If you eat those Complete little microwave dinners be sure to put a spatter
shield over them in the mw. I didn't when I heated a lasagne dinner last
night, It popped and it took me 15 minutes or more to clean off the tomato
sauce all over the inside of the oven. First time that ever happened with
the Complete brand.

BTW, there are good for singles like me - not bad taste, quick & easy. Lots
of choices.

Of course that's certainly not cooking but I'm not fussy.


--
You know it's time to clean the refrigerator
when something closes the door from the inside.

On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 7:44:05 AM UTC-10, KenK wrote:
> If you eat those Complete little microwave dinners be sure to put a spatter
> shield over them in the mw. I didn't when I heated a lasagne dinner last
> night, It popped and it took me 15 minutes or more to clean off the tomato
> sauce all over the inside of the oven. First time that ever happened with
> the Complete brand.
>
> BTW, there are good for singles like me - not bad taste, quick & easy. Lots
> of choices.
>
> Of course that's certainly not cooking but I'm not fussy.
>
>
> --
> You know it's time to clean the refrigerator
> when something closes the door from the inside.

I haven't had those in a while - my problem is that the stores don't carry the Mexican entrees. Does that seem right? Those are the only ones I like. Major bummers.

dsi1 wrote:
>
> I haven't had those in a while - my problem is that the stores don't carry the Mexican entrees. Does that seem right? Those are the only ones I like. Major bummers.

I've noticed that too. I wonder why? Some of them weren't bad.

PS - I'm talking about regular frozen dinners. I've never seen the
"shelf stable" dinners

On Sat, 03 Sep 2016 05:47:27 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>dsi1 wrote:
>>
>> I haven't had those in a while - my problem is that the stores don't carry the Mexican entrees. Does that seem right? Those are the only ones I like. Major bummers.
>
>I've noticed that too. I wonder why? Some of them weren't bad.
>
>PS - I'm talking about regular frozen dinners. I've never seen the
>"shelf stable" dinners

I've stocked Hormel shelf stabile dinners for some 70 years... you'd
be amazed, actually I amaze myself at how many different entrees I can
produce in just a few minutes from a can of SPAM.

With all the veggies in my garden last night I prepared a huge salad
with shredded romaine, diced celery, shaved carrots, diced onyun, a
ton of halved cherry toomahtoes, and the left over tortallini from the
previous day, tossed with Wishbone Italian with the juice of half a
fresh lemon (saved the squeezed lemon rind for tonight's Crystal
Palace)... was okay but was missing something, so I added a diced can
of SPAM... terrific!

A favorite is sliced cold SPAM and egg salad on a Kaiser roll.

On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 11:46:21 PM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > I haven't had those in a while - my problem is that the stores don't carry the Mexican entrees. Does that seem right? Those are the only ones I like. Major bummers.
>
> I've noticed that too. I wonder why? Some of them weren't bad.
>
> PS - I'm talking about regular frozen dinners. I've never seen the
> "shelf stable" dinners

Me too. The Mexicans probably consider those things as culturally insensitive and I can't blame them but I like how they have mostly beans and rice in them. Like most frozen dinners, they tend to have weird meat in them but at least it's in smaller amounts than most.

Willie: You're sure you don't want a TV dinner?
Eva: Yes. I'm not hungry. Why is it called TV dinner?
Willie: Um... You're supposed to eat it while you watch TV. Television.
Eva: I know what a TV is. Where does that meat come from?
Willie: What do you mean?
Eva: What does that meat come from?
Willie: I guess it comes from a cow.
Eva: From a cow? It doesn't even look like meat.
Willie: Eva, stop bugging me, will you? You know, this is the way we eat in America. I got my meat, I got my potatoes, I got my vegetables, I got my dessert, and I don't even have to wash the dishes.

On 2 Sep 2016 17:44:01 GMT, KenK wrote:

> If you eat those Complete little microwave dinners be sure to put a spatter
> shield over them in the mw. I didn't when I heated a lasagne dinner last
> night, It popped and it took me 15 minutes or more to clean off the tomato
> sauce all over the inside of the oven. First time that ever happened with
> the Complete brand.

*Somebody* has to take the place of Julie.

On 2016-09-02 5:30 PM, Fungo Squiggly wrote:

> *Somebody* has to take the place of Julie.
>


Yep... you can take her place in the twit filter.

On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 3:29:44 PM UTC-6, Fungo Squiggly wrote:
> On 2 Sep 2016 17:44:01 GMT, KenK wrote:
>
> > If you eat those Complete little microwave dinners be sure to put a spatter
> > shield over them in the mw. I didn't when I heated a lasagne dinner last
> > night, It popped and it took me 15 minutes or more to clean off the tomato
> > sauce all over the inside of the oven. First time that ever happened with
> > the Complete brand.
>
> *Somebody* has to take the place of Julie.

Julie hasn't left dummy...she's just lurking, (and sulking), for awhile. It's her MO to see if anyone misses her and she will appear any day now as if nothing had happened.
====

"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 3:29:44 PM UTC-6, Fungo Squiggly wrote:
>> On 2 Sep 2016 17:44:01 GMT, KenK wrote:
>>
>> > If you eat those Complete little microwave dinners be sure to put a
>> > spatter
>> > shield over them in the mw. I didn't when I heated a lasagne dinner
>> > last
>> > night, It popped and it took me 15 minutes or more to clean off the
>> > tomato
>> > sauce all over the inside of the oven. First time that ever happened
>> > with
>> > the Complete brand.
>>
>> *Somebody* has to take the place of Julie.
>
> Julie hasn't left dummy...she's just lurking, (and sulking), for awhile.
> It's her MO to see if anyone misses her and she will appear any day now as
> if nothing had happened.
> ====

Just keep bringing her name up with the hope that she'll return so some of
you have a reason for posting.

Cheri

On 9/2/2016 1:44 PM, KenK wrote:
> If you eat those Complete little microwave dinners be sure to put a spatter
> shield over them in the mw. I didn't when I heated a lasagne dinner last
> night, It popped and it took me 15 minutes or more to clean off the tomato
> sauce all over the inside of the oven. First time that ever happened with
> the Complete brand.
>
> BTW, there are good for singles like me - not bad taste, quick & easy. Lots
> of choices.
>
> Of course that's certainly not cooking but I'm not fussy.
>
>
I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. TV dinners?

Jill

On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 5:31:05 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>
> On 9/2/2016 1:44 PM, KenK wrote:
>
> > If you eat those Complete little microwave dinners be sure to put a spatter
> > shield over them in the mw. I didn't when I heated a lasagne dinner last
> > night, It popped and it took me 15 minutes or more to clean off the tomato
> > sauce all over the inside of the oven. First time that ever happened with
> > the Complete brand.
> >
> > BTW, there are good for singles like me - not bad taste, quick & easy. Lots
> > of choices.
> >
> > Of course that's certainly not cooking but I'm not fussy.
> >
> >
> I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. TV dinners?
>
> Jill
>
>
I'm not quite sure either. Are these the heat and heat
'dinners' from Hormel? I'll wait and reserve my comment
if I'm mistaken.

On 9/2/2016 6:34 PM, wrote:
> On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 5:31:05 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>
>> On 9/2/2016 1:44 PM, KenK wrote:
>>
>>> If you eat those Complete little microwave dinners be sure to put a spatter
>>> shield over them in the mw. I didn't when I heated a lasagne dinner last
>>> night, It popped and it took me 15 minutes or more to clean off the tomato
>>> sauce all over the inside of the oven. First time that ever happened with
>>> the Complete brand.
>>>
>>> BTW, there are good for singles like me - not bad taste, quick & easy. Lots
>>> of choices.
>>>
>>> Of course that's certainly not cooking but I'm not fussy.
>>>
>>>
>> I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. TV dinners?
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
> I'm not quite sure either. Are these the heat and heat
> 'dinners' from Hormel? I'll wait and reserve my comment
> if I'm mistaken.
>
That might be what he's talking about. Hormel 'Compleats'? I've seen
them, can't say I've ever been tempted to try them.

http://www.hormel.com/Brands/Compleats.aspx

Jill

On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 5:38:51 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>
> On 9/2/2016 6:34 PM, wrote:
>
> >> I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. TV dinners?
> >>
> >> Jill
> >>
> >>
> > I'm not quite sure either. Are these the heat and heat
> > 'dinners' from Hormel? I'll wait and reserve my comment
> > if I'm mistaken.
> >
> That might be what he's talking about. Hormel 'Compleats'? I've seen
> them, can't say I've ever been tempted to try them.
>
> http://www.hormel.com/Brands/Compleats.aspx
>
> Jill
>
>
Ok! A few weeks ago Kroger had as their "Free Friday
Download" my choice of one of the Hormel 'Compleats.'
I chose chicken and gravy with mashed potatoes. It was
HORRIBLE, absolutely horrible. I did eat the chicken but
potatoes and gravy had a very, very strange taste. My
first thought was never again and I'm glad I didn't pay
for that mess.

On 9/2/2016 10:15 PM, wrote:
> On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 5:38:51 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>
>> On 9/2/2016 6:34 PM, wrote:
>>
>>>> I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. TV dinners?
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I'm not quite sure either. Are these the heat and heat
>>> 'dinners' from Hormel? I'll wait and reserve my comment
>>> if I'm mistaken.
>>>
>> That might be what he's talking about. Hormel 'Compleats'? I've seen
>> them, can't say I've ever been tempted to try them.
>>
>> http://www.hormel.com/Brands/Compleats.aspx
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
> Ok! A few weeks ago Kroger had as their "Free Friday
> Download" my choice of one of the Hormel 'Compleats.'
> I chose chicken and gravy with mashed potatoes. It was
> HORRIBLE, absolutely horrible. I did eat the chicken but
> potatoes and gravy had a very, very strange taste. My
> first thought was never again and I'm glad I didn't pay
> for that mess.
>
We're still just guessing this is what Ken is talking about. If I had
the option to try it for free I might. But given your review I would
likely pass.

What about the splatter Ken was referring to? Is it an issue? I
generally cover anything I cook in the microwave.

Jill

On 9/2/2016 11:13 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Sep 2016 19:15:35 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:
>
>> Ok! A few weeks ago Kroger had as their "Free Friday
>> Download" my choice of one of the Hormel 'Compleats.'
>> I chose chicken and gravy with mashed potatoes. It was
>> HORRIBLE, absolutely horrible. I did eat the chicken but
>> potatoes and gravy had a very, very strange taste. My
>> first thought was never again and I'm glad I didn't pay
>> for that mess.
>
> Shelf-stable prepared mashed potatoes can't be very good. It's the
> reason you never see canned mashed potatoes. Or broccoli.
>
> -sw
>
Oh gawd, just the thought of canned mashed potatoes makes me cringe.
Ditto canned broccoli.

Jill

On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 12:34:10 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 5:31:05 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> >
> > On 9/2/2016 1:44 PM, KenK wrote:
> >
> > > If you eat those Complete little microwave dinners be sure to put a spatter
> > > shield over them in the mw. I didn't when I heated a lasagne dinner last
> > > night, It popped and it took me 15 minutes or more to clean off the tomato
> > > sauce all over the inside of the oven. First time that ever happened with
> > > the Complete brand.
> > >
> > > BTW, there are good for singles like me - not bad taste, quick & easy.. Lots
> > > of choices.
> > >
> > > Of course that's certainly not cooking but I'm not fussy.
> > >
> > >
> > I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. TV dinners?
> >
> > Jill
> >
> >
> I'm not quite sure either. Are these the heat and heat
> 'dinners' from Hormel? I'll wait and reserve my comment
> if I'm mistaken.

I've had this product. It is an entree in a plastic dish that needs no refrigeration. The ones I have tried were pretty good but they're a bit expensive. It's an irradiated food product. I wish more foods came like this. Being able to keep food without refrigeration or dehydration is very convenient..

On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 7:08:14 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>
It's an irradiated food product. I wish more foods came like this. Being able to keep food without refrigeration or dehydration is very convenient.
>
>
I meant to reply to you Friday but got busy doing something else.
I've been seeing some commercials on late night tv that I cannot
remember the name of. Anyway, they offer shelf stable products
that are guaranteed to be good for 25 years. All you do is add
hot water if I recall correctly.

On 9/3/2016 12:33 PM, wrote:
>
> I've been seeing some commercials on late night tv that I cannot
> remember the name of. Anyway, they offer shelf stable products
> that are guaranteed to be good for 25 years. All you do is add
> hot water if I recall correctly.
>
That would be food for survivalists. Wise Foods (not to be confused
with the company that makes potato chips).

They'll send you a free sample! I requested one, gave it a try. OMG it
was horrific.

Sorry, but Lipton makes better tasting dried noodle packets than this
outfit. And that's not meat, it's TVP. Request a sample, they will
email you constantly wanting to know how many buckets of deydrated food
you want to order.

I think I'd rather have the Hormel Compleats.

Jill

On Sat, 3 Sep 2016 09:33:56 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 7:08:14 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>>
>It's an irradiated food product. I wish more foods came like this. Being able to keep food without refrigeration or dehydration is very convenient.
>>
>>
>I meant to reply to you Friday but got busy doing something else.
>I've been seeing some commercials on late night tv that I cannot
>remember the name of. Anyway, they offer shelf stable products
>that are guaranteed to be good for 25 years. All you do is add
>hot water if I recall correctly.

There are many dehydrated and freeze dried ingredients that are quite
good... however I'd stay clear of those fully prepared dehydrated
foods/meals, most are awful. Did you know that 90% of the US
strawberry harvest is freeze dried?

dsi1 > wrote in
:

> On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 12:34:10 PM UTC-10,
> wrote:
>> On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 5:31:05 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>> >
>> > On 9/2/2016 1:44 PM, KenK wrote:
>> >
>> > > If you eat those Complete little microwave dinners be sure to put
>> > > a s
> patter
>> > > shield over them in the mw. I didn't when I heated a lasagne
>> > > dinner l
> ast
>> > > night, It popped and it took me 15 minutes or more to clean off
>> > > the t
> omato
>> > > sauce all over the inside of the oven. First time that ever
>> > > happened
> with
>> > > the Complete brand.
>> > >
>> > > BTW, there are good for singles like me - not bad taste, quick &
>> > > easy
> . Lots
>> > > of choices.
>> > >
>> > > Of course that's certainly not cooking but I'm not fussy.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. TV dinners?
>> >
>> > Jill
>> >
>> >
>> I'm not quite sure either. Are these the heat and heat
>> 'dinners' from Hormel? I'll wait and reserve my comment
>> if I'm mistaken.
>
> I've had this product. It is an entree in a plastic dish that needs no
> refrigeration. The ones I have tried were pretty good but they're a
> bit expensive. It's an irradiated food product. I wish more foods came
> like this. Being able to keep food without refrigeration or
> dehydration is very convenient.
>

Yes, this is what I'm talking about. I apologize for spelling their name
wrong. As I said, unlike others here, I like all I've tried. As often
happens. Rather expensive though. I've not noticed Mexican varieties but
there are many choices.


--
You know it's time to clean the refrigerator
when something closes the door from the inside.

On Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 6:41:08 AM UTC-10, KenK wrote:
> dsi1 <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in
> :
>
> > On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 12:34:10 PM UTC-10,
> > wrote:
> >> On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 5:31:05 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> >> >
> >> > On 9/2/2016 1:44 PM, KenK wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > If you eat those Complete little microwave dinners be sure to put
> >> > > a s
> > patter
> >> > > shield over them in the mw. I didn't when I heated a lasagne
> >> > > dinner l
> > ast
> >> > > night, It popped and it took me 15 minutes or more to clean off
> >> > > the t
> > omato
> >> > > sauce all over the inside of the oven. First time that ever
> >> > > happened
> > with
> >> > > the Complete brand.
> >> > >
> >> > > BTW, there are good for singles like me - not bad taste, quick &
> >> > > easy
> > . Lots
> >> > > of choices.
> >> > >
> >> > > Of course that's certainly not cooking but I'm not fussy.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. TV dinners?
> >> >
> >> > Jill
> >> >
> >> >
> >> I'm not quite sure either. Are these the heat and heat
> >> 'dinners' from Hormel? I'll wait and reserve my comment
> >> if I'm mistaken.
> >
> > I've had this product. It is an entree in a plastic dish that needs no
> > refrigeration. The ones I have tried were pretty good but they're a
> > bit expensive. It's an irradiated food product. I wish more foods came
> > like this. Being able to keep food without refrigeration or
> > dehydration is very convenient.
> >
>
> Yes, this is what I'm talking about. I apologize for spelling their name
> wrong. As I said, unlike others here, I like all I've tried. As often
> happens. Rather expensive though. I've not noticed Mexican varieties but
> there are many choices.
>
>
> --
> You know it's time to clean the refrigerator
> when something closes the door from the inside.

Thanks for the clarification. There's a shelf-stable product that doesn't even require a microwave. The darn meal heats itself. I have had these and some of them are delicious. It's probably especially great if your town has been devastated by some disaster - natural or man-made. Unfortunately, I may never get the chance to try one under ideal conditions.

This is my favorite:

https://heatermeals.com/shop/heaterm...er-steak-rice/

KenK wrote:
>
> Yes, this is what I'm talking about. I apologize for spelling their name
> wrong. As I said, unlike others here, I like all I've tried. As often
> happens. Rather expensive though. I've not noticed Mexican varieties but
> there are many choices.

I looked and they have quite a bit of choices. Even breakfast ones. I'll
try a few just to see how they are.

http://www.hormel.com/Brands/Compleats.aspx

I've heard that the military's MRE's are good but they are expensive.

On 9/2/2016 10:44 AM, KenK wrote:
> If you eat those Complete little microwave dinners be sure to put a spatter
> shield over them in the mw. I didn't when I heated a lasagne dinner last
> night, It popped and it took me 15 minutes or more to clean off the tomato
> sauce all over the inside of the oven. First time that ever happened with
> the Complete brand.
>
> BTW, there are good for singles like me - not bad taste, quick & easy. Lots
> of choices.
>
> Of course that's certainly not cooking but I'm not fussy.
>
>
Thanks fer the info, Ken, you fat slob.
LOLK

KenK, when I have food in the microwave that might pop and splatter, especially
tomato sauce or cooked vegetables, I always put a paper plate upside down on top
of the food. Nothing to escape, and nothing to wash.

N.

KenK wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> If you eat those Complete little microwave dinners be sure to put a
> spatter shield over them in the mw. I didn't when I heated a lasagne
> dinner last night, It popped and it took me 15 minutes or more to
> clean off the tomato sauce all over the inside of the oven. First
> time that ever happened with the Complete brand.
>
> BTW, there are good for singles like me - not bad taste, quick &
> easy. Lots of choices.
>
> Of course that's certainly not cooking but I'm not fussy.

LOL, it's ok. I find them a bit off the mark but they work in a pinch
and especially do not require fridge space.

You are supposed to open the lid a little before cooking them.

I bring some on travel.

--