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Friday, December 2, 1988/University Daily Kansan
CHICAGO
Microwave food popular with students in a hurry
By M. Meredith Relph Kansas staff writer
Gourmet meals to desserts fixed in minutes
It's 3 a m., and you are hungry. Dinner was nine hours ago, and all the places that deliver are closed.
Many students today relieve their hunger pals by simply sticking a piece of pizza or a bag of popcorn in the microwave.
The microwave oven almost has become an integral part of modern kitchens, apartments and residences because of its speed and simplicity.
Mark Fitzgerald, grocery clerk at Dillons Super Store, 300 W. Sixth St., said there had been a boom in the variety of microwave foods available in the past couple of years.
in the post-competing
"Almost anything can be found in
microwave dinners, even meat,"
Fitzgerald said.
The principle of microwave cooking is that the food is cooked from the inside out. When the appliance first became popular, meat dishes could not be prepared because they would not brown. Technology has developed
to the point where meat or anything else can be prepared easily in a microwave.
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Consumers may find every type of delight from gourmet meals to the basic burger and fries.
base camp restaurant.
Tom Wiseman, head clerk at Super
Food Barn. 1900 W. 23rd St., said
sales today carried a wide variety of
microwave food. He said that customers
were extremely receptive to the new products that included milkhakes, pizza, pancakes and pies.
hakes puzzledly, "College students especially like them," Wiseman said. "I guess because it's fast."
Kathy Bond, Overland Park senior, said the advent of good quality microwave food made her life easier because she could fix something to eat between school and work.
can betrothers eat it. "I like real food the best, but when I don't have the time, it's great to just stick something in the microwave." Bond said. "I've eaten TV dinners for years, so this new stuff is good."
Fitzgerald said that one of the most popular microwave items at Dillons
was a line of soups, chili and stews.
"I'd say everyone likes it. College students like it because it is fast, and parents get it because their kids ask for it." he said.
Microwave desserts are one of the newest products in fast-food technology, with manufacturers tempting palates with five-minute cakes, brownies or pies. Fitzgerald said sweets had been integrated into stores during the past year and had enjoyed as much popularity as the main meal dishes for the microwaves.
Wiseman said that the microwaveable products were more expensive than regular food because of the packaging they required. However, many people seem to be willing to overlook the cost in favor of the convenience.
Linda Proctor, Lawrence senior,
said she was willing to pay a bit more
for food that allowed her to spend less
time cooking and more time doing
schoolwork.
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Drawing at 12:00 Noon (Registration begins one hour before.)
Saturday, November 26
Anyone 18 years and older is eligible to participate, however you must be present to win. Previous weeks' winners are not eligible to enter, nor are FNB employees, directors or their families. Registration closes 5 minutes before the draining is scheduled.
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