Stephen King’s microwaved salmon recipe got a proper roasting but this delicious takedown was the best

Stephen King has written a great many fabulous novels spanning numerous genres from horror to fantasy to crime and beyond.

Cookery books not so much, and this might explain why, a tweet for a microwaves salmon recipe which went viral because, well, look at it.

Dinner: Get a nice salmon filet at the supermarket, not too big.
Put some olive oil and lemon juice on it.
Wrap it in damp paper towels.
Nuke it in the microwave for 3 minutes or so.
Eat it.
Maybe add a salad.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) April 20, 2022

And it prompted no end of tasty takedowns, as you might imagine, some just appalled and others genuinely concerned.

Is this why Pennywise keeps eating children? Cuz you did this to him?

— Ian Fortey Thinks You Should Read His Books (@IanFortey) April 20, 2022

2 chemicals found in paper towels are Chlorine & Formaldehyde. Chlorine is used to make the paper towel white . Like thermal (receipt) paper, Paper Towel have been found to contain Bisphenol A (BPA), even paper towel made from recycled paper.

— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) April 20, 2022

Hey Stephen!

I'm a HUGE fan of your work and would love to know if you have a favourite cheese?

— Joe Bangles CBE (@JoeBangles11) April 20, 2022

He just told you to microwave fish. His favorite cheese is not going to be a revelation.

— Jerry Lambert (@JerryLambert70) April 20, 2022

I know it smell crazy in there

— nic carter (@nic__carter) April 20, 2022

you have money Stephen

— Brett ________ (@BrettRedacted) April 20, 2022

But this was surely the tastiest.

This maybe the shortest horror story you've ever written.

— emotional support trash panda (@procyonlotor99) April 20, 2022

Delicious.

It went viral after it was shared by Apocafeller on the corner of Reddit called ‘clever comebacks’ and here are our favourite things people said about it.

‘Not even f-king salt the madman.’
Mathieulombardi

‘There is enough salt in your tears.’
FloRup

‘I do the same with filet mignon. Gordon Ramsay follows me (with a gun in case I try it again).’
TildaTinker

‘If I ever need to quit somewhere I hate, I’m going to microwave butter lovers popcorn and salmon for 50 minutes before i walk out the door.’
ActualWhiterabbit

‘The true horror is microwaving fish. It is the unwritten rule that you do no such thing. But here we are. The man is a psychopath.’
FloridaMango96

‘This is why he is a true master of horror. he makes a tweet that seems mundane. but it is not. it is filled with horror.’
Talking_To_Yourself