The best item of take away food ever served was the

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

microwaved cheeseburger from the Rising Sun by the stables at Old Bexley Lane during the summer of 1976 FACT.

In fact, it may be the tastiest item of food ever produced by man. All my life I have been searching for something this delicious.

It was best served with a warm-ish bottle of Coke.

[Snin]

with the tiny dab of relish in it..the steaming bag inside the box..the bit of melted cheese stuck to inside of bag..i find the bacon mcmuffin can at times start to replicate is feel but its no real match for it

[Berni]

For me it was probably the cold chicken balls dipped in jellified red gloop I ate the morning after a skinful some time in about 1997. I remember just standing in front of the fridge devouring these things until my flatmate caught me and looked revolted.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

And the final word on this subject is Schwarma.

In the early hours, ideally in Amsterdam.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I wonder how they heated the pre-packaged burger in such a short space of time?

[Berni]

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[Berni]

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:rubchin:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Isn't it a bit flat there?

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dinner at T1.. The tin Goose ? Rouge ? or Harlequin Alehouse & Eatery

tomorrow on the bavarian slopes :cloud9: its fresh snow..hotel all confirmed
http://www.atlas-grandhotel.com/en
and got them down half price as spotted them on booking.com dinner tomorrow of shnitzel and beer :cloud9: wooohooo imo

back to work monday morning booooo :-)

[Luis Anaconda]

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Britain's oldest microwave still going strong after 40 years - and 150,000 meals

By Daily Mail Reporter
UPDATED: 03:41, 24 January 2009

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They are part and parcel of most kitchens now. But in the Swinging Sixties, microwave ovens were cutting-edge technology.

Frederick Stephens was among the first in Britain to buy one and 150,000 meals later, it is still going strong.

The 78-year-old believes it is the country's oldest still in everyday use.

He paid £230 - equivalent to more than £3,000 in today's money - for the brown Panasonic NE-691 and has used it every day in the four decades since.
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Proud owner Fred Stephens, 78, poses with his trusty microwave, which is still going strong after 40 years

There were so few microwaves on the market, that Mr Stephens and his late wife Francis needed a demonstration on how to use it.

'I'm so surprised it has lasted this long,' he said. 'It was a real novelty when we bought it as there weren't many around in those days.

'At the time, it was life-changing and since then it's become one of those everyday things you wonder now how you could ever live without.'
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The oven survived the couple's two children and has only broken down once when a lightbulb needed replacing.

Mr Stephens, a grandfather-of-four from Cheltenham, added: 'I use it all the time to heat up ready meals and to do my Horlicks before I go to bed every night. It's marvellous really.'

Mr Stephens bought the oven from an electrical shop in Gloucester in the mid or late Sixties - and it has outlasted the store, which has since closed. He said: 'It's a slice of history and is amazing to think how long it's lasted.

'At the time of buying it, there were so few around we had to have a demonstration in the shop on how to use it and it was like looking at the future. We must have eaten thousands of meals over the years which have been heated in it.

'Francis used to cook the Christmas puddings in it and would make food in it for the kids.

'Even the shop which sold it has gone now, but the microwave is still going strong. We've definitely had our money's worth.'

Since being widowed in 2005, he said the microwave has been a great help heating up his meals and nightly hot milks.

'It's never had to have any sort of maintenance and the only thing that's ever gone is the lightbulb for the door,' added Mr Stephens.

The world's first microwave oven was built in America in 1947 by technology firm Raytheon, which filed the first patent after employee Percy Spencer made the breakthrough.

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Mr Stephens bought the brown Panasonic oven in the Sixties, when microwaves were still seen as 'life-changing' additions to the kitchen

Dr Spencer, a self-taught engineer, was testing a new vacuum tube during radar-related research when he noticed the chocolate bar in his pocket melted.

By late 1946, the company filed a patent proposing that microwaves be used to cook food.

The first one produced weighed 340kg, stood 6ft tall and cost $5,000 (£3,664).

But years of work were needed to make the invention affordable and small enough for kitchens.

Between 1952 and 1955, the first home model was introduced by Tappan at $1295 (£951), and by 1967 Raytheon released the first counter-top, domestic oven.

The 100-volt microwave oven cost just under $500 (£366) and was smaller, safer and more reliable than previous models.

After a slow response to the large cumbersome models, the smaller models became more accepted, particularly in certain industries.

The microwave oven allowed restaurants and vending companies to keep products refrigerator-fresh up to the point of service and then heat them to order.

They could serve fresher food, with less waste and costing less money.

By 1975, microwave sales had taken over those of gas ranges.

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snow sat eve.. 145 cm of snow up on zugspittz glacier

- 13 up there at moment

http://zugspitze.de/en/news/weather


Zugspitze
Today Mornings
Afternoon
Tommorrow Mornings
Afternoon
Temperatures -10° Glacier
-13° Peak
Forecast -7° Glacier
-10° Peak
Visibility up to 1 km Wind crisp from W
Visibility 1 km up to 10 km Wind temperate from SO
Snow depth 145cm Powdersnow
Garmisch-Classic
Today Mornings
Afternoon
Tommorrow Mornings
Afternoon
Temperatures -2° Valley
-7° Mountain
Forecast -1° Valley
-5° Mountain
Visibility up to 5 km Wind temperate from W
Visibility 1 km up to 10 km Wind light from SO
Snow depth 75cm Machinesnow

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Have a marvellous time.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

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