On Packaged Dinners, Etc.
The game is to find out what to do with the stuff ... in very fine
print. Now a good many of the purchasers of these one-person
packages are actually one person. They are one person because
their companion has left once again, or they never had anyone, or
everyone else has died off, and with the passage of time their
eyes are not good, even if both of them are operational.If the maker of the product "believes" in it, he/she should surely want the message of what to do with it to be clear. So, to get at the mystery. While "Nutrition Facts" are in quite large print, and "Ingredients" are in capital letters, the finest print is reserved for what the hell to do with it to make it edible. By the time you scrutinize this minutiae, if your time is worth anything, you are better off to take a taxi to the nearest fast food outlet, because this cute package is sure as hell not fast food.
Skipping "For firmer rice, decrease water; for softer rice, increase water", you come to microwave instructions. By this time, you have had two drinks more than you should, and a couple of chocolate bars are starting to look good to you.
It seems that food purveyors spend zillions on experts to design everything, from recipes to more efficient packaging. Hell, I could do that, much better. Could you tell me where I apply? I'm tired of just working for a living.
posted by Donald Crowdis @ 7:00 PM
4 comments
4 Comments:
I read your blog very often, but I have never made any comments. I think that you put things so succinctly that any comments that I may make are superfluous.
I agree with you about the instructions on frozen meals, it is one of the things in life that really irritates me (I'm just a grumpy old git!). I usually empty the contents into a dish and shove it into the microwave until I think it's cooked enough. Never fails!
Well, you're certainly right about the print size. I get so annoyed at having to put on my reading glasses to decipher the fine print of cooking instructions on some of those packages.
I agree with you 100%. Even with my eyeglasses on I find it difficulot to read the cooking instructions.
Just the other day I not only had trouble reading the instructions, they were on the bottom of the package. First do this then do this and then do this. By that time the package was in the micro and I had to hold it upside down to read the rest of the instructions. ;-)
I think that Keith has the greatest idea, just dump in in a bowl and heat until done.
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