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Tuesday, January 28, 2003

Review: Kraft Easy Mac
If every restaurant was reviewed at 3 a.m. by a food critic who'd been drinking for nine hours, they'd all get five stars. Those are conditions under which I ate my first highly recommended microwavable package of Kraft Easy Mac "early Saturday morning," as the near-dawn hours after Friday night binges are referred to in police blotters everywhere.

Alas, this stuff still sucked.

Disregard, for the moment, how and why I'm still drinking for nine hours straight at this point in my life, and understand the insurmountable odds Kraft had to overcome to not satisfy my taste buds. This was like spotting Michael Jordan the first four letters in a game of H-O-R-S-E. This was like lining up 20 chicks and seeing if Hugh Hefner could get a date with one. This was like calling me to ask if my apartment was available for two girls to film a lesbian porno. (That actually happened once. More on that some other time.)

In short, Kraft Easy Mac was guilty of "pulling a Raiders," an act of having absolutely no clue that it was supposed to do something at a designated time of high expectations.

Microwave food, in general, scares the hell out of me. I'm not even sure it's done cooking when it exits my body, let alone when it goes in. I understand how bread gets toasted. But a blast of air that pops popcorn behind closed doors frightens me more than any weapons in Iraq's possession.

I'm thinking of putting my five remaining packets of mini-macaroni and powdered cheese on eBay. Just add water to make a bowl of crap.

In Five Words or Less: Don't eat, not even drunk.

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Comments: Review: Kraft Easy Mac

thanks for the warning... guess i will stick with trying not to burn my apartment down at 3am and whip up the NotEasyForDrunks Deluxe Four Cheese Mac and Cheese... or the Lipton Butter & Herb Noodles and Sauce (that one you have to watch... not leave on the stove for a while & forget about when you decide that television and the couch are a good idea... and then wake up to the house stinking of burnt noodles [tip: don't disable the fire alarm just because it's annoying]... )

or better yet... go to a diner.

Posted by erin at January 28, 2003 8:08 AM

Leftovers . . . only leftovers.

Posted by jailbird at January 28, 2003 9:21 AM

as bad as it is it still cant tarnish kraft deluxe mac as one of the best foods ever

Posted by punch at January 28, 2003 10:06 AM

Easy Mac was my Sturm and Drang in frat life, and the only thing that brought me through whisky afternoons, gin-filled evenings, and paint-thinner-nights.

I loved that stuff, even more than it loved me.

I suggest adding a bit of tobasco, and a slice of pasteurized processed cheese spread... or at least a squirt of ezcheese.

Posted by gjoe at January 28, 2003 10:44 AM

It can't be any worse than Chinese food in a can. Ever try that? You know, the stuff that comes in two cans with the vegetables in one can and the gravy in the other?
When I was at Marquette, my parents would bring me groceries every other week, and they'd always have a couple cans of that crap. Since I had no money, I'd have to eat it, even though there was a good Chinese place right around the corner. Blech! Avoid at all costs.

Posted by Joe DiGiovanni at January 28, 2003 11:54 AM

The cheapest food I can think of is Nissin Ramen Noodles. Six packets for $1 of pure disgustingness.

http://www.nissinfoods.com/top.htm

We had those in college, along with microwavable burritos that would be piping-ass hot on one bite and frozen the next.

Posted by Paul Katcher at January 28, 2003 12:10 PM

man..im starvin!

Posted by tracy at January 28, 2003 1:22 PM

look here man, so far...you have dissed my hot pockets and NOW my easy mac AND my ramen noodles?

are you suggesting that i should instead, COOK!?!

this is war, katcher. WAR.

;-)

Posted by jen at January 28, 2003 2:19 PM

I found the perfect shirt for you :)

http://www.shortdwarf.com/main/midget_corn_shirt.jpg

Posted by gnome-girl at January 28, 2003 3:33 PM

Try a 3-day bender in New Orleans during Mardi Gras only to find yourself rocking back and forth on the floor watching Adam West as Batman on a B&W TV in a completely dark room, naked and alone eating ice cream with your hands straight out of the container while you wait for your day-old egg roll that you bought on the street to reheat in your toaster oven!

NOW THAT'S GOOD EATING!!

Posted by JC at January 28, 2003 5:04 PM

First off I think Easy Mac is great, although I my self have been too drunk to operate a microwave on one or two occasions, which made me think that maybe I shouldn't have drove home... Any ways, you mentioned that you did not know how a microwave works. Well, it uses, you guessed it, microwaves that pass through the food, and as they pass through the food they rotate the dipole of water molecules (negative Oxygen, positive hydrogen). This causes intramolecular friction in the food, thus heating it. Much like rubbing your hands together really fast to warm them up when it's cold outside. This is also why you should not put your head to close to a microwave when it is cooking, because it will cause any molecule with a significant amount of polarity to oscillate, giving you brain damage or something probably.
So, if your drunk, just order a pizza and try not to pass out before the delivery guy gets there.

Posted by CORY! at January 29, 2003 12:12 AM

I didn't even know my head had significant amounts of polarity to oscillate. Thanks, Mr. Wizard. (Does anyone even know who Mr. Wizard is anymore? That reference always falls flat in conversation.)

Posted by Paul Katcher at January 29, 2003 9:15 AM

After I perform my fire act, a little mac and cheese always hits the spot.

http://www.mightymike.tv/fire.htm

Posted by Mighty Mike at March 15, 2004 12:25 PM

Easy mac is the greatest, especially when were filming.


Savage
http://www.toxicshock.tv

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