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 Seriously. Have they never done that at home? Because lord knows I have! I guess most people have microwaves.
Maybe that's it.  I've never had a microwave until now (I hate them even more than cell phones) and immediately asked "what are they doing?!?" My housemate didn't get the reheating problem at all.
	
 
		
		
Relatedly, I do think it's hilarious that these frozen dinners are designed to cook on the stovetop, so people "feel like they're cooking."
	
 
		
		
Relatedly, I do think it's hilarious that these frozen dinners are designed to cook on the stovetop, so people "feel like they're cooking."
I kinda love the Bertolli frozen dinners.  I don't really feel like I'm "cooking" but the finished product tastes more like I cooked than, say, a regular frozen dinner or reheating leftovers.
	
 
		
		
Well, as with anything "bready", wouldn't the pasta reheat better in a pan than a microwave?
	
 
		
		
I've only make the Bertollis in a pan.  I tried it once in the microwave but it didn't heat as evenly.  
This is more a statement on the quality of my 10 year old inherited microwave than on their dishes.  I don't use my microwave for anything, really, except frozen vegetables.  
	
 
		
		
Maybe I would agree more about Sarah being let go if I didn't find Howie just so annoying with his refusal fo communicate with her at all.
	
 
		
		
Oh, I'm sure it's better, I just think it's funny that "you feel like you're cooking" is a selling point.
	
 
		
		
SYTYCD:
Did anyone else feel like they were being manipulated by the whole build up to Mia's dance? 
I would have liked the dance better if I hadn't known what Mia intended.
The buildup almost ruined the dance altogether for me.  And then when they kept hammering on about it afterwards was even worse.  I had to consciously push that out of my mind in order to like the dance at all.  Even so, I agree that there was not enough dancing.  But I noticed that in several of the dances this time.  Were the dances shorter?  Or was it really just the choreography?
	
 
		
		
wouldn't the pasta reheat better in a pan than a microwave?
The key to reheating pasta in a microwave is to heat at lower temp for longer. Then it turns out just fine.
	
 
		
		
Were the dances shorter? Or was it really just the choreography?
I think it was a bit of both. The dances were shorter, so the ones with longer pauses or less continuous movement seemed even shorter.