Your Opinion Counts!
A while back I took this test online – as part of a survey panel I participate in – which concluded that I am among the most creative minds in the country. Statistically speaking, at least. From time to time I am invited to participate in online surveys, which pay alright and a couple times a year I am invited to participate in online discussion forums which pay much more. The one I am currently involved with pays $200, for 10 days of discussion posting – each day takes 10-20 minutes. Pretty righteous, eh?
You can click here, which is a link to American Consumer Opinion Panel, to sign up for an account yourself. Their checks have always cleared and its a good way for a broke law student to get some extra scratch from time to time. They pay anywhere from $4-10 per qualified and completed survey. I have even been involved with product sampling, where they sent me some shampoo and conditioner in the mail and I had to use it and fill out questions about how I liked it. Free shampoo and fast money…. THAT WAS EASY! I am sure there are many other companies out there, legitimate and otherwise, that run the same kind of show – but I stick with ACOP as I am not trying to make a career off of online surveys and I can trust that I will get some money for my efforts at the end of the day.
This disucssion I am involved with now wants to know about guy foods. Anything and everything you could ever ask in every way you could ask it – about “guy food”. I just finished with my last post of the day and I thought I’d share with ya’ll the brilliance I came up with:
The Prompt:
It’s present day and you’ve won a spot on a new reality television show. It’s a spinoff of Top Chef in which contestants compete to see who can make the best-tasting guy food in the least amount of time and with the least amount of effort. The show allows you to use any common appliance that you already have, and they will pay the winner of the contest $1 million.
You are allowed to be as creative as you want to be in order to prepare your guy food, but your method of preparation must be better, faster, and use less effort than your opponent **AND** your food will also be judged on taste.
Luckily you just found out about a new guy food that is totally different than anything else you’ve seen or heard about before. It tastes just as good as other guy foods that take more time and effort to prepare, yet it makes preparation a breeze. As you drive to the store to purchase this new product, you are confident that you will be the winner of the contest because of how simple it is to prepare without sacrificing the great taste.
Now tell us what this new thing is like.
How exactly do you prepare/make it?
What is it about it that makes preparation so easy?
What does it taste like?
What special qualities does it have?
What is the new product named?
My Response:
The new thing is a “Steak Dog”. Its a cut of steak that you can cook like a hotdog. It is individually wrapped in a sealed plastic wrapper – the meat never comes in direct contact with the water. To get that crispy, grill-like crust, you simply add the seasoning packet after boiling and stick it in the microwave. BAM!
All you have to wait for is a pot of water to boil, cook to your desired “doneness”, and then a minute or less in the microwave. If you can boil water and push the start button on a common household appliance, you can have a perfectly cooked steak in minutes.
Steak Dog tastes just the same as a regular grilled steak. Individually wrapped, easy to prepare, good tasting.
It has qualities similar to hot dogs.
I would call it, “Steak Dog, real food for real impatient guys”… it is supposed to ring like the nutra-system commercials, for those of us who watch CNBC
LOL – YEAH… I participated in an in-person discussion once. The funniest thing I remember someone came up with is, “Jack Daniel’s scented breath spray”…No Officer, I wasn’t drinking… just think about it.
The only problem with this current discussion, for me, is that I imagine they are trying to get us to come up with some new fast food idea to market to men. But if you have read any of my posts on cooking - you will clearly see I value a home-cooked meal. Rarely do I eat microwave/hot dog/fast food – mostly after stumbling home from the bar, or when I’m really broke… but then again, who doesn’t?
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