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aaronbrethorst • today at 7:43 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Meetings are the broccoli of work – widely disliked, but probably good for us anyway.

If you don't like broccoli, it just means you're preparing it wrong. Don't steam it, boil it, or microwave it. Here's how I prep frozen broccoli.

Preheat your oven to 400ºF/200ºC.

As soon as the oven has preheated, put the frozen broccoli into a mixing bowl and drizzle 2tbsp / 30ml of olive oil over it, and toss with your fingers.

Spread the broccoli over a baking sheet, sprinkle a small amount of salt over it, and bake for 20 minutes.


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lukan • today at 7:46 PM

Thanks. Will try that. The other way to enjoy it is eating it raw in a salad .. but yes "don't steam it, boil it, or microwave it"

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8note • today at 9:20 PM

steamed broccoli is great though. i think a lot of people overcook it at which point it switches from great to disgusting, but maybe its also a parsley/cilantro type deal where some people taste certain things as being extremely similar to piss?