BARFBLOG: Cooking a frozen pot pie in a microwave - (barfblog)

October 10, 2007 – 8:00 pm

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This is a ConAgra Banquet turkey pot pie Amy and I purchased the evening of Oct. 9, 2007 and kept in the freezer. It had the P-9 code on the side, and on sale, 2-for-$1.
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2007/10/articles/salmonella/no-kitty-this-is-my-pot-pie/index.html
This is me in our kitchen on Monday Oct. 8, preparing Thanksgiving (Canadian) chicken for guests. Note the white microwave in the back left corner.
This is our GE Turntable microwave oven cooking the turkey pot pie at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 10, 2007. I have no idea what the wattage is.
The front of the pot pie package includes statements such as:
Ready in 4 minutes; microwavable
And
KEEP FROZEN
COOK THOROUGHLY
The microwave cooking instructions on the back state:
For food safety and quality, follow these cooking directions:
Microwave Oven
(fine print: Ovens vary; cooking time may need to be adjusted.)
1. […]


MORE:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/fsnews.cfm?newsid=21820


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