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Foods in microwavable dinners that do not translate well

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  1. Apollo Creed

    Apollo Creed Contributing Member

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    Living alone and having my GF live an hour away means that I microwave alot of ****.

    Some stuff works well in a TV dinner. Examples:

    Mac & Cheese
    Salisbury Steak (I love microwavable SS more than homemade...I'm a freak)
    Lasagna

    Other things, while not as good, are at least passable. Examples:

    Meat Loaf
    Spaghetti

    Other things...not so much.

    Broccoli
    Alfredo sauce
    Shrimp
    Pizza

    Those foods are good in real life...but frozen then microwaved they are downright awful...

    Anyone have any stuff they want to add to any category? I'm eating and bored.
     
    #1 Apollo Creed, Sep 25, 2008
  2. Angkor Wat

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    Use an oven for microwavable food and they taste much better. Takes more time but its worth it.
     
    #2 Angkor Wat, Sep 25, 2008
  3. JD2010

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    When I was about 10, I remember this one brand of frozen/microwaveable meals that was directed towards kids.
    I remember one of the meals had mashed potatoes and those were the worst mashed potatoes I've ever had in my life
     
    #3 JD2010, Sep 25, 2008
  4. Apollo Creed

    Apollo Creed Contributing Member

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    kid cuisine? They sucked balls.
     
    #4 Apollo Creed, Sep 25, 2008
  5. YourSecretLover

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    unless its digorno
     
    #5 YourSecretLover, Sep 25, 2008
  6. Invisible Fan

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    Marie Calendar is delish.

    Too bad it's ridiculously unhealthy.
     
    #6 Invisible Fan, Sep 25, 2008
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  8. BetterThanEver

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    Marie Callender/Boston Market pot pies taste good. The crust is flakey and crisp.

    Fried chicken
    Tyson/Banquet breaded chicken(breast meat is best)
    Hot Wings-really good with some ranch or blue cheese dressing.
    Canned soups

    You can also make your own little meal. Tyson/Banquet chicken breast strips and frozen vegetables. Throw some marinara sauce on it and microwave for 5-6 minutes in a microwave safe dish. It's very filling and much better than those tiny tv dinners.


    I would stay away from beef or pork though. They are usually fattening and have tough texture or highly processed.
     
    #8 BetterThanEver, Sep 25, 2008
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    I strangely enjoyed those when I was a kid. I think it had to do with the packaging/marketing.
     
    #9 Franchise3, Sep 25, 2008
  10. hooroo

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    Get a microwave with a convection setting.
     
    #10 hooroo, Sep 25, 2008
  11. Landlord Landry

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    human breast milk?
     
    #11 Landlord Landry, Sep 25, 2008
  12. JD2010

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    Yeah, that was it.
    That stuff was gross.
    The marketing was clever though, I remember their commercials being all over Nickelodeon.
     
    #12 JD2010, Sep 25, 2008
  13. Lil Pun

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    Corn and mashed potatoes usually suck in microwavable dinners.
     
    #13 Lil Pun, Sep 25, 2008
  14. professorjay

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    Mashed potatoes usually have the consistency of grits.
     
    #14 professorjay, Sep 25, 2008
  15. br0ken_shad0w

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    Good
    Microwave
    Food

    Pick 2.

    But seriously, those Hungry Man and Healthy Choice are the worst. In fact I pretty much put any TV dinner with meat and vegetables together in the worst catagory.

    Those Tyson popcorn chicken or chicken strips are good though, especially when you use the oven.
     
    #15 br0ken_shad0w, Sep 25, 2008
  16. Asian Sensation

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    All of it.
     
    #16 Asian Sensation, Sep 25, 2008
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