I'd picked up a seasoned Hatfield brand pork tenderloin at the ACME a few
days ago and today decided to cook it up. Never did a pork tenderloin
before. (shameful, agreed).

I heat the oven to 425 F. and put the pork tenderloin in a roasting pan
in the rack and insert the digital wireless meat probe thermometer and
set the timer for 30 minutes but waiting till 80 F. (the halfway temp) to
turn it over. The time comes and I remove the probe and turn over the
tenderloin and it fell apart down the middle. I thought, "HUH?" Quite a
brainquake!

Took about five seconds of staring to realize they had packed two
tenderloins in the package, one on top of the other and from the fridge
to the pan it had held together being so tightly cryo-packed.

I fetched the wrapper out of the trash and sure enough in small print,
after the instructions and safe handling info, far removed from the logo,
it said "2 tenderloins". Dammit. Serves me right. I only glanced at the
label. The ACME price label was on the other side!

I moved them to a glass bakeware dish and finished them that way.

I ate the small one with applesauce, just like Mom used to serve it.
Delicious. I'll get two more meals out of the larger one.

Andy
Turning desk to the back of the classroom for not paying attention.