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If you need a baking sheet then it counts as cooking...

Posted December 5, 2002 11:04 PM.

I'm a master of the pre-packaged culinary treat. You get it in a packet. You put the packet in the oven. You take the packet out of the oven. You have lovely food. It's that simple! So as I'm sure you can imagine I was horrified to discover that the Lemon Chicken I purchased from Sainsbury's required a baking sheet. You have to remove the chicken from the packaging, place it on a baking sheet and then add the sauce shortly afterwards. But if there's a baking sheet, then it counts as cooking. And if it's cooking food rather than magic oven food - where's the pleasure?! It's an invasion. I feel violated. I'm exhausted.

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