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eathermaiden "That adding salt to water will raise/lower the pasta water sufficiently to cook it faster.""

the reason for this is that by saltwater has a lower boiling point then regular water so it "boils faster" so they assume tha the food will cook faster as a result when in reality is jsut bubbles at a lower teperature

that said u should still salt it because thats where a huge amount of the flavor of pasta comes from

over all though im astounded at all the people that are badmouthing all these foods and trying to preach the vegitarian live well sorry to say not everyone wants to remove most of the enjoyment from there food

you only get one life and while we should eat healthy that doesnt meant we shouldnt eat some things or enjoymetn too its all about balance and controling our portions is the best thing we can do
personaly i dont think ive gone a day w/o meat in my life and im 6 ft 240 lbs but with less than 7 % body fat and in great health
so u cna eat meat and even junk foods and be healthy too so dont be so quick to judge us meat eaters my lil veg friends ;)

im not sure where else there located but if ur ever in st peters/st charles misouri ( jsut outside st louis) theres a place called cullivers and they have what they refer to as butter burgers and let me just say there a small sample of what food in heaven must taste like :)

Dude, forget those above, they suck. Seriously though Ruby Tuesday's is the only chain burger that I have eaten that will not only serve it rare, the way meat was intended to be eaten. but it is also Prime. They also have one of the best salad bars I have seen.
If you ever make it out to western Montana try a place in Hamilton called Naps, they will also serve your burger rare. One of the best I have had.

When you survey the remaining restaurants be sure to include Chili's! Chili's has excellent burgers! I can honestly say I've never had a bad burger at Chili's. Unfortunately Ruby Tuesday's depends on the location.........not very consistent between restaurants. I loved the food in Bessemer AL at Ruby Tuesday's but it was HORRIBLE at the one near Loudon TN.........
For fast food, Wendy's seems to be the best. For sit-down dining Chili's is my top pick........

I don't know if there is one nearby, but oddly enough I think Logan's Roadhouse (it's a steakhouse) has excellent burgers. Ofcourse I don't think they would cook it MR, but I think they still kick toosh.

I too recommend Fuddruckers. I am not sure if this franchise is back east but Hamburger Hamlet is also a Red Robin level burger place.

I think its also important to add that at Red Robin you can order your burger Protein Style. They serve this as a low carb option (no bun wrapped in lettuce) and with a salad instead of fries.

laemtandrew: You're joking right? "MVP" and "Second String" are not pizzerias. They're the descriptions of ... oh, never mind. AGH.