NZ scientists may microwave Colossal Squid

NZ scientists may microwave Colossal Squid

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Wellington - A Colossal Squid weighing nearly half a ton and believed to be the biggest ever caught is being kept on ice as scientists ponder whether to put it into a massive microwave oven.

The squid, caught by New Zealand fishermen in Antarctica last month has been measured at the Museum of New Zealand in Wellington at 495kg and 10m in length. Its weight had earlier been estimated at 450kg.

But scientists say the frozen squid is so large, by the time the centre of the aquatic giant is defrosted the outer flesh could have rotted.

So they are considering using a massive one ton microwave oven to speed up defrosting, said Steve O'Shea, a squid expert at Auckland University of Technology.

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That has to be one big microwave...

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I got to get me one of those! I am sick of waiting 6-8min for my Hungry Man dinner to be ready. I need my "Over 1 1/2lb of food" ASAP.

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Like truck tires, the calamari was surprisingly tender and not at all fishy tasting, said the scientists...

I wonder why the news report says it would taste like Ammonia?

Anyone up for a squid sandwich?