I just finished eating an early dinner which was turkey with "all the trimmings." It was Mary Callender's Honey Roasted Turkey frozen dinner. They were only $3.50 at Vons. Once I placed my dinner in the microwave, thoughts went through my mind that my dinner creation would win first place on "Top Chef," and I would be invited to the Rachael Ray Show to cook my creation, and even end up replacing her ("The BurgerWars Show"). After following the directions precisely the way they were written on the box, this is how my dinner turned out. The picture on the box looks better. Surely it can't because I am an incompetent cook. I ate it anyway. I hope I don't end up seeing the food again before going to bed.
Xnarg
Senior Member - 5K
posted: Nov. 4, 2009 @ 5:34p
I think TV dinners should be more heavily regulated so that the results match the packaging photos.
burgerwars said: Why doesn't what I cook look like the picture on the box?....Surely it can't because I am an incompetent cook.You mean there's a chance I am not an incompetent cook?? Nothing I cook looks like the picture on the box!
It looks like to me your microwave is defective, I would buy a new one.
RS4Rings
Back in Rehab
posted: Nov. 4, 2009 @ 5:49p
So popping something into a microwave is considered cooking?
RS4Rings
Back in Rehab
posted: Nov. 4, 2009 @ 5:50p
momgoingbroke said: burgerwars said: Why doesn't what I cook look like the picture on the box?....Surely it can't because I am an incompetent cook.You mean there's a chance I am not an incompetent cook?? Nothing I cook looks like the picture on the box! Thats cause you can't see through the smoke
RS4Rings said: So popping something into a microwave is considered cooking?
I count it as cooking! If my creation turned out successful, I would have invited 10 friends over for Thanksgiving to feast on the same meal. At only $3.50 each I could have fed them all for $35.00. I figure I would have to get a couple of six-packs of soda to go with it ($5), so for $40 it would be a Thanksgiving dinner that nobody would soon forget!
Tv dinners there's nothin' else to eat Tv dinners they really can't be beat I like 'em frozen but you understand I throw 'em in and 'wave 'em and I'm a brand new man, oh yeah!
Tv dinners they're goin' to my head Tv dinners my skin is turnin' red Twenty year old turkey in a thirty year old tin Can't wait until tomorrow.... to thaw one out again, oh yeah!
Tv dinners I'm feelin' kinda rough Tv dinners this one's kinda tough I like the enchiladas and the teriaki too I even like the chicken if.... The sauce is not too blue.
And they're mine, all mine, oh yeah And they sure are fine. Gotta have 'em Gimme somethin' now.
burgerwars said: After following the directions precisely the way they were written on the box, this is how my dinner turned out. The picture on the box looks better. Surely it can't because I am an incompetent cook.It's not that. You just need a microwave that supports Photoshop.
freebieprincess
Senior Member - 5K
posted: Nov. 4, 2009 @ 8:22p
Donkeythekidd said: Why don't the taco's that Jack has pictured on his window, look like the taco's I get in my bag?
LOL! They always look like that. Yet I still like them and buy them
nrsmimi
Ancient Member
posted: Nov. 4, 2009 @ 8:36p
Learn to cook, deadbeat!
mcwhitman
Broke Member
posted: Nov. 4, 2009 @ 8:39p
Burgerwars, I served with Marie Callender, I knew Marie Callender, Marie Callender was a friend of mine.
Read the box carefully. In small print next to the picture you'll notice it says "serving suggestion". They are suggesting that you serve what is in the picture, not what is in the box!
Donkeythekidd said: Why don't the taco's that Jack has pictured on his window, look like the taco's I get in my bag?
Their tacos start out like that in a factory. Then they are frozen. Then they're shipped to your local JItB frozen and then deep fried before serving. Simple explanation really. Yes, deep fried tacos. mmmmmmmm.
george2001 said: Read the box carefully. In small print next to the picture you'll notice it says "serving suggestion". They are suggesting that you serve what is in the picture, not what is in the box!
squid3 said: Why don't the hot blondes I go to bed with ever look the same when I wake up?
This one is simple, all hot blondes have fatter, uglier identical twin sisters. Once you fall asleep they switch places. I though this was common knowledge.
JorgeBurrito said: squid3 said: Why don't the hot blondes I go to bed with ever look the same when I wake up?
This one is simple, all hot blondes have fatter, uglier identical twin sisters. Once you fall asleep they switch places. I though this was common knowledge.
Sweet....twins!
mcwhitman
Broke Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2009 @ 4:25a
squid3 said: Why don't the hot blondes I go to bed with ever look the same when I wake up?
Jose Cuervo is not a friend of yours.
goldenvogel
Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2009 @ 11:45a
Because the foods on the box are professional food models earning upwards of $500.00 an hour. The contents are just everyday foods.
burgerwars said: If my creation turned out successful, I would have invited 10 friends over for Thanksgiving to feast on the same meal. At only $3.50 each I could have fed them all for $35.00. I figure I would have to get a couple of six-packs of soda to go with it ($5), so for $40 it would be a Thanksgiving dinner that nobody would soon forget! I think WalMart is already planning ahead for the new economic reality during this Thanksgiving holiday. Of course, you still have to cook the meal.
According to a survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation, last year’s average cost of a turkey was roughly $1.19 per pound. Beginning today, select Grade A turkeys are available for 40 cents per pound at WalMart.* These gobblers are part of WalMart’s $20 Thanksgiving menu guaranteeing family favorites will be on the dinner table this holiday season. WalMart’s $20 Thanksgiving feast includes:
* One 12-pound Grade A turkey* * Three 11 to 15.5-ounce cans Green Giant vegetables * Two 14-ounce cans Ocean Spray cranberry sauce * Three 6-ounce boxes of Stove Top stuffing * One 5-pound bag of red potatoes * One 12-count package of Sara Lee dinner rolls * One 22-ounce pumpkin roll cake
* Prices and availability may vary in AK, HI, OK, NM, WI and at WalMart.com. Prices on select Grade A turkeys begin November 4; limit two turkeys per customer; weights and brands vary by store. Prices on electronics items begin November 7. Quantities are limited; no rain checks; purchase limit on select electronics items of two per customer. All prices do not include tax.
According to a survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation, last year’s average cost of a turkey was roughly $1.19 per pound. Beginning today, select Grade A turkeys are available for 40 cents per pound at WalMart.*
* Prices and availability may vary in AK, HI, OK, NM, WI and at WalMart.com. Prices on select Grade A turkeys begin November 4; limit two turkeys per customer; weights and brands vary by store. I understand why prices may vary in Alaska & Hawaii (shipping costs, etc.) by Oklahoma, New Mexico & Wisconsin?????????
provigal
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Nov. 7, 2009 @ 4:13a
I used to do the books for a food stylist. She told me that most of the food you see in pictures is not really cooked...especially the meats...they use one of those mini-blow torches on it until the color looks right. For whipped toppings it's shaving cream...for froth on beverages...dishwashing soap bubbles...part of the reason for this is that properly prepared foods won't hold up under the hot lights @ the photo shoot.
Jstkiddn
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Nov. 7, 2009 @ 8:37a
provigal said: I used to do the books for a food stylist. She told me that most of the food you see in pictures is not really cooked...especially the meats...they use one of those mini-blow torches on it until the color looks right. For whipped toppings it's shaving cream...for froth on beverages...dishwashing soap bubbles...part of the reason for this is that properly prepared foods won't hold up under the hot lights @ the photo shoot.
I read an article about this once. I remember that ice cream is really a something like Crisco shortening with coloring added. Most of the things in the pictures aren't edible. But they sure look pretty!
Jstkiddn
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Nov. 7, 2009 @ 8:40a
HTN said: burgerwars said: If my creation turned out successful, I would have invited 10 friends over for Thanksgiving to feast on the same meal. At only $3.50 each I could have fed them all for $35.00. I figure I would have to get a couple of six-packs of soda to go with it ($5), so for $40 it would be a Thanksgiving dinner that nobody would soon forget! I think WalMart is already planning ahead for the new economic reality during this Thanksgiving holiday. Of course, you still have to cook the meal.
According to a survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation, last year’s average cost of a turkey was roughly $1.19 per pound. Beginning today, select Grade A turkeys are available for 40 cents per pound at WalMart.* These gobblers are part of WalMart’s $20 Thanksgiving menu guaranteeing family favorites will be on the dinner table this holiday season. WalMart’s $20 Thanksgiving feast includes:
* One 12-pound Grade A turkey* * Three 11 to 15.5-ounce cans Green Giant vegetables * Two 14-ounce cans Ocean Spray cranberry sauce * Three 6-ounce boxes of Stove Top stuffing * One 5-pound bag of red potatoes * One 12-count package of Sara Lee dinner rolls * One 22-ounce pumpkin roll cake
* Prices and availability may vary in AK, HI, OK, NM, WI and at WalMart.com. Prices on select Grade A turkeys begin November 4; limit two turkeys per customer; weights and brands vary by store. Prices on electronics items begin November 7. Quantities are limited; no rain checks; purchase limit on select electronics items of two per customer. All prices do not include tax.
I'm sorry, but I'd rather eat a nice toasty grilled cheese sandwich for Thanksgiving before eating canned vegetables and Stove Top stuffing. BLECH!!!
Jstkiddn said: provigal said: I used to do the books for a food stylist. She told me that most of the food you see in pictures is not really cooked...especially the meats...they use one of those mini-blow torches on it until the color looks right. For whipped toppings it's shaving cream...for froth on beverages...dishwashing soap bubbles...part of the reason for this is that properly prepared foods won't hold up under the hot lights @ the photo shoot.I read an article about this once. I remember that ice cream is really a something like Crisco shortening with coloring added. Most of the things in the pictures aren't edible. But they sure look pretty!It depends: the truth in advertising stuff applies here also. If it's a generic picture of "ice cream", then yes, it usually isn't actually ice cream but a substitute that won't melt during the shoot. If it is a specific brand/food on display, though, meant to be representative of a specific product, then it HAS to be the actual product.
However, just like photo shoots of people for advertisements, magazines, etc -- there is considerable primping and setup beforehand. The contents of your burger are the same... but the meat is cooked just so, cooled and placed just so on the one perfect bun of the lot, and the one perfect leaf of lettuce is placed so that it shows crisply over the edge of the bun; the one perfect tomato slice out of 10 sliced tomatoes is placed carefully on top; the cheese is heated just slightly and formed into the perfect curl over the patty to suggest that it melted from the warmth of the beef... you get the idea. It may be the same contents, but just like getting to see the pores and experience the bed head and morning breath of that model you hit the sack with the night before, what you see in the picture doesn't quite match reality.
quats said: just like getting to see the pores and experience the bed head and morning breath of that model you hit the sack with the night before, what you see in the picture doesn't quite match reality.
I'd be willing to take this chance, any models you can hook me up with.
This thread has taught me that Fatwalleters eat tv dinners and still go to bed with hot blondes... ok, so they don't wake up with them, but I suppose that would be the FW alcohol effect.
angelaira said: This thread has taught me that Fatwalleters eat tv dinners and still go to bed with hot blondes... ok, so they don't wake up with them, but I suppose that would be the FW alcohol effect. Nope, no alcohol effect we just eat them up.
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