I make it sauteed and it doesn't get slimy (you've gotta have fairly hot oil and it needs to be dry).

But really, I love it in gumbo, so the slimy doesn't seem to bother me. We LOVE okra (though the boys had to pick it last summer at their grandparents, and they complained so much :) I love them having to work for their supper!!!

And fried okra is the best!!! (As are fried pickles. And pickled okra. And... :)