How to Make Ramen in a Dorm Room

          Ramen: a college dorm room necessity. Packing for college can be stressful, making sure you don’t forget anything, but if you forget the Ramen, it’s as if the world will end. Ramen is something that can be made using only a few ingredients, and even if you don’t have a full kitchen; you’re in luck, because it’s still possible to enjoy this tasty microwavable dinner. There are certain foods that every college dorm must be supplied with, and Ramen happens to be one of them. Ramen will be your best friend when laziness takes over, and the walk to the dining hall seems impossible. Why leave your dorm room when you can have a complete Ramen dinner in just a few minutes using your very own micro fridge?

            Making Ramen at home is something that can be taken for granted. Just reach in the cabinet and grab a bowl, throw the noodles in, put some tap water in it, and let it cook in the microwave. Unfortunately, it doesn’t prove to be that simple in a college dorm room. There are no bowls in cabinets, or sinks for water. Making Ramen in a dorm room will always result in one way, a mess. By following these steps, you can avoid the mess, and enjoy Ramen the way a hardworking student should in the middle of the night.

            It’s likely that as a freshman in college, you wont have access to a full kitchen. If you’re lucky, there will be a sink and a microwave in the common area of your building. Having a micro-fridge in your dorm room can make life a lot easier, and can allow you to make dorm-cooked meals with ease. The sweet taste of chicken flavored noodles, warm as they enter your watering mouth, can be yours if you follow these steps. The instructions differ slightly from making this delicious meal at home, so pay close attention, and enjoy!

Here are the supplies you’ll need:

·      One package of Ramen

·      Two coffee Styrofoam cups

·      Plastic water bottle

·      Water

·      Plastic fork

Here’s what you do:

• Fill a plastic water bottle with water from the sink in the bathroom, and then set it to the side for later use.
• Place the two Styrofoam coffee cups side by side on a flat surface
• Open the package of Ramen noodles (it will be a block).
• With your hands, break chunks of the noodles and place them in the cups. You need two cups because they will not all fit in one cup
• When all of the noodles are distributed evenly in the two cups, pour water in each cup, do not fill to the top, stop pouring when the noodles are submerged in the water.
• Place the two cups in the microwave side by side
• Heat for three minutes
• When the timer goes off, take both of the cups out of the microwave and stir gently with a plastic fork, breaking the noodles that haven’t been broken apart yet.
• When the noodles are all broken apart in both of the cups, place them back in the microwave side by side.
• Heat for one minute.
• When the timer goes off, take both cups out, and stir both cups again, with the plastic fork.
• Open the flavor packet, and pour half of the powder in one cup, and half of the powder in the other cup.
• Take your plastic fork and stir thoroughly.
• Allow the noodles to cool for about one minute, and enjoy!