pasta into short pieces before taking it
>>> up on a fork. A few cooks break it into short pieces before cooking
>>> it. What do you do?
>>>
>>> Jerry
>>> --
>>> Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.
>>
>> Twirling without employing any other utensil. My daughter will
>> only eat such things with chopsticks.
>
> I hate using chopsticks with noodles, it's sloppier than a fork.
>

They work well when you get the technique down. The biggest mistake
people make is ignoring the technique that one stick is always fixed. I
guess maybe that comes from all of those TV shows that show people using
them improperly.