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20 May 2008

This is why we can't re-heat nice things!
Leftover fettucini alfredo + Microwave oven = Horror on a paper plate (photos inside...)

post by: Atom Eyes at: 13:09 | 17 comments

The sad thing? I actually took a bite.

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posted by Atom Eyes 20 May | 13:10

That looks like something I pulled out of a drain once.

posted by BitterOldPunk 20 May | 13:32

I would still eat it. But then it's lunch time and I am hungry.

posted by danf 20 May | 13:34

(The plate's not yellow, by the way—that's melted butter that has separated from the congealed cream and cheese sauce.)

posted by Atom Eyes 20 May | 13:53

H.P. Lovecraft called; he wants his oeuvre back.

posted by taz 20 May | 14:04

Eww. I wouldn't eat it. Looks like time to call out for food.

posted by rhapsodie 20 May | 14:17

That looks like something that would heat okay in the oven, with bread crumb and parmesan topping. It wouldn't be the same, but at least it wouldn't look like -- nevermind. What did you end up doing?

posted by moonshine 20 May | 14:27

I would dump it in a bowl, remix all the fat back in with the sauce, and then eat it, because yes, I was a college student not too long ago.

posted by muddgirl 20 May | 14:28

It looked edible.......

Until you explained that the plate isn't yellow. Oh god no.

posted by sperose 20 May | 14:35

It's a shame one can't convey odor via computer screen, because believe me—it's a total package.

Update: I spat out the bite, and dumped the sad, sad pasta en la basura, and now the whole break room smells of curdled butter and desperation. (But it always kind of smells like that.)

posted by Atom Eyes 20 May | 15:13

That always happens when I try to reheat a cream sauce or bechamel. Sucks, don't it.

posted by misskaz 20 May | 15:22

now the whole break room smells of curdled butter and desperation. (But it always kind of smells like that.)

Is it terribly, terribly wrong that I feel kind of hungry now?

posted by taz 20 May | 15:27

Now I'm slightly worried about reheating the mac and cheese I made last night.

posted by rhapsodie 20 May | 15:34

I've never had any luck with reheating Alfredo sauce.

posted by deborah 20 May | 16:16

OK people, you don't nuke it till it glows when you're doing cream sauces...

Use the low setting, defrost setting, or something like power level 3. Stir often. If you have lots of pasta, add a small bit of water since the pasta will continue to take up water sometimes.

posted by mightshould 20 May | 16:40

Ugh... Worst thing I reheated recently was a nice homemade thai red curry. The coconut milk separated out into curdled chunks of... matter... and bright red coconut oil.

Guess that's what you get for cooking without industrial stabilisers. :(

posted by bifter 21 May | 05:11

Perfectly edible, just not photogenic. I would have eaten it (and have eaten stuff like that).

posted by Doohickie 21 May | 22:46

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