On Jun 20, 6:22*am, Tommy Joe > wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>
> > > * *Thanks to all who responded, even those who sounded vehemently anti-
> > > microwave. *I like your suggestion best, Susan
>
> > Her suggestion was the *worst* one. *It still involved cooking raw
> > chicken in a microwave.
>
> > > Tommy Joe *(I was getting sick of those bags anyway)
>
> * * *You need a little poverty in your life, Bryan. *I've stayed in a
> few places with the bath down the hall and no kitchen. *But we had a
> microwave. *We'd go out and shoplift a few steaks and make them in the
> microwave. *Of course they're better broiled or fried or grilled, I
> know that - but when you're hungry and a bit inventive it's surprising
> how good you can make some things taste. *I agree that meat is not
> best out of a microwave. *However, when it comes to steaming the
> chicken, I do that only to put the chicken in the fridge and use it
> cold in salads and so forth. *It's pretty good in pasta salad, and
> it's easy to make. *I appreciate all comments on the matter, thanks to
> all who answered. *Is there a way a person can stick their head in a
> microwave (just to see what happens), and make it work without closing
> the door? *I suppose a person could carve a hole in the door, then
> stick their head into the hole with the door shut and their neck
> pressed tight against all sides of it to block out air or anything
> that might intefere with the dizzying rays of brain-frying brilliance
> that bounce off the inner walls of the microwave.

I was homeless for three months back when I was 20 years only John K.
can confirm this, as he was supplying my with 2 day old old-fashioned
donuts. I've slept out in the snow.. I ate a lot of cheap PBJs, and
was introduced to Campbell's condensed New England clam chowder by a
lovely young lady who gave me some. It would never had occurred to me
to buy a steak and then proceed to trash it--MUCH LESS stealing one
only for such a purpose. Shoplifting peanut butter (which I've never
done), or trespassing in McDonald's dumpster are to wait for discarded
Cheeseburgers (which I have done) are both crimes, but ones you could
defend yourself with, "I was hungry." A steak puts you in different
moral territory.
The real thing going on here is that you don't care that much about
the quality of food. Maybe you could claim nostalgia for the bad old
days, but you even admit that microwaving the meat is less than
ideal. Sorry, but not-that-bad is not a standard I apply to cooking.
If you can afford "those bags" that you're "getting sick of," you can
afford a proper poaching apparatus. Maybe you could shoplift one and
then you could be treated to three free meals a day that are
consistent with what you've gotten accustomed to.
>
> Tommy Joe

--Bryan