Favourite Microwavable Foods?

PardonTheWait · 14 Jul 2009 at 21:18

The Craig said:
Financially yes, nutritionally they're probably about equal.

Oh God yeah, they're awful, but they fill a hole

Ascendancy · 14 Jul 2009 at 21:41

My microwave broke about a year ago and I never bothered to replace it. I've found I now eat a lot healthier now as a result.

Freefaller · 14 Jul 2009 at 22:48

willhub said:
It's not all junk, some of it is, 80% of it is, you're just a food snob!

True.

Tefal · 14 Jul 2009 at 22:52

Azagoth said:
Much the same as they don't like it when you drunkenly try to do cheese on toast in the toaster by lying it down on it's side.

thanks for that, next time i get drunk I'm going to have this idea stuck in my head

Glaucus · 14 Jul 2009 at 22:53

Not really a meal but microwave Popcorn is very good...
But equally as easy in a pan.
don't own a microwave.

Sin_Chase · 14 Jul 2009 at 22:58

MS Mashed Spud
Microwaveable Rice in the pouch
Soups

.. thats about all I nuke (and will eat)

Dunks · 14 Jul 2009 at 23:02

Can't stand most microwavable meals. The odd M&S one maybe.

Sin_Chase · 14 Jul 2009 at 23:10

DunK1 said:
Can't stand most microwavable meals. The odd M&S one maybe.

Sounds like you've been slopping a healthy serving of hypocrisy onto your turntable.. eh.. eh you LOVE the microwaveable meals. You do really!

jack.mitchell · 14 Jul 2009 at 23:25

Freefaller said:
Microwaves are only good for reheating - that's all I use them for. any food that's supposed to be microwaved is not food.

Most microwavable food has already been pre-cooked to some degree.... correct?

Raymond Lin · 14 Jul 2009 at 23:27

jack.mitchell said:
Most microwavable food has already been pre-cooked to some degree.... correct?

But those tends to be ready meals.......so they tend to suck, with few exceptions.

Streeteh · 14 Jul 2009 at 23:27

jack.mitchell said:
Most microwavable food has already been pre-cooked to some degree.... correct?

True but they're also chocked full of preservatives and unhealthy ingredients (usually shed loads of salt) that you wouldn't normally put in home cooking, in order to to cut costs and/or increase the shelf life of the product.

Alex*TLR · 14 Jul 2009 at 23:29

Dont like any really as most go too soggy

steve-h · 14 Jul 2009 at 23:34

jacket potatoes + heating my pre-cooked meals are all i use my microwave for, someone mentioned micro chips though... damn i used to love those!

used to poor loads of salt in too... yum

denyerec · 14 Jul 2009 at 23:38

9p noodles from sainsbo's. Whack them in a bowl with 2" of boiling water and microwave for 2 minutes. Hell, it ain't good, but it's cheap

mame · 15 Jul 2009 at 02:22

Tesco (or probably most places) tin of ravioli for 40-something pence. Have that with 3 or 4 rounds of toast and that is quite a plateful for lunch.

Apok · 15 Jul 2009 at 03:12

Why not just grab some tupperware and cook yourself some food to bring in the night before, then microwave it at work, it's what i do.

Nothing like sitting down to some nice bacon wrapped chicken breasts, some rice and nice roasted veg , when the person next to you has a skanky sandwhich from a "death van"

Freefaller · 15 Jul 2009 at 08:30

jack.mitchell said:
Most microwavable food has already been pre-cooked to some degree.... correct?

Yes, but those tend to be pre-prepared lumps of junk laced with crap and all sorts of addidtives, salts and sugar. No thanks!

Hatter The Mad · 15 Jul 2009 at 11:21

mame said:
Tesco (or probably most places) tin of ravioli for 40-something pence. Have that with 3 or 4 rounds of toast and that is quite a plateful for lunch.

Carb overload, and what do you mean by "rounds"? Slices?

Wizzfizz · 15 Jul 2009 at 11:26

Hatter The Mad said:
Carb overload, and what do you mean by "rounds"? Slices?

Yes

Mobius 1 · 15 Jul 2009 at 11:33

Micro Noodles are great. not very healthy but meh, not a lot that is microwavable is healthy.

also rustlers BBQ rib. i love these!