No-Boil Lasagna Noodles SUCK

KarmaContestant · #1 10-30-2005, 09:46 PM

Really, they do.

I decided to try them out for the first time tonight. I would not suggest them to anyone. The texture is all wrong - they feel like...I don't know, but it certainly doesn't seem like pasta I've been chewing!

Anyway.

Richard B · #2 10-30-2005, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

Really, they do.

I decided to try them out for the first time tonight. I would not suggest them to anyone. The texture is all wrong - they feel like...I don't know, but it certainly doesn't seem like pasta I've been chewing!

Anyway.

Yuck. They also sound awfully processed.

SortaSavageLike · #3 10-30-2005, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

Really, they do.

I decided to try them out for the first time tonight. I would not suggest them to anyone. The texture is all wrong - they feel like...I don't know, but it certainly doesn't seem like pasta I've been chewing!

Anyway.

I can't imagine such a thing. My mother still makes these huge ten-pound six-layer monster lasagnas every Christmas Day. Two pounds of sausage, 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef, three liters of tomato sauce, and enough ricotta and mozeralla cheese to give a Bottlenose Dolphin a heart attack. Accept no substitutes!

***ThePenguin*** · #4 10-30-2005, 10:06 PM

I have tried the rice that is 'ready to eat' in those microwavable bags....and those are foul as well. a very strange flavor and texture.

-Lis

strandinthewind · #5 10-30-2005, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePenguin

I have tried the rice that is 'ready to eat' in those microwavable bags....and those are foul as well. a very strange flavor and texture.

-Lis

and it smells like the dead - OY!

dissention · #6 10-30-2005, 10:21 PM

All of that no-cook **** is disgusting. I was in the regular old supermarket the other day, which I never set foot in because I try to eat healthy, and was appalled at packaged beef that was already cooked and just waiting to be warmed up. Just hanging there in a plastic package for you to pluck off the hook. People buy that ****? Vile. Just vile. I'll stick with Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.

SuzeQuze · #7 10-30-2005, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

Really, they do.

I decided to try them out for the first time tonight. I would not suggest them to anyone. The texture is all wrong - they feel like...I don't know, but it certainly doesn't seem like pasta I've been chewing!

Anyway.

What brand did you use? I use Barilla and they're delicious.

KarmaContestant · #8 10-30-2005, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

What brand did you use? I use Barilla and they're delicious.

They were Barilla. I love their pasta, but I will buy regular noodles and boil them to my heart's content in the future.

MacMan · #9 10-30-2005, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

All of that no-cook **** is disgusting. I was in the regular old supermarket the other day, which I never set foot in because I try to eat healthy, and was appalled at packaged beef that was already cooked and just waiting to be warmed up. Just hanging there in a plastic package for you to pluck off the hook. People buy that ****? Vile. Just vile. I'll stick with Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.

Are you serious!? I've never heard of pre-cooked beef in a bag!... Sounds pretty gross! How fricken lazy do you have to be to buy that ****!

strandinthewind · #10 10-30-2005, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by MacMan

Are you serious!? I've never heard of pre-cooked beef in a bag!... Sounds pretty gross! How fricken lazy do you have to be to buy that ****!

Well, they have the pregrilled chicken breast strips in the bag - and they are not that bad.

dissention · #11 10-30-2005, 10:34 PM

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Are you serious!? I've never heard of pre-cooked beef in a bag!... Sounds pretty gross! How fricken lazy do you have to be to buy that ****!

I kid you not. I even looked it up when I got home.

http://www.tysonfoodsinc.com/FoodSer...roundBeef.aspx

Precooked Seasoned Ground Beef
Take the wait and the worry out of ground beef with Tyson® precooked value-added ground meat products. Our beef crumbles, taco meat, and Sloppy Joe meat are all ready and waiting to expand your menu with the comfort of heat-and-serve ease. And each offers the consistency you need.

dissention · #12 10-30-2005, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Well, they have the pregrilled chicken breast strips in the bag - and they are not that bad.

But at least that **** is refrigerated. This stuff is not. It just hangs there...in the aisle...on a hook...at room temperature.

SuzeQuze · #13 10-30-2005, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

They were Barilla. I love their pasta, but I will buy regular noodles and boil them to my heart's content in the future.

I thought the Barilla no boil noodles had a texture closer to homemade pasta than the boil kind. My roommate loves my lasagna too, well everyone does.

My homemade meatballs are the "secret" ingredient. Mmmm...

SuzeQuze · #14 10-30-2005, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

All of that no-cook **** is disgusting. I was in the regular old supermarket the other day, which I never set foot in because I try to eat healthy, and was appalled at packaged beef that was already cooked and just waiting to be warmed up. Just hanging there in a plastic package for you to pluck off the hook. People buy that ****? Vile. Just vile. I'll stick with Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.

That's crazy, it takes all of 10 minutes to cook it!

strandinthewind · #15 10-30-2005, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

But at least that **** is refrigerated. This stuff is not. It just hangs there...in the aisle...on a hook...at room temperature.

I think it is essentially the same method as that used to make beef jerky. Lots of salt I guess.