My grandfather had this old Disston saw hanging in his garage that he never used, just kept it there because his dad gave it to him. One summer I asked if I could try it on a scrap piece of walnut and he just laughed and said the teeth were set for green wood or something like that, I never really figured out what he meant. Anyway I spent a whole afternoon on one corner and it looked terrible, but he kept that little chunk of wood on his workbench for years. That old saw is in my shop now and I still can't cut straight with it, but I pull it out sometimes just to hear it ring when I flick it with my thumb. The jig does the work but it doesn't have a sound like that.

That bit about rinsing them good is the whole trick honestly. I used to just dump the can straight in the pot and wonder why it tasted like nothing, but once I started rinsing and then frying them with some onion and garlic, it was a totally different thing. I still keep a bag of dried around for when I have time, but the can gets me dinner on a Tuesday, so I'm not mad at it.