[GoingGoal]

Half the sights I went to said to cut the thing in half. The other half said leave it whole. Well since my knife could barley get through the thick skin I chose to leave it whole and pierce it all over. I baked it at 400 for 40 min. When I went to cut it open this time it was a little easier but it did look all the way done. There was some stringiness but not a lot. So I thought I would take the seeds out and put it back in the oven. Well, the seeds keep slipping down and tangling in what stringy stuff there was. Any suggestions!!!!!

[BlueToBlue]

Forget baking it--cook it in the microwave. It's a lot faster and just as good.

Cut squash in half lengthwise; remove seeds. Place squash cut sides up in a microwave dish with 1/4 cup water. Cover with plastic wrap and cook on high for 10 to 12 minutes, depending on size of squash. Add more cooking time if necessary. Let stand covered, for 5 minutes. With fork "comb" out the strands.

If it is too hard to cut through, prick the skin a few times and microwave it until it is soft enough to get a knife through and then follow the instructions above (but decrease the cooking time appropriately).

- Barbara

[hefty1]

this tastes good with spaghetti sauce. glen

[Shrinking Mama]

I love the stuff. I cut in in half, remove the seeds, put open side down in a very small amount of water and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Then I flip them over for another 10 minutes or so. I make it as our spaghetti with homemade tomato sauce or stuffed with apples and raisins.

I've never tried it in the microwave. I tried to cook it whole once and it just didn't cook. Good luck!

[kykaree]

I cook mine the ShrinkingMama way (hey that sounds cool doesn't it? Spahetti Squash ala Shrinking Mama!), and it's my favourite way. I have done it in the microwave, but it isn't as good, in my opinion.

[GoingGoal]

Thanks everyone. After cutting it and cooking it for about 10 min. more it came out fine. I think I am going to cut it first next time.

[LLV]

Originally Posted by GoingGoal

Thanks everyone. After cutting it and cooking it for about 10 min. more it came out fine. I think I am going to cut it first next time.

It's a royal pain in the butt, but that's how I always do it, too. Or you can pierce the skin and put it in the microwave for like 5 to 10 minutes, and THEN cut it and THEN bake it. Nuking it for a few minutes makes it easier to cut in half. Trying to cut a spaghetti squash in half while it's still raw is a workout in itself.