Food and Drink Venting your microwave meal. - Page 3

**Rain Man** · 01-30-2013, 01:18 PM

Pretty much every microwave frozen meal I have says, "Slit the top film with a knife to vent." I look at it and then peel up the corner. I'm not going to get a knife out for that.

Is there a difference between peeling up the corner and slitting with a knife? Am I losing 20 or 30 International Flavor Units (IFUs - I just made that up) by not slitting it with a knife? It's so much easier to just peel the corner that I don't know why they don't just tell me to peel the corner. Do they perhaps have a partnership with the Big Knife companies?

Poll forthcoming.

**Lumpy** · 01-30-2013, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dmahurin

Sexist? No, being sexist is wrong. Being wrong is for women.

**Lumpy** · 01-30-2013, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by okoye35chiefs

same with shampoo...I've been in the shower for days now...

wash, rinse, repeat... when the hell do I stop!

When you run out of shampoo.

You're welcome.

**morphius** · 01-30-2013, 02:16 PM

Not eating microwave meals myself, is it possible that they want you to cut it open so that you don't burn yourself and then try to hold them liable?

At least that was the first thing that came to my mind.

listopencil · 01-30-2013, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by morphius

Not eating microwave meals myself, is it possible that they want you to cut it open so that you don't burn yourself and then try to hold them liable?

At least that was the first thing that came to my mind.

What if you cut yourself with the knife?

okoye35chiefs · 01-30-2013, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Lumpy

When you run out of shampoo.

You're welcome.

ahhhhh thanks lumpy.. this is gonna get expensive!

**Lumpy** · 01-30-2013, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by okoye35chiefs

ahhhhh thanks lumpy.. this is gonna get expensive!

Always happy to help.

**CrazyPhuD** · 01-30-2013, 03:04 PM

I dun eat anything without a slit in it.

**morphius** · 01-30-2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by listopencil

What if you cut yourself with the knife?

You have to go after the knife manufacturer, duh.

**bevischief** · 01-30-2013, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Edit:not sure if serious?

You put aluminium foil in the microwave? Is that safe?

Sure it is. Saw it on YouTube.

**bevischief** · 01-30-2013, 03:16 PM

I just leave the knife in it to keep it from blowing up and making a mess.

**Easy 6** · 01-30-2013, 03:28 PM

Doesnt matter, just make sure to add a bit of water or milk (depending on what it is) and a bit of butter.

It can really help make crap even more craptacular.

**Rain Man** · 01-30-2013, 03:30 PM

Now I'm curious about the proportion of knife users who wash the knife versus just putting it back. That might not rise to the level of a whole new poll, though.

**SuperChief** · 01-30-2013, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by rageeumr

Use a knife, 2 second rinse, quick wipe with a paper towel, right back in the knife block.

YOU HAVE A WHOLE BLOCK FOR JUST YOUR KNIVES?!??

Fish · 01-30-2013, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bevischief

I just leave the knife in it to keep it from blowing up and making a mess.

Actually, metal in the microwave isn't necessarily damaging in many cases. The magnetron that creates the microwave rays can't really be hurt by it. The problem is when the metal gets in just the right position, it has the possibility of acting like an antenna which focuses the microwave rays and can arc and possibly ignite something else. It just depends on how much the microwaves are dispersed around in the cage, and what type of materials happen to be in the sweet spot, and whether they're moving around. But there are many ways you can safely have metal in a microwave. Some foods actually have a small bit of metal in the packaging and sometimes that is actually intended to focus the microwaves just a little bit.

**bevischief** · 01-30-2013, 03:33 PM

Why wash it? The germs make you strong.

View Poll Results: When getting ready to heat a frozen microwave meal, I...
Slit the film with a knife, per the explicit instructions on the box.	26	38.24%
Peel back the corner, because I'm a rebel without a cause.	25	36.76%
I never eat frozen microwave meals because I kill my own meat and vegetables.	13	19.12%
I've never learned to use a microwave. I have a lower back tattoo so I have to stay away.	4	5.88%
Voters: 68. You may not vote on this poll

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Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-532449 VARSITY	Venting your microwave meal. Pretty much every microwave frozen meal I have says, "Slit the top film with a knife to vent." I look at it and then peel up the corner. I'm not going to get a knife out for that. Is there a difference between peeling up the corner and slitting with a knife? Am I losing 20 or 30 International Flavor Units (IFUs - I just made that up) by not slitting it with a knife? It's so much easier to just peel the corner that I don't know why they don't just tell me to peel the corner. Do they perhaps have a partnership with the Big Knife companies? Poll forthcoming.
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01-30-2013, 02:16 PM	#33
morphius World's finest morphius Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $5795027	Not eating microwave meals myself, is it possible that they want you to cut it open so that you don't burn yourself and then try to hold them liable? At least that was the first thing that came to my mind.
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01-30-2013, 03:28 PM	#41
Easy 6 pie is never free Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: the drivers seat Casino cash: $-32225	Doesnt matter, just make sure to add a bit of water or milk (depending on what it is) and a bit of butter. It can really help make crap even more craptacular.
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Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-532449 VARSITY	Now I'm curious about the proportion of knife users who wash the knife versus just putting it back. That might not rise to the level of a whole new poll, though. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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bevischief .... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somewhere Kansas Casino cash: $7739352 VARSITY	Why wash it? The germs make you strong.
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