All 68 dishes / Asparagus
Two things decide it, and none of them is on the clock. Answer them and the time below is yours.
Thin spears go from perfect to limp in under a minute. Sensei times to the stem end.
Into the ice bath now.
Straight into ice water when the timer ends. Spears left in the hot pot keep cooking.
| How thick are the spears? | How do you want it? | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Pencil-thin | Still crisp | 1:35 |
| Pencil-thin | Crisp-tender | 2:15 |
| Pencil-thin | Fully tender | 3:25 |
| Medium | Still crisp | 2:05 |
| Medium | Crisp-tender | 3:00 |
| Medium | Fully tender | 4:30 |
| Jumbo (thumb-thick) | Still crisp | 2:45 |
| Jumbo (thumb-thick) | Crisp-tender | 3:55 |
| Jumbo (thumb-thick) | Fully tender | 6:00 |
The timer above is the same arithmetic Kitchen Sense runs. The part a web page cannot do is the next bit: you say whether it came out right, and the next one is closer. Free, 68 dishes, no account.