FabSwingers.com forum: Have you ever had a nice microwave meal

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Yet to have one that tastes nice or hasn't gone rock hard

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes! I discovered some frozen curry at Iceland.

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By *ikki ShooterTV/TS
over a year ago

Epsom

Slimming World curry in Iceland..... Also pop-corn. love it.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

great question, I always assume it will just fill a hole, don't even contemplate enjoying it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

scrambled egg is good, baked potatoes are OK but need to be finished off in the oven. but never eat ready meals so don't know if any work.

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

A gentleman I worked with last year made an excellent chicken passanda in a microwave.

But actual frozen ready meals? No.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't have a microwave. I like cooking and food too much.

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

If it weren't for microwaves I would have starved to death years ago.

I can't cook and don't enjoy cooking.

Compared to going hungry, most microwave meals are preferable.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I can't tell you the last time I used a microwave...not a fan of microwaved meals

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I prefer to cook from scratch but sometimes time means I can't. M&S ready meals are usually pretty good, especially their pasta meals.

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

"Yet to have one that tastes nice or hasn't gone rock hard "

Yes, there's some pretty good ones nowadays. They're not as shit as what they used to be. Can't name any off the top of my head but if you go for the more expensive ranges then they're generally pretty good.

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area

I enjoy cooking ... but occasionally if im home alone ...... I think .....ding !!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes... I think I have!.

It wasn't fantastic but it was quite tasty, it did have quite a few gramms of salt in though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If it weren't for microwaves I would have starved to death years ago.

I can't cook and don't enjoy cooking.

Compared to going hungry, most microwave meals are preferable."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Only the curry from the deli in Asda. Not frozen food

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No...not a big fan of microwave meals anyway....don't think you can get past the powdery artificial taste. Takes 5 mins to boil some pasta x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have never bought a microwave meal. I will heat beans and other such things in there though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't remember the last time I used my microwave to cook a microwave meal. I do use it because it is a combination oven and grill and cooks things so much faster. It makes fabulous jacket potatoes and has a few settings that work a treat for different things. But I avoid microwave meals and cook from raw ingredients as much as possible.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I only use my micro wave to reheat meals sometimes, no ding meals for me

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

You can,t beat a meal cooked in the oven, but a microwave meal will save you over half the time to cook one, it will always be a personal choice among people but I find many ready meals (microwave) from supermarkets from fish meals, lasagne to sheppards pie and currys like asda,s own Indian currys and sharwoods a nice alternative along with some chips out the oven ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't actually own a microwave, so can't comment.

Unless restaurants or pubs use them for whatever reason?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah, i even made cakes in cups before that became popular on fb, and scrambled egg. I like experimenting with food.

All you've got to realise is that microwaves don't cook with convection like a conventional cooker/oven would, but instead by jiggling water molecules to produce energy (hence the dehydration). And then you'll have like 'hot spots' in the microwave where food cooks the quickest (this is why they turn around but it's not always that efficient) and you might have to stir food up as it's cooking, leave a few minutes between actual cooking of food for it to warm up in other places without over cooking. And that dried foods tend to not cook well in a microwave, pasta doesn't but the sauce is cooking around it and warming it up that way. etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

never touch them.

I prefer to cook a decent meal from scratch

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"never touch them.

I prefer to cook a decent meal from scratch"

This

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

The only thing I use the microwave for is to melt butter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tgeres a curry one innicelamd thats immense! I forgot about that

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

"Yet to have one that tastes nice or hasn't gone rock hard "

Yep, Lidl do a chicken curry and rice one.

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By *teve197_ukMan
over a year ago

Sutton Coldfield

Noodles, er that's about it

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Lidl Red Thai Curry and Sticky Rice...best microwave meal ever!

I was gutted when they stopped making it.

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By *xplorecpl25Couple
over a year ago

manchester

Try Kirsty's meals in Asda! A much healthier option and nice!

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

Scrambled eggs done in the microwave is just wrong on all levels

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Scrambled eggs done in the microwave is just wrong on all levels

it turns out better than if i use a pan and hob. just need to keep an eye on it and stir it every minute to keep the eggs moist, and it doesn't burn to the pan like how it does when i use the cooker.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes. I'm absolute shit at cooking. So when Marc isn't around I would starve if it weren't for microwave meals and pasta. I can't be too picky.

-Courtney

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"Scrambled eggs done in the microwave is just wrong on all levels

it turns out better than if i use a pan and hob. just need to keep an eye on it and stir it every minute to keep the eggs moist, and it doesn't burn to the pan like how it does when i use the cooker.

Bless ya

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Scrambled eggs done in the microwave is just wrong on all levels

The key to cooking eggs in the microwave (I poach mine) is to turn the microwave down instead of nuking them on full power (which will make them go rubbery).

Most people just stick everything on full blast.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Icelands steak,spring onion and ginger ready meal is delicious but I cook it in the oven so no idea how it would taste out of the dingding

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By *artytwoCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

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By *artytwoCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Well, considering how many pub/restaurant meals are done either in part or wholly in microwaves maybe youall shouldn't be so fussy.

Microwave cooking is an art bion, if you just stick food in there full blast and leave it, of course it will be knackered or underdone.

Take scrambled eggs:

eggs in bowl, add milk, cheeeze, bit o' salt n pepper then whisk brisk. Set timer for 3 mins. Put in and leave for 20 seconds, take out and stir, back in for 20 seconds and stir. Keep doing this until light and fluffy or to your preference. Final act is to put a nob (of butter) in it and there you are.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

try the slimming world ones from Iceland - they are very tasty, are big enough to fill you up (unlike most diet food portions) and are 'free food' which means you can eat as much of them as you like

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By *he_tykiesCouple
over a year ago

West Yorkshire.

Never buy ready meals from supermarkets, despite the labels you just dont know what they put in them.

Prefer to spend a bit of time occasionally preparing my own using the oven and slow cooker, then freezing them in tubs.

Simple to pull one out and microwave in just a few mins for a tasty meal, I know exactly whats in them.....and it works out a damn site cheaper than getting the ripped off by the greedy supermarkets!

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By *he_tykiesCouple
over a year ago

West Yorkshire.

Might add we also get all our meat and fresh veg from the local farm shop and not the supermarkets.....simples!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Scrambled eggs done in the microwave is just wrong on all levels

it turns out better than if i use a pan and hob. just need to keep an eye on it and stir it every minute to keep the eggs moist, and it doesn't burn to the pan like how it does when i use the cooker.

Bless ya

thanks. i do alright cooking wise, most of the time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

M&S Chicken Parmesan Fettuccine...

It's absolutely lovely.

Ms F. Craddock

(I hope your muffins taste as good as Fanny's!

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By *ustusboth2013Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Yet to have one that tastes nice or hasn't gone rock hard "

Yes I've had many nice microwave meals.

Granted these are typically ones I've made previously and heated up the next day if there was any leftovers.

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By *ustusboth2013Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Yet to have one that tastes nice or hasn't gone rock hard

Yes I've had many nice microwave meals.

Granted these are typically ones I've made previously and heated up the next day if there was any leftovers."

I have also picked up a weight watchers beef hotpot once.

That was reasonably tasty but I think (can't remember off the top of my head) that whilst it took the calories down, it compensated on this and was quite high in salt, which obviously helped the flavour.

So probably OK for a quick once off now and then.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some Tesco 2 dine for tenner do ok in microwave

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a nice chow mein from tesco recently, nice lot of chicken in it and was quite tasty!

G x

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"Scrambled eggs done in the microwave is just wrong on all levels

The key to cooking eggs in the microwave (I poach mine) is to turn the microwave down instead of nuking them on full power (which will make them go rubbery).

Most people just stick everything on full blast.

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Interesting but how do you turn the power down etc? a 700 watt microwave is a 700 watt microwave how can you turn the power down when its a set wattage I can change the timer on how long it cooks is that what you mean?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's nice to have the time but with may of us work is just too time consuming to then home home and prepare and cook a meal.

The Charlie Brigham range from Waitrose are quite nice but do cost a bit more.

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By *ustusboth2013Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Scrambled eggs done in the microwave is just wrong on all levels

The key to cooking eggs in the microwave (I poach mine) is to turn the microwave down instead of nuking them on full power (which will make them go rubbery).

Most people just stick everything on full blast.

Interesting but how do you turn the power down etc? a 700 watt microwave is a 700 watt microwave how can you turn the power down when its a set wattage I can change the timer on how long it cooks is that what you mean? "

I had a De Dietrich Microwave which you could change from 600w to 1000w I think it was.

Had to pay £800 for the privilege though!

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

I only ever re heat in the microwave.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Curries are usually good .. I do scrambled eggs like the chef's on Saturday do the omelete challenge .. Butter in any pan .. Then eggs and scramble fast .. 30 seconds ... Easy

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"Scrambled eggs done in the microwave is just wrong on all levels

The key to cooking eggs in the microwave (I poach mine) is to turn the microwave down instead of nuking them on full power (which will make them go rubbery).

Most people just stick everything on full blast.

I had a De Dietrich Microwave which you could change from 600w to 1000w I think it was.

Had to pay £800 for the privilege though!

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Crikey and again its the first time ever I have heard of being able to change the wattage on a microwave, must be made of special hardware to convert like that some pedigree there..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

not many

but gotta give a shout out to ken homs thai green curry with sticky fragrant rice

awesome microwave food

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Scrambled eggs done in the microwave is just wrong on all levels

The key to cooking eggs in the microwave (I poach mine) is to turn the microwave down instead of nuking them on full power (which will make them go rubbery).

Most people just stick everything on full blast.

Every microwave I've owned with a digital interface has had the option to turn the power down.

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"not many

but gotta give a shout out to ken homs thai green curry with sticky fragrant rice

awesome microwave food"
I have a ken homs chinese wok I,ve had some nice meals out of that but I think I,ll stick to useing vegetable oil Instead of buttery spreads or similar.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Quorn's curries are amazing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"not many

but gotta give a shout out to ken homs thai green curry with sticky fragrant rice

awesome microwave foodI have a ken homs chinese wok I,ve had some nice meals out of that but I think I,ll stick to useing vegetable oil Instead of buttery spreads or similar. "

try peanut oil

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"Scrambled eggs done in the microwave is just wrong on all levels

The key to cooking eggs in the microwave (I poach mine) is to turn the microwave down instead of nuking them on full power (which will make them go rubbery).

Most people just stick everything on full blast.

Every microwave I've owned with a digital interface has had the option to turn the power down."

Is this feature a new edition in recent times on microwaves.. ?

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"Scrambled eggs done in the microwave is just wrong on all levels

The key to cooking eggs in the microwave (I poach mine) is to turn the microwave down instead of nuking them on full power (which will make them go rubbery).

Most people just stick everything on full blast.

Every microwave I've owned with a digital interface has had the option to turn the power down.

Is this feature a new edition in recent times on microwaves.. ?"
I think its because mine has been so good at what it does I,ve just over looked anything else...

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"not many

but gotta give a shout out to ken homs thai green curry with sticky fragrant rice

awesome microwave foodI have a ken homs chinese wok I,ve had some nice meals out of that but I think I,ll stick to useing vegetable oil Instead of buttery spreads or similar.

try peanut oil

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I,ve never heard of peanut oil..

trust me haha but thanks for that I,ll certainly look into it..

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By *each_PittWoman
over a year ago

Belfast

"If it weren't for microwaves I would have starved to death years ago.

I can't cook and don't enjoy cooking.

Compared to going hungry, most microwave meals are preferable."

I'm exactly the same. Toast and supernoodles are my staples.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Used to have a microwaved boiled egg every day when I was a student

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"Never buy ready meals from supermarkets, despite the labels you just dont know what they put in them.

Prefer to spend a bit of time occasionally preparing my own using the oven and slow cooker, then freezing them in tubs.

Simple to pull one out and microwave in just a few mins for a tasty meal, I know exactly whats in them.....and it works out a damn site cheaper than getting the ripped off by the greedy supermarkets!"
I dont call spending a £1 or £1.50p on a microwave meal a rip off even thou some may be more..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"scrambled egg is good, baked potatoes are OK but need to be finished off in the oven. but never eat ready meals so don't know if any work."

Microwaved scrambled egg tastes great. X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think it's interesting that some people are really sniffy about ready meals (their perfect right BTW).

I cook A LOT but still think they have a valuable place on our supermarket shelves and can on occasion be delicious and time saving.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

If you're single and cook batches of food you can have gorgeous microwave meals on demand.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't have a microwave. I like cooking and food too much. "

Same here.

But in work I used them to reheat my coffee.

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By *inzi LTV/TS
over a year ago

The Garden of Eden in Beautiful North Wales

"Yet to have one that tastes nice or hasn't gone rock hard "

Yes, I've had a few. I work near Iceland and Lidl, they fill a gap and at least it's something hot in the winter months. For a quid or a little more, you can't go wrong.

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By *ivemeyoursoulWoman
over a year ago

Easter just around the corner!

"Can't remember the last time I used my microwave to cook a microwave meal. I do use it because it is a combination oven and grill and cooks things so much faster. It makes fabulous jacket potatoes and has a few settings that work a treat for different things. But I avoid microwave meals and cook from raw ingredients as much as possible."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To be fair, the weight watchers ones arent too bad. And I've had some decent fish pies from the science oven too.

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