Oven heating pre-prepared dinners

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We were too busy today so bought pre-prepared dinners from Dunnes Stores (see pics). The instructions say to pre-heat oven @ 150 deg C and place trays on middle shelf for 25 minutes. Then it says to "remove film lid and serve". But the film lid looks like a piece of plastic (probably a bit like the dinner will taste:) ).
I haven't tried pre-pared dinners before and wondering if it's ok to put the package in the oven without removing the cover? (I realise that it's really a first world problem but I'm starving!!)

cbyrd

Leave the plastic on, you can pierce it to let out steam, but it won't melt.
Enjoy

floraldream

Remove the plastic. It will melt on your dinner otherwise.

B.A._Baracus

Better to microwave it. Never cook them in the oven myself.

Jack the Stripper

Do Dunnes have live chat?

me_irl

From your images it says to falkja;lkj in the oqiwnfoif, then aoinoai the ononaoind until it's well and tonsoinsoif.

Enjoy your salmon!

Loveinapril

Seriously?!

"Instructions say X. Can I do Y?".

Jack the Stripper

Loveinapril wrote: »

Seriously?!

"Instructions say X. Can I do Y?".

Instructions are for loosers.

me_irl

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

Instructions are for loosers.

Maybe they should tighten their belt then.

HamsterFace

Disgusting. Are you really old?

B.A._Baracus

HamsterFace wrote: »

Disgusting. Are you really old?

Like clockwork.

refusetolose

why do you have a picture of blur?

fussyonion

Cover it in foil and microwave it.

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

Stop buying nasty pre-made food from Dunnes, you slobbering peasant.

B.A._Baracus

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »

Stop buying nasty pre-made food from Dunnes, you slobbering peasant.

".... Moments later Roger logged off boards to eat caviar off a cheap hookers arse... "



:pac:

bodhrandude

jimmy blevins

fussyonion wrote: »

Cover it in foil and microwave it.

I charge my iPhone that way.

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Arghus

I laugh at the thought of people actually oven cooking these things. I mean you've purchased a load of mutant processed food that clearly says more about your laziness and lack of concern about nutrition, than it does about anything else.

I say this as a man whose had his fair share of those "meals" down through the years. I always presumed they put the oven instructions there as a bit of a laugh: I've gone through with it and bought the gloop, of course I'm going to put it in the microwave if I can. I may as well wallow in my decadence.

Tin Foil Hat

Bin it and chop a fukking carrot into sticks.
Carrot sticks, baby spuds and a bit of fish/meat. Dinner sorted.

Graces7

The ready meals in eg Dunne's are excellent. I only get them when they are half price reduced, and of course microwave them.

Good simple food.

My Sunday dinner today is a Supervalu ready meal. Bacon and cabbage. Looking forward to it...

"mutant processed food that clearly says more about your laziness and lack of concern about nutrition, than it does about anything else."

Not at all.. just that am easily tired and if I stayed on my feet to cook a lot would be too tired to eat. The ready meals for me mean I get decent food. A treat! When I do cook I make extra and freeze it, as a ready meal...

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Pre prepared dinners are not "good simple food". They're convenient, heavily processed and nutritionally lacking. Each to their own, but let's not kid ourselves.

Graces7

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Pre prepared dinners are not "good simple food". They're convenient, heavily processed and nutritionally lacking. Each to their own, but let's not kid ourselves.

Not true; not the kind I eat. Simple ingredients. I would not touch curries or lasagne or anything "heavily processed." Mine today is simple ingredients,simply prepared. No additives etc.

Just cooked ready so I can access them without the cooking.

I also sometimes buy a plain cooked chicken for the same reason.

And they are the same as what I cook extra and plate up for myself.

I do seem to remember that you eat takeaways etc? No way for me!

suicide_circus

There's definitely a difference between the meat and two veg kind and the more complex type dishes. There's only so wrong you can go with the former.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Graces7 wrote: »

Not true; not the kind I eat. Simple ingredients. I would not touch curries or lasagne or anything "heavily processed." Mine today is simple ingredients,simply prepared. No additives etc.

Just cooked ready so I can access them without the cooking.

I also sometimes buy a plain cooked chicken for the same reason.

And they are the same as what I cook extra and plate up for myself.

I do seem to remember that you eat takeaways etc? No way for me!

Yes ineat takeaways, crisps, sugar. I'm under no illusion what's in them. I am no stranger to the odd pre prepared meal either, but they are what they are. "Simple ingredients" - they're just another form of takeaway.

FizzleSticks

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somefeen

Just do what I do and ring the mammy, she'll know

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

somefeen wrote: »

Just do what I do and ring the mammy, she'll know

On recognising the incoming call number, my wife often answers the phone with "Cookery helpline, how may I help you?"

elperello

Just plate them up and microwave them as if they were a leftover from a home cooked meal.

You won't have the trouble of transferring hot food from the plastic container and it will be easier to wash before re-cycling.

Gwynplaine

I often wondered who buys those dinners. I just imagine the people preparing them spitting in the gravy and rubbing their lad on a piece of ham.

colm_mcm

Gwynplaine wrote: »

I often wondered who buys those dinners. I just imagine the people preparing them spitting in the gravy and rubbing their lad on a piece of ham.

authentic restaurant experience!

Robineen

Arghus wrote: »

I laugh at the thought of people actually oven cooking these things. I mean you've purchased a load of mutant processed food that clearly says more about your laziness and lack of concern about nutrition, than it does about anything else.

FFS. I get the impression the OP doesn't buy these too often. Hence his confusion.

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Pre prepared dinners are not "good simple food". They're convenient, heavily processed and nutritionally lacking. Each to their own, but let's not kid ourselves.

Yet heavily processed (the flour), nutritionally not-so-great pasta is eaten by the truckload in this country and that's fine?

Delacent

Firstly, some of the frozen meals now available are not processed like many of the cheap muck that you see at €2 or less.

Secondly, new developments in plastics allows for certain trays and films to withstand 200c heat, so as the packaging says, pop it in the oven as is and enjoy.

It won't taste as good as freshly made, but it won't be half bad and nowhere near the crap taste of the cheap muck.

Another half decent range is the aldi "dine" range - not cheap, but can be a godsend when you just don't have the time.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Robineen wrote: »

FFS. I get the impression the OP doesn't buy these too often. Hence his confusion.



Yet heavily processed (the flour), nutritionally not-so-great pasta is eaten by the truckload in this country and that's fine?

I'm not the one insisting it's healthy.

Robineen

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I'm not the one insisting it's healthy.

You were quite happy to point out how unhealthy it was and put these dinners on a par with junk food. Instant dinners aren't indeed great but I do find it amusing when people get sanctimonius about them whilst more than likely having not-much-better pasta in their regular rota.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Robineen wrote: »

You were quite happy to point out how unhealthy it was and put these dinners on a par with junk food. Instant dinners aren't indeed great but I do find it amusing when people get sanctimonius about them whilst more than likely having not-much-better pasta in their regular rota.

Did you see me mention pasta?

Robineen

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Did you see me mention pasta?

On the balance of probabilities, you eat it. Or bread, also highly processed. Do you not eat either of these foods?

If you don't, then great. If you do, then you are being hypocritical, plain and simple.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Robineen wrote: »

On the balance of probabilities, you eat it. Or bread, also highly processed. Do you not eat either of these foods?

If you don't, then great. If you do, then you are being hypocritical, plain and simple.

Hey, I'm not judging anyone for poor choices. I am merely stating that pre prepared meals are many things but nutritionally rich is not one of them

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Robineen wrote: »

On the balance of probabilities, you eat it. Or bread, also highly processed. Do you not eat either of these foods?

If you don't, then great. If you do, then you are being hypocritical, plain and simple.

I never eat pasta.

I think you'll find nothing hypocritical in what she said. One can say ready meals are not a healthy option, and be accurate, but she did not maintain she ate any healthier. It was in response to an assertion by a poster that these meals are plain simple food.

I can say cigarette smoking is unhealthy without being hypocritical, because they are and I know so and I smoke.

Robineen

Juliana Sour Slyness wrote: »

I never eat pasta.

I think you'll find nothing hypocritical in what she said. One can say ready meals are not a healthy option, and be accurate, but she did not maintain she ate any healthier. It was in response to an assertion by a poster that these meals are plain simple food.

Those ready-made roast dinners - they won't be ideal but they have a proper meat and some veg and carbohydrate. The veg and potato will likely have diminished nutrients but likely have at least some. The meat could still contain a lot of goodness. So I'm not understanding how they are nutritionless?

And whilst I don't know what Lexie eats, a lot of people are very down on ready meals and it's likely that a great number of them eat low-nutrition items regularly such as bread and pasta and crappy low-fat yogurts and breakfast cereals.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Robineen wrote: »

Those ready-made roast dinners - they won't be ideal but they have a proper meat and some veg and carbohydrate. The veg and potato will likely have diminished nutrients but likely have at least some. The meat could still contain a lot of goodness. So I'm not understanding how they are nutritionless?

And whilst I don't know what Lexie eats, a lot of people are very down on ready meals and it's likely that a great number of them eat low-nutrition items regularly such as bread and pasta and crappy low-fat yogurts and breakfast cereals.

Ah here, another argument for the sake of it! Nobody said they were nutritionless. Far from it. Just not a healthy option. Have you seen the salt content in many of them?

Anyway, I'm out.

Discodog

I just ate a microwave Tesco Finest Beef Massaman - slow cooked marinated beef in a rich aromatic coconut curry with roasted sweet potato, green beans & a coconut & lime scented jasmine rice. Not only was it delicious but it would of cost three time the price in a restaurant. Oh & took 6 mins to cook :pac:

Graces7

Discodog wrote: »

I just ate a microwave Tesco Finest Beef Massaman - slow cooked marinated beef in a rich aromatic coconut curry with roasted sweet potato, green beans & a coconut & lime scented jasmine rice. Not only was it delicious but it would of cost three time the price in a restaurant. Oh & took 6 mins to cook :pac:

Sounds delicious... I enjoyed my instant meal greatly. Enough left for today too....Cabbage, swede....beautifully presented... without the pain of preparing it. Which I can no longer do . Good food it is. Will do it again next Sunday. And every Sunday.. Mine cost E2.50; half price...

JupiterKid

Of course, you could go the whole hog and try out Sweet Sue's whole canned chicken.* Looks absolutely delicious....









*Sadly only available in the USA and Canada. Or is that fortunately?

Graces7

JupiterKid wrote: »

Of course, you could go the whole hog and try out Sweet Sue's whole canned chicken.* Looks absolutely delicious....









*Sadly only available in the USA and Canada. Or is that fortunately?

Oh YUKK! lol.. You can get those here; seen them in I think Aldi?

Now if you are talking a whole cooked chicken from dunne's at just under E5.. all hot and fragrant.. had many a picnic with bread .

somefeen

JupiterKid wrote: »

Of course, you could go the whole hog and try out Sweet Sue's whole canned chicken.* Looks absolutely delicious....









*Sadly only available in the USA and Canada. Or is that fortunately?

Sweet ****ing holy god whats it covered in?

Looks like 'Sweet Sue' has been keeping it up inside herself.