Ice crystals occur naturally on frozen product. Excessive ice crystals (a snowy appearance) may result from fluctuations in storage temperature.

The fat listed on our package accounts for all of the fat in the product, including the polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and saturated fat. However, the three fats may not add up to the total because the balance is made up of unclassified fats such as triglycerides, glycerol and trans-fatty acids.

We offer several selections and a wide range of sodium levels to meet the desires of all of our consumers. If you feel the sodium level in our STOUFFER'S^® items is too high, you may want to consider our LEAN CUISINE® line of products.

"Salt" usually refers to table salt, technically known as sodium chloride. Salt contains about 40% sodium and 60% chloride. "Sodium" refers to a specific mineral, which happens to be part of common table salt. It is sodium, not salt, which is usually studied in relation to health issues.

One teaspoon of salt contains 2,000 mg of sodium.

We offer several selections and a wide range of sodium levels to meet the desires of all of our consumers. If you feel the sodium level in these items is too high, you may want to consider our LEAN CUISINE^® Skillets.

The round discs in our Skillets are our unique way of delivering our sauce for the product. These discs maintain the flavor and ensure the highest quality.

We do not recommend that the tray be reused because it was not designed as a permanent container.

Our trays are made from CPET, a crystallized form of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), and are marked with SPI code #1. PET is used for such packaging as plastic soda bottles. Unfortunately, the current weak recycling market for colored PET means that the opportunity to recycle this tray does not exist for a substantial majority of consumers in the U.S. We chose this type of tray for our STOUFFER'S^® frozen entrees because of its superior performance in both conventional and microwave oven environments.

It is necessary to completely penetrate the pouch as holes can re-seal themselves. It might be necessary to make slightly larger holes when piercing so this will not reoccur.

We do not recommend using any STOUFFER'S^® product if it is thawed.

50% power is synonymous with power level 5, medium, medium-low, and in some instances, defrost. However, if the microwave has only one setting, you can prepare the product on high for half the amount of time. If the product is not done in that amount of time, continue cooking on high but check after a minute or so to keep it from overcooking.

Our Product Development personnel do not recommend using a toaster oven due to the toaster oven's small size and proximity of the heating element to the container.

Your STOUFFER'S^® pie is boiling over because there is steam building up within the pie during the cooking process. Our Product Development personnel recommend using a utensil to further open the slit at the top of the crust before cooking. This should let some of the steam escape and stop the pie from boiling over.

We do not recommend preparing this product in the microwave. It will not have the normal crispy, crunchy texture you will expect. However, you might try our LEAN CUISINE^® French Bread pizza and our LEAN CUISINE® Cafe Classics pizza which are specifically packaged to be prepared in the microwave.

Our Skillets were designed to be prepared in a skillet or in the microwave.

If you divide the product and do not prepare it all at once, there may be a chance that there will be an uneven distribution of the ingredients.

Our Skillets were designed to be prepared from a frozen state.

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We occasionally offer cents-off coupons in local newspapers and through direct mailing programs. In addition, we suggest that you watch for special sales or promotions at your local grocery store.

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