College food.

[zmatt]

So I move into my dorm tomorrow as a new freshmen. I'm pretty much set, taking 3 computers, a stereo, clothes, bike, etc. One thing has been bugging me though. How the **** am I gonna eat? I know Ramen is the staple of the college diet and I like it and I am good at making it, except the dorm will only allow microwaves as far as cooking appliances. So I ask you TF, what is the best way to nuke Ramen? Also I am a Starbucks addict. I admit it. But $4 for a grande mocha every morning is something I just cant pull. Ive been looking around and there are many homemade frappucino recipes, but I'm not sure which to go with. I do have a coffee machine that my dad has given me but I haven't used it before. Anyone have a good recipe or know where to go to get one?

 

[wafflehammer]

don't you have a meal plan? most college cafeterias aren't that bad...

and surely they have like a community kitchen for the dorm that has at least a microwave lol

 

[Jorsoft]

We nuke noodle bowls for 2:30, stir, then another 2 mins. Works great but our microwave is weak.

For home made recipes for coffee I actually have an espresso machine (no longer in use) and you could steam milk or buy a little frother for like $20. There's not much of a cheap way around good coffee.

My list of good college foods:
Llyod's BBQ
frozen waffles
soup, chili, etc (most are microwaveable)
Other canned stuff, ravioli, etc.
Swanson's/Banquet $1 frozen dinners
frozen sandwiches (panini's etc)
hot dogs

The list goes on and on. You've got a mini-fridge, right? Just whatever fits in there and can be eaten cold or nuked.

 

[zmatt]

I do have a mini fridge. And yes I have a meal plan but its 5 meals a week, and you can bet I will be using them for lunch, so that leaves me with my own breakfast and dinner. And to my knowledge there is no community kitchen.

 

[Jorsoft]

You can buy one of those stove burners that plugs into the wall and a toaster oven. That should take care of the other kitchen aspects if need be. They're not too expensive.

And I forgot about microwave burritos! Gotta have those!

 

[zmatt]

They don't allow those in my dorm. Only microwaves. No toasters, toaster ovens or anything like that, that uses a heated metal coil. Its a fire hazard I guess. What about using my Iron to make grilled cheese? Or is that just a bad idea? lol.

 

[superdave1984]

Option A, 1. Get a job at a fast food joint and get on the breakfast or night shift.
2. Munch.
Option B, get your dorm mates all together and have a weekly dorm food fest.
Option C, get a job at the uni's food court and follow step 2 above.
Option D, hit Wal Mart and fill up on those samples they are always passing out.

 

[wafflehammer]

dude if you have a microwave you're set lol just buy a ton of cheap food you can nuke for breakfast/dinner. A job at a fast food place is a great idea too...a lot of rules about keeping things fresh so if it sets out longer than like 10-15 minutes they dump it...so i'm sure they would let you eat it lol

 

[zmatt]

I actually worked fast food this summer and just got done Sunday. Terrible experience, they wouldn't let us eat either.

 

[wafflehammer]

really? wow that sucks....all of the local burger kings around here have a "old fry bucket" or some bs lol...after 7 (i think) minutes they dump them in it and they're free to eat-to the workers of course- because they aren't considered "fresh" anymore lol