Hi Karen. Love your recipes and tips. Plan to make your Slightly Italian meatloaf tonight. But had a question about the Konnyaku noodles. Had my first attempt at using these with a chinese chicken stir fry. I blanched the noodles per your suggestion above. However, they were very rubbery. Reminded me of seriously overcooked calamari. Do they ever get less chewy or is this just the fact of life re the konnyaku noodles? Thanks. Julie.