Frank and Ernest by Thaves for February 15, 2022

Mine was “buy an air fryer”. I love it!

“Cook” for Ernie means heating a frozen product (like a TV dinner) in the microwave.

I am old enough to remember the early frozen meals, which were often compared to good quality cardboard. Took a lot to get them even close to edible. Nowadays, timing a meal to the second and limiting prep to simply slitting the plastic cover is now so taken for granted, some forget how far prepared foods have come in the decades since.

We like them but rarely use them because we like fresh better and usually prepare so as to get a second meal out of it, but just reading the miles of labels in the freezer shelves at stores whets one’s appetite.

Yes, I’ll have fries with that.

I like to experiment when cooking. Sometimes I poke the cover 3 times, sometimes 4. I’m crazy like that!

Peel corner to expose tater tots…lol

Shake well before using…?

That’s not a cooking tip, it’s a reheating tip

To poke or not to poke..baked potatoes.

Is Ernest sweating profusely or scattering crumbs for the birds?

Mine was “Great food, Mom! Thanks a lot!”

for baking it was “it’s done when it smells good”

No, that’s a tip for mailing a cat to Abu Dhabi.

Air fryer, Insta-Pot, Crock Pot, Dutch Oven, Cast iron bacon griddle, 14, 12 , 10, 8 and 6 inch cast iron pans, rice cooker. I use the ovens to bake and roast, but the other appliances all have their uses and are lovingly used. Always start your bacon in a cold pan over medium high heat and turn it several times and don’t be afraid of changing its position on the pan as you are cooking it. MMMMMM bacon!!!!!

Some years back I happened into the bio section of the Food Network website, where the data for each host included favorite thing to cook. Jill Cordes’ (The Best Of) was boxed macaroni and cheese – she was a journalism major who talked about others’ cooking rather than her own like the chefs.

Don’t put aluminum foil in a micro-wave.