I’m an American, so naturally I’m skilled in the art of using microwaves. However, the hospital microwave is on a whole different level than any of the microwaves I’ve used in the past. The thing probably boils water in 10 seconds and cooks meat in 20, because yesterday it burnt the pepperoni on my leftover pizza (did you even know microwaves could do that??) in 25. Scary.
So yesterday around 9 pm I got a random craving for instant mac and cheese :), and since I’m on a regular diet still (whoo hoo!), I’m trying to live it up. Zack and I went to the kitchen to heat it up, me in my Darth Vader mask and he in his pjs, and I stuck in the regular amount of water and macaroni for 3 minutes, the time listed on the packet. After 2 minutes and 30 seconds had passed, I suddenly remembered the microwave’s extreme heating tendency and lunged to open the door! I was too late. The water had spilled over and then evaporated, leaving a white film on the microwave glass plate that Zack proceeded to wipe down, and the noodles were dry and clumpy. Never one to waste food, I tried to salvage the remains by adding the cheese sauce packet. Three minutes of stirring later, it was still pretty clumpy.
So the question remains: did I still attempt to eat it? You’ll never know...;)
:D I'd like to play around with your microwave...
ReplyDeleteI've never burned pepperoni, but our receptionist at work tells the story of when the boss left his pizza in the microwave too long, which she discovered by means of the GREEN smoke that came billowing over the divider toward her desk :P I like that one too.
Speaking of green smoke billowing out of the microwave ;), one of my students accidentally microwaved Top Ramen without water, and the exact same thing happened. It smelled so bad we had to open all the windows and evacuate the room for a couple hours! The class complained about the smell but not the extra long PE period :). The smell lingered for days...
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