tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972979287820120514.post8276347591023411897..comments2023-05-05T02:39:43.537-05:00Comments on A Girl's Gotta Eat: Welcome to Frozen Culinary 101Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972979287820120514.post-70648506832379060102010-09-23T15:07:11.138-05:002010-09-23T15:07:11.138-05:00Thanks for the clarification, ma'am! I'm ...Thanks for the clarification, ma'am! I'm doing a little research on recycling at this very moment and will report more in my next post.Carly Shankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16898358649550313875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972979287820120514.post-47665346913686463092010-09-22T23:23:22.129-05:002010-09-22T23:23:22.129-05:00Hi Carly! Having just eaten one of these MC meals ...Hi Carly! Having just eaten one of these MC meals and being in the land of all things recyclable, I can tell you that the colander portion is also a "5" and is able to be recycled (at least here in the Portland, OR metro area). <br /><br />(I should clarify and say that we aren't supposed to recycle lids, since they get stuck in the machinery, but I didn't think the steamer qualified as a lid.)<br /><br />I'll be following your feed with interest. Thanks for starting the project! Being on shift work and stranded at the job site at odd hours, I'm a slave to frozen meals much of the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972979287820120514.post-74019518557689163242010-09-21T22:46:04.993-05:002010-09-21T22:46:04.993-05:00You know, I threw the colander in the recycle bin,...You know, I threw the colander in the recycle bin, but I didn't *actually* pay close enough attention to whether it was truly recyclable. The next time I have one of the Marie Callender steamers, I will make note. <br /><br />It is great to hear from readers about what other items might be important points in a review of a frozen meal. This is a good one. Another pointed out to me by another reader is the time it takes to microwave and whether or not there is a cook - stir - cook hassle involved. Both good notes for future reviews!Carly Shankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16898358649550313875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972979287820120514.post-67879501937050422332010-09-21T20:27:10.026-05:002010-09-21T20:27:10.026-05:00I'm also glad I didn't miss this! I would...I'm also glad I didn't miss this! I would be interested to hear about the packaging of your various choices. I have passed up certain ones in the past because I felt like they weren't very earth-friendly. Was the colander thingy recyclable?Tonia F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972979287820120514.post-49658820089320428512010-09-21T00:17:54.485-05:002010-09-21T00:17:54.485-05:00Well now I'm glad I stayed up way later than I...Well now I'm glad I stayed up way later than I should have or I might have missed your Facebook post! This should be an interesting project. I'm going to have to let a friend of mine know about it, too; Melody Fury, aka GourmetFury (gourmetfury.com), host of Vancouver Food Tour and food blogger. She will probably find this project fascinating.Ken Carrikerhttp://www.facebook.com/ken.carrikernoreply@blogger.com