"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed 03 May 2006 06:53:43p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Terry?
>
>> I have several Stoffer's brand TV dinners that I enjoy. The main two
>> are pepper steak and lasagna. The instructions say to cut film to vent
>> then cook for some time then remove the film and cook some more.
>>
>> What does leaving the film on do? It makes the cheese stick to it when
>> doing lasagna. I don't see the point.
>
> It holds in moisture, concentrates the generated heat, and prevents sauces
> from popping all over the oven.



To keep stuff from splattering all over my oven, I don't actually even take
any microwave food out of the box. It's hotter than hell when it comes out,
so I just use welding gloves to open it up and prevent steam burns.

No one has ever been able to give me a good reason to take anything (except
pizza) out of the box.

Hasta,
Curt Nelson