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Why are carrots cooked?
2006-02-26, 2:29 PM #1
Can someone explain this? Once cooked, they lose 99.9 percent of their flavour. :rolleyes: Why not just serve them like they are and enjoy the carroty goodness?
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2006-02-26, 2:30 PM #2
Cause some old people can't chew the 100% goodness and soften them down.
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2006-02-26, 2:31 PM #3
The same goes for any vegetable, I think. Broccoli is awesome when it's raw, but once microwaved it's horrible. Although you can grill it on the barbeque; that's nice.
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2006-02-26, 2:31 PM #4
microwaving anything pretty much destroys any nuturitional value the food may have had.
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2006-02-26, 2:36 PM #5
THANK YOU SOL! I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOREVER!

WHY DO YOU COOK CARROTS!? WHY!? THERE'S NO FING REASON! NONE! STOP RUINING CARROTS!

I HATE cooked carrots. They only taste good in stew.
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2006-02-26, 2:36 PM #6
Broccoli + frying pan + olive oil + lots and lots of garlic = SEX
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2006-02-26, 2:37 PM #7
I'm not putting raw carrot in my stew.

Then again, I like stew you don't really have to chew.

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2006-02-26, 2:37 PM #8
Especially if they're soggy in some sort of honey sauce. Awful!
2006-02-26, 2:39 PM #9
Carrots can only be cooked if still crisp, and even then, it is only to lend flavour. Generally, carrots are not to be cooked.

But this is in the real world. This 'civilization' people talk about is utter crap.
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2006-02-26, 2:42 PM #10
I love homegrown carrots, they are so huge and so awesome. I want them now.
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2006-02-26, 2:42 PM #11
Originally posted by Sol:
microwaving anything pretty much destroys any nuturitional value the food may have had.

It only depends on how long you microwave. Inherently it doesn't destroy any more nutrients than ordinary cooking. Microwaving is often a short process, and in those cases it will destroy less.

I have to say that hard, uncooked pieces of carrot in an otherwise soft food is not a nice thing. However, in general I agree with everybody here: Carrot and many other vegetables are much better uncooked.
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2006-02-26, 2:47 PM #12
Originally posted by kyle90:
The same goes for any vegetable, I think. Broccoli is awesome when it's raw, but once microwaved it's horrible. Although you can grill it on the barbeque; that's nice.

Agreed, except for potato, which is to be cooked in any way possible to make it ever-more awesome.
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2006-02-26, 2:47 PM #13
Originally posted by Obi_Kwiet:
Especially if they're soggy in some sort of honey sauce. Awful!



Whaat? That is DELICIOUS. That was part of the side dish along with my filet mignon at the last nice restaurant i went to, and it was excellent.
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2006-02-26, 2:50 PM #14
yeah like i want cold crunchy carrots with my hot flavoursome sunday dinner.

go to hell.
2006-02-26, 2:55 PM #15
[QUOTE=Mr. Stafford]yeah like i want cold crunchy carrots with my hot flavoursome sunday dinner.

go to hell.[/QUOTE]

I think the carrots will get cooked in the lake of fire and brimstone so you should probably go there if you want hot carrots.
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2006-02-26, 2:56 PM #16
I like cold crunchy carrots with my sunday dinner... Not everything has to be the same temprature.
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2006-02-26, 3:07 PM #17
<3 uncooked carrot.

cooked carrots just taste like something got sad and gave up.
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2006-02-26, 3:18 PM #18
it's cooked peppers that I don't like, because they really lose their lovely flavour and texture
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2006-02-26, 3:34 PM #19
Originally posted by Sol:
Can someone explain this? Once cooked, they lose 99.9 percent of their flavour. :rolleyes: Why not just serve them like they are and enjoy the carroty goodness?



Not really. They tend to be a lot sweeter when cooked. They lose their crispness.
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2006-02-26, 3:38 PM #20
Lightly steamed carrots are delicious.
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2006-02-26, 3:41 PM #21
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2006-02-26, 3:51 PM #22
Excuse me, friends, but carrots cooked with a juicy pot roast are delicious and do not lose any flavor; in fact, they gain flavor from stewing in the juices of the meat. FTW.
2006-02-26, 3:55 PM #23
Originally posted by Sol:
microwaving anything pretty much destroys any nuturitional value the food may have had.

Hardly. You're totally exaggerating. They lose a good deal, but not all.
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2006-02-26, 5:25 PM #24
Cooked carrots bite.
2006-02-26, 5:30 PM #25
Cooked until mushiness..bleh.

Cooked right (for example..steamed properly)..they can be awesome.
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2006-02-26, 5:33 PM #26
Originally posted by JediKirby:
I like cold crunchy carrots with my sunday dinner... Not everything has to be the same temprature.


nah i dont wanna be eating lovely warmness and then bite crunchy coldness. IT ISNT A SALAD.

plus i like gravy, cold raw carrot and gravy dont sound like a good mix.
2006-02-26, 7:06 PM #27
Originally posted by KnightRider2000:
"Because carrots don't like you."


Hahah.
2006-02-27, 4:49 AM #28
i add onions carrots and mushrooms to my italian meals, only partially cooked, onions are fried, its delicious

Man I rule at making italian food.

I hope i grow up to be a big fat hairy italian.
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2006-02-27, 5:13 AM #29
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2006-02-27, 5:17 AM #30
Carrots are cooked?

I just take one and eat. Geez.
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2006-02-27, 5:31 AM #31
Sol said this, they lose ~80% of Vitamons and other nutrional things.
2006-02-27, 5:43 AM #32
Humans cannot digest cellulose, which includes a significant proportion of plant matter. We have a difficult time breaking our way into plant cells. When you properly steam vegetables the cell walls are compromized so your body can access much more of the vitamins and nutrients stored in it.

Boiling vegetables leeches this nutritionaliciousness into the water. Boiling is bad, but steamed veggies are better for you.
2006-02-27, 5:50 AM #33
Man, if you do not like cooked broccoli then you have never had it cooked with CHEESE AND NOODLES
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2006-02-27, 8:08 AM #34
Originally posted by Ewoklover:
I love homegrown carrots, they are so huge and so awesome. I want them now.


Oh, that's how I like it. Huge and awesome.
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2006-02-27, 8:37 AM #35
Originally posted by Jon`C:
Humans cannot digest cellulose, which includes a significant proportion of plant matter. We have a difficult time breaking our way into plant cells. When you properly steam vegetables the cell walls are compromized so your body can access much more of the vitamins and nutrients stored in it.

Boiling vegetables leeches this nutritionaliciousness into the water. Boiling is bad, but steamed veggies are better for you.


Yeah, I only steam my veggies. Besides potatoes. :)
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2006-02-27, 8:43 AM #36
BAKED POTATO FOR THE WIN!
2006-02-27, 8:43 AM #37
I can't remember the last time I ate a raw carrot. Cooked ftw. You barbarians.
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2006-02-27, 9:17 AM #38
Grilled portabellos for the win!
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2006-02-27, 9:18 AM #39
Originally posted by Delphian:
Excuse me, friends, but carrots cooked with a juicy pot roast are delicious and do not lose any flavor; in fact, they gain flavor from stewing in the juices of the meat. FTW.



Ahh that's true. The the meat gets some of the carrot flavor, so it all evens out.
2006-02-27, 12:28 PM #40
Warm carrots ftw with Sunday dinner I say, otherwise they're just ick.

Mmmmm, Beef, roast potatoes, yorkshire puddings + Gravy and veg.

Bliss.
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