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Something happened to me today, a little problem and I'm wondering if it's a common thing to happen or it's just me. It's not the first time I've been in this spot and it probably won't be the last.

I was heating a micromeal, chicken korma it said on the box. It was one of those jobbies where you heat it for a few minutes, give it a shuggle, then heat it for another few minutes before plating it up.  

Long story short, I'm at the microwave, it has just gone -ding- but because I've been engaged in other things, and possibly because I'm an idiot,  I have no idea whether it's shuggling time or plating time.

Most modern microwaves have digital input these days, you push buttons rather than turn dials. If the above problem is a common one, I wonder why microwave manafacturers don't bung in the facility to push a button and see the recent history of the devices use. How long it's been on for and when, a date and time stamp as it were.

You can with a mobile phone, why not your microwave?

Hahaha this has to be a joke!!

No joke, genuine dilemma I find myself in semi frequently.

I usually err on the side of caution and zap it again. It was never going to be a culinary experience so rather overcooked than undercooked.

If I found myself faced with such a dilemma I would examine the dish for evidence of shruggling.  If korma has already been shruggled there will be some splattered on the underside of the filmy covering, and the sauce would have been upset somewhat.  If meal still looks nicely settled like it's been lying prone in your fridge for a day or two chances are the beep/ding is just an indication that it's shruggle time and dinner needs a minute or two more zappage.

I tried that Colombo CSI shit but my inspection was inconclusive.

A certain amount of incedental shuggling takes place prior to piercing the film with several times with a fork. (which we all know means stabbing the shit out of it)

The film has splatter even before the official shuggle

just shruggle harder in future then ldo

Henceforth dispense the need for mid-cook shuggle from your microwaving routine. Especially for curry where the texture of the food, it being mainly sauce plus chunks of meat. So turn 4 mins plus quick shake plus another 4 mins into a straight 8 mins. Relieve kitchen tension.

Why don't you buy some plastic shuggling utensils and place them in the microwave with your meal?

That way when it pings you just open the door and check the state of utensils.

If they're clean a shuggle is required.

If they're dirty it's dinner time.

Or just check to see if you still have skin on your fingers. If you have then you need to shuggle, if not it's time to eat.

wtf kind of shruggle method are you using vinny?

As an internationally recognised expert in microwave cuisine I feel qualified to provide the solution to you shuggling dilemma.

Firstly the zapping instructions make it clear that you should pierce film lid several times, you do this with a fork of small sharp knife, you then put said culinary delight in the microwave for its initial zappage, then (and this is the key to permanant salvation from shuggling confusion) you peel back the film lid and stir instead of a mere shuggle. Thus alleviating any confusion over the zapping process, if the film lid has been peeled back then sufficient shuggling has occurred, if film lid is intact then you are left in absolutely no doubt as to the next required stage in the process.

peel back the film ffs?  most connisseurs of microwave cuisine are far too lazy to bother with all that hoo hah.  And why aren't you answering your phone? I was gonna sing to you and everything.  Maybe I just answered my own question.

You sang on the voicemail message ... I was in bed with headphones in listening to music and didn't hear the phone, which after hearing said singing made me feel quite thankful for missing the call ;)

gfy xxx

dunno the technical term for it but whenever i take a meal out of the microwave it burns my fingers. I blame Kirsty for being out that day.

LOL at all these lazy shugglers.

Kev knows the score - film peelage for proper stirrage.

MrsB microwaves her food sometimes...definitely peel the film back.


Or just eat proper food IMO.

Perhaps we're talking at cross purposes, but I thought shruggling was when one is strapped to the back of pig and enters it without permission?

I was confused by the word shruggle as well (didn't know that's what it meant though  :o

It's Tank's fault for not spelling shoogle right.

A curry should be done in the oven anyway, fk the microwave.

If I wanted to peel back lids and stir I might as well saute some vegetables and poach a fekkin quails egg or something like that.

Liking Tightend's solution the best. The very idea of not following the instructions on the packet at first upset my OCD. Now the thought has had some time to fester, I'm incredibly excited at all the possibilities that such an attitude would open up for me. Not just in the field of microwavery either, ooh the badness, the badness.

Tank it is clear you are in inexperienced user of the microwave and are still following the instructions on the packet.  I am willing to share a secret with you.  This made my life so much better and will stop you having the problem you explained in the OP.

So standard korma times might be something like...

4mins > stir >3mins

rather than this do the following

7mins

Its pretty complicated but once you know the formula it is easy.  Will PM to people on request as I dont want to post the full equation on here...

ffs didnt see this...

When Dickie Bird umpired cricket he had 6 pebbles in his coat. Every time a ball was bowled he transferred a pebble from one pocket to another and hence never forgot when to call the over. Obviously you could employ this method by utilsing two shruggle pebbles everytime you micro a curry.

Quails egg curry ..................... it's a million to one shot, but it just might work

FYP

The history function on a microwave would be cool though.

You're at some dinner party or another and some hoity toighty host is boasting about how she never uses the microwave, the only reason she still keeeps ahold of it is for melting butter.
You slip into the kitchen and have a wee check. Lololol, turns out the stuck up bint can agitate a meat sauce bag with the best of them.

lol, yeh that aswell.

You bink one of them comps lnite and go straight on the lash Tank ?

And what Celtic said just order in,ldo

think you're confusing shuggling and stirring

Make like a cue card. Write shruggle one side and Eat me on the other side and laminate it! Then once you have placed your meal in the micro and set it going place the cue card infront of the door so when it dings you know you have to shruggle. Then when you put you meal back in turn it over to the eat me side and await the final ding!

Good point, microwaves should have intermission settings, loads of meals have that instruction. I just shoogle like hell at full time and skip the gap.

But yer, microwaves should not be used for proper food. Mainly for the following:

Eggs. Going to visit your mate? Tape an egg in its shell to the top of his microwave to add some extra "colour" to his next meal.

Jam donuts. I lost my parents once due to this, room filled with dense smoke in under 5 mins.

Returned from the pub, nothing on tv? Coat the base of the microwave with oil, use tipex to mark some grapes for you and your mates, bet some ££ on which grape-rocket will reach the other side first.

wandering or wondering minds?

Also Poptarts ldo

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8kThoZpF_U

zomg why can't I spell

Wasn't pissed mond. If I am then my speciality is putting something in the microwave and forgetting about it. Open door a few days later, oh yeah, the macaroni.

Usually the missus makes me some proper food, but I'm in Aberdeen every weekend sorting a house that I'm trying to get sold. Super skint just now till I get it flogged. Getting there, should be on the market next month.

What is a shuggle or shoogle? Are people making up another word for shake?
Obv ignore the break if you don't ignore the break and open the door to mix it up a bit you might as well be cooking so don't make out strirring would be effort you're already wasting energy.

Give Girdy a food related problem and he suddenly turns into a genius :)

Lol obv!

Peel & Stir or you may aswell just eat your own poop.

Tank is my hero. I want to shruggle him.

LOL,mine is putting loads of food in the oven then falling asleep and waking up to a smokey smell 2hours later and everythings cremated,I should probably stop doing that.GLGL with house sale.

I do the opposite. I get all the food ready on the tray. Turn the oven on. Go away. Come back an hour later and realise I didn't actually put the food in.

Do that when sober,so tilting when you come back hungry read to eat