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Rat Toaster

 For the post-apocalyptic prandialist.
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Whenever there's a disaster the first species to take advantage of it is the brown rat (Rattus rattus). Humans don't fare so well, tending to go hungry for want of hygenically prepared food.

Rats are actually quite tasty and nutritious, though difficult to prepare. They are even regarded as a delicacy in parts of that greatest of innovators in cuisine; China.

The Rat Toaster is a solar-powered (The power is usually cut, after a disiaster) device that skins and eviscerates the rodent, before spreading it flat and grilling it at high temperature, to kill any nasty bacteria.

It comes with its own bait, and a range of tasty sauces.

You know you want it...

—UnaBubba, Sep 08 2005

Maybe not http://www.abc.net....stories/s781304.htm
[DrCurry, Sep 08 2005]

Gibnut http://woso.com/Bue....asp?bvid=259&cid=4
[po, Sep 10 2005]

Have a Rat With That http://www.methos.o...dam/brothers03.html
From 'Bronze Age Chefs' [reensure, Sep 10 2005]

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       I'm told that the queen was offered roast rat at a banquet on her first trip to Belize.   

       there was a mouse killing device here yesterday. do people eat mice?
—po, Sep 08 2005
   

       I guess so. They're not really big enough to bother with... when there are rats about.
—UnaBubba, Sep 08 2005
   

       //You know you want it...//   

       what ever gave you that idea?
—skinflaps, Sep 08 2005
   

       Just so long as the diseases that rats carry are limited to the bacterial and you can kill them without destroying the meat. Hmmm doubt creeps in. Ah [+] anyway, so long as the device can pit the toasted rat on a stick.
—st3f, Sep 08 2005
   

       //what ever gave you that idea?//   

       Salt and Pepper rat, with Chinese Five Spice. Why?
—UnaBubba, Sep 08 2005
   

       //Why?//   

       Just curious as to why you think that I would want this. I'd prefer rat Tom Yum Kung, if any going.
—skinflaps, Sep 08 2005
   

       Just when I thought you had gone and got yourself a life...
—zeno, Sep 08 2005
   

       Indeed. Hi again, [UB]...
—david_scothern, Sep 08 2005
   

       I had one, but the voices kept interfering with it, so I came here to offload the mental pictures they have been giving me.
—UnaBubba, Sep 08 2005
   

       [UB], apparently some folks have never heard the "you know you want it" line from TV commercials. NIce to have you and your voices back. (And I will try to stop being an unofficial UnaBubba translator)   

       Rat's ass, anyone?
—Canuck, Sep 08 2005
   

       Perhaps George Foreman will release one, in time for Christmas?
—UnaBubba, Sep 08 2005
   

       You need a sexy euphamism for a rat, to make it sound more delectable, but otherwise [+] and welcome back.
—zen_tom, Sep 08 2005
   

       "Chicken Mekong" (see link).
—DrCurry, Sep 08 2005
   

       what about pigeon? rats are hard to catch - but pigeons just require a net and a little bread.
—benfrost, Sep 10 2005
   

       // greatest of innovators in cuisine; China.//   

       Fishbone, the jews are. And also the fishbone for telling me I want to eat rat.
—Germanicus, Sep 10 2005
   

       I didn't tell you that you wanted to eat rat. I told you that you wanted a rat toaster.
—UnaBubba, Sep 10 2005
   

       OK, have your rat toaster, but allow me to smack you upside the head with this fish carcass first, not entirely just for this idea, but as a friendly welcome back too. Wouldn't want you to get too wrapped up in the warm fuzzies of reconciliation.   

       Hate to be so practical, but I think you'll need a big solar array to power that toaster, by the way.
—oxen crossing, Sep 12 2005
   

       [Unabubba], OK so I jumped to conclusions. But I still don't want to eat rat or a rat toaster i'm afraid.
—Germanicus, Sep 12 2005
   

       I concur [Germanicus]. I wouldn't want to eat a rat toaster either.
—Susan, Sep 12 2005
   

       // // greatest of innovators in cuisine; China.// Fishbone, the jews are // [Germainicus] How can that be, when they proscribe so many delicious foods?
—coprocephalous, Sep 12 2005
   

       I guess they have to be creative when they have so little to work with...But to UB's point, I don't think there is anything that *isn't* regarded as a delicacy somewhere in China.
—DrCurry, Sep 12 2005
   

       That's true, [DC]. I was quite surprised to be served a dish of Ducks' Tongues in Hoisin Sauce, one night at my favourite Chinese restaurant.
—UnaBubba, Sep 13 2005
   


 

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