I think @bu$hleaguer fixed me. He said the core's can be bitter (obviously you are more in the know with picking Parsnips). I'm going to remove the core and see if that helps. Frankly I'd like to taste your parsnips. I may not like Parsnips. I don't care much for Okra either, snot soup unless it's deep fried and I do not need more deep fry addictions LOLMy parsnips aren't bitter...They just taste like I imagine carrots would taste if written into reality by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.