this is the box!
so i was in the back freezer grabbing an ice pack for my ankle (that i forgot to bring upstairs) and saw some ore-ida extra crispy easy fries.
“i wouldn’t mind a snack. ready in 4 minutes in the microwave? that’s not much of a time investment. even if they’re horrible it won’t be so bad.”
often times, conversations with myself go pretty quickly. i’m really easy to convince when i’m kinda starving at 2 am. so i decided to make the fries. about half way through making the fries i also decided to document the making of the fries and post it here on the interwebs where i like to put things that no one will ever give a shit about but may stumble upon accidentally and instantly regret.
so here we go. here come lots of pictures of french fries that get made in the microwave!
look at the inside of the box. it’s lined with the same stuff a hot pockets pocket holder is lined with. which incidentally is the same stuff that used to be sold on infomercials back in the day. or at least i think it is. i also think it was called micro magic. and it worked. kinda. if you used a lot. and wrapped what you were cooking totally.
technically i cheated and this is after they are cooked...
the instructions state to line up the fries next to each other (which as you can see above i failed at). and then you press the top, which is lined with the mico magic, on top of the fries and hope it presses them into the bottom (also lined with micro magic). so i did…
again, i cheated. this is after they came out.
and then you put them in for 4 minutes. the box warns you not to over cook them. i’m not sure what would happen if you over cook them, but why would you want to ruin french fries? even if you think they’re gonna be crappy. so 4 minutes may be too much if you’re using the japanese nuclear plants to cook your fries. otherwise i imagine you’ll be all right.
then you get french fries!
they don't look so shitty!
the verdict? i give them 7 out of 10 inanimate objects. for something i randomly found in my freezer that i microwaved in 4 minutes in the microwave, they didn’t suck at all. they even were a little crispy on the outside as well as soft and fluffy on the inside. some delicious pacific sea salt and a spare container of mickey d’s sweet n sour sauce made these a lovely 2 am snack.
worst part about these fries is that they consider what’s in the box 2 servings. i don’t know about you, but when it comes to fries i order 2 large knowing people will want to pick at my fries and still get pissed when they ask. that amount of fries is in no way, shape, or form a shareable amount, even if you are a caring person.
don’t know what they cost (they were free for me!), but i’d say anything more than $1.50 and you’re better off finding a 24 hour mcdonald’s to fix your fry craving.
They don’t look bad at all. Definitely gonna try it.