My breakfast is usually a frozen breakfast sandwich (on a biscuit) with sausage, egg and cheese. The package instructions tell me to defrost it for 90 seconds (on DEFROST), then evert the paper towel-wrapped sandwich and cook it on high for 45 seconds.
Halfway through the defrost phase, the display on the microwave shifts from a countdown timer to an instruction to “turn” the food. Is it telling me to flip the sandwich over, or to rotate the plate that it’s sitting on? Because it’s already rotating on the glass turntable on the floor of the oven as soon as I press “start.”
Even more vexing is the fact that when I (foolishly) tried to google for an answer, Google’s fucking AI bot butted in and said I shouldn’t turn it at all (I’ve GOT to stop hitting up Google for information until I can get my computer to BLOCK ALL AI IN ALL CASES).
ETA: I really want my Jimmy Dean stuffed hash browns back. Until that blessed day arrives, Winco needs to include in their instructions what power microwave their instructions are based on. @Smapti, get right on that would you?
It means to flip it over. The defrost setting will typically have the microwave on for short bursts so that the food is gradually warmed up. This works fine for the top of the food that’s exposed to the microwaves, but the part on the bottom is not exposed to microwaves. The part on the bottom will be frozen/cold when the top part is thawed. To ensure even heating, it wants you to flip it over so that the cold bottom side will get direct exposure to the microwaves as well.
Microwaving is so variable. Machine. Frozeness of the food item.
I microwave things by previous results. By feel, if you will. If you know, you know.
You say you eat these regularly. If its working don’t worry about some crap that inanimate little screen says.
My microwave has a read out for popcorn, with a cute Pic of a movie popcorn box. It’s worthless. I forego that and push 2 min. 15 secs. Perfect everytime. If you push popcorn pic, it burns everytime.
Yeah, if your sammich heats up properly, ignore the read out. It’s just a suggestion, anyway.
You control the machine. Not the other way around.
It’s certainly just a preset duration, because mine has two, depending on the size of the bag, with two different times. However, listening for the pops would be a great improvement!
It means “flip,” “turn over.” It’s in my microwave’s instruction manual. It specifically says to “turn over” when it beeps midway through the defrost. Purpose being, obviously, for more even defrosting.
I have no idea, since I’ve never used it. It does have a button for Coffee - which is just a preset time. But it looks advanced. So I bet it is just a preset time, and not the right one.
Yeah. I’ve noticed that warning on microwave popcorn packages too. If it’s a choice between the food manufacturer and the microwave manufacturer I’m gonna go with the food people every time. They made the item, they know how long and in what manner the food should be cooked.
The “defrost” “popcorn”, and “pizza” buttons (and a lot of other shite) are just some bullshit added by the marketing department* so they can act as though it means something. It doesn’t. It will only fuck you. Don’t give in to the marketing.
*1980’s Marketing Fucker#1: “Hey dude, did you hear that Amana is adding some worthless new “popcorn button” to their newest microwave?”
1980’s Marketing Fucker#2: But that’s total bullshit! The oven can’t know how long to nuke the popcorn… you have to watch it and stop it when it’s around 2 seconds between pops.”
1980’s Marketing Fucker#1: “Yeah. Of course. Anyone idiot who uses their bullshit button will either have totally burnt popcorn or 80% unpopped kernels.
1980’s Marketing Fucker#2: Crazy!
1980’s Marketing Fucker#1: Absolutely….. now run over to design and tell them to add that to our next model. We don’t want to be left behind!
Just checked the box of Jimmy Dean stuffed hashbrowns in my freezer. The instructions for those say nothing about defrosting.
As for other types of frozen breakfast sandwiches (e.g. sausage egg and cheese biscuits), I leave them in the fridge overnight to thaw, then nuke them on HIGH for a minute, rather than try to follow the package directions to cook them directly from frozen.
And, not that you asked, but the Jimmy Deans are significantly better than the store-brand equivalents from Walmart or Aldi.
I always nuke my frozen breakfast sandwich in stages. The egg piece takes the longest, so I zap it alone in paper towel for 30 sec or so, put the sausage i the towel with the egg, zap one minute, then add the biscuit. I zap that another 30 second, then add the cheese. Maybe 15 seconds more.
Maybe a pain in the ass, but everything comes out right this way. I get super bummed by a breakfast sandwich with rock hard bun, burnt cheese and ice cold egg.
I agree, but they have shrank something awful in the past few years. And have gotten more expensive. I tend to make my own with an English muffin, and egg, a slice of bacon and a slice of Velveeta. Takes longer but cheaper and better.
