After living in a dorm for over a year now, I must say one of the home staples I miss most is the food. But don't fear although not the best food, dorm food is edible... most of the time.
One of my favorite appliances in the dorm is the microwave. The handy dandy microwave provides fast and usually easy meals when I'm just not in the mood for cafeteria food. There are certain tools that when paired with a microwave that can help produce gourmet meals. I'm a lover of the Joyce Chen Microwave Rice Steamer. Not only can it cook rice (which was always at every meal as I grew up thanks to my Filipino mom), it can also steam vegetables, cook pasta, pop corn, steam meat, fish, and even cook cous cous! I was lucky when I purchased it since I found it at a Ross in a opened box discounted at $3.25. I had no idea that it would impact my eating regimen at the time. I was actually a little skeptical but I thought that at $3.25 it was worth a try. I think this gadget should be in every dorm. You can buy it at http://www.giantsavings.com/joch2qtmiris.html for $10.26. Although it costs more than my amazing price I paid, I would argue that making spaghetti in your microwave during finals makes this gadget worth the investment.
