COOKING FRESH ASPARAGUS IS A SNAP

I used to just hack off the ends of asparagus and then steam them. I would find that certain parts of the asparagus were tough or never really cooked right. It was almost like I should have cut more off the bottom or the veggie wasn't all ripe for the cooking.

My Sister-in-Law showed me a trick to preparing asparagus correctly everytime.

Take each end of the asparagus and slowly bend the ends together. The spear will snap somewhere. Sometimes it's in the middle and sometimes it's toward the end of the spear. The key is that once it snaps you keep the part with the tip of the spear and dispose of the other part.

This is a sure fire method of finding the sweet spot. No more guessing where to cut the spear. Just bend, snap, then steam. Perfect every time.