For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for April 15, 2014

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See? We could do it all by ourselves, except Daddy had to help us read the directions… ;)

I don’t think so. That will only work for uncovered small / light pans. The single point of contact will be subject to off balance tipping. Two hands with mittens or potholders is much more secure, easier and safer. And every kitchen already has a few.

This reminds me of a friend with teenage boys. The oldest one would often miss dinner and roll in on his own time, pop his food in the microwave and eat when he was ready. The microwave broke down. The first night, he took an hour and a half heating up a chicken leg in the oven. He asked how moms managed without a microwave and she explained the system. He arrived on time for dinner from then on until they got a new microwave.

The Ove Glove works great!

Having a morning coffee break with the folks at work. Listened to a girl lament because she had to work a Saturday morning. Husband fed and loved the kids. They shared TV dinners for breakfast with a side of red licorice. She felt guilty. I thought he must be the COOLEST Dad EVER! Great memory.

Well, that’s a start and it’s better than eating out every night.

At least John tried

They used a real oven? I learned as a bachelor that a microwave oven is a man’s best friend (until the dog learns how to cook, anyway).

How old is this strip? I thought Canada switched to Celsius ages ago?

Or $19.52 from Amazon

Oven? They can’t afford a microwave? Who puts a frozen dinner into an oven anymore? Sure, if you’re cooking a whole turkey, a cake, or muffins… but frozen meals? Please!

It was either that or 1800Dominoes.

Those are actually good cooking skills if you really think about it Elly…if your kids can operate an oven properly then they’ve learned how to not burn down a house when they get older

circa 1952, my little brother was soooo disappointed that those new TV dinners didn’t cook on top of the TV. Every guy’s dream?

A number of web sites have that for around six dollars; plus shipping, of course.

speed_racer: Late 1970s, I was there. First weather (F to C, millibars to kiloPascals, etc.) then containers (oz to gr), then highways (speed and distances). Containers were worst because they had both US and Imperial gallons. I would have fun with resistance to metrication by suggesting first split the middle between US and Imperial quarts. This always got agreement. Then I would say, “and we could call it a litre.” Followed by sputtering among the objectors.

As a child I loved TV dinners. I use to look forward to them.

mw ovens were fairly expensive when this strip was first, written though not the multi-thousands $ when first introduced in early 60s.