Food that’s not worth the effort

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Crab…picked yourself
Unfilleted fish
globe artichoke all that finiking for some little bites

Oh and mangoes.. how does anyone get them out of their skins and away from their stones without making a phenomenal mess

Fresh mango. You have to strip naked and stand in the bath for the sake of about four lumps of mango.

Sushi

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Yeah I think lasagne and moussaka are pretty easy (though a little time consuming) but the Aldi special selection lasagne has rendered making home made pointless.

I was also going to say pomegranate.

And wet walnuts

And unfiletted fish

Lasagne if it's a bog standard beef one, but I do make a seafood one from time to time.
Samosas. Nice, but there's a shop near me that sells amazing home made ones so I rarely make my own.

@MrsHsGirl you can buy large cartons of custard in Aldi (tastes great) for like 50 cents why go to all the hassle of making it from scratch or even the powder one

I made crumpets once. Huge effort and mess involved and crumpets in the supermarket are cheap enough not to bother again.

Risotto
Lobster
Crab
Artichokes
Pastry
Breaded chicken

All the ones people mentioned. I'm going to confess too that I really like Idaho packet mash!!

Risotto is definitely worth the effort. I find them super easy and not much effort anyway.

Shortcrust pastry is also extremely easy to make from scratch.

Snap! on the crumpets! Definitely not worth it no matter how easy Paul Hollywood made it look!

Pasta and custard is easy. Risotto in a pressure cooker is very easy. Mayo is easy with a blender.

Croissants, spring roll wrappers, artichokes aren't easy.

Disagree wholeheartedly.

It's only a bit of layering up once you've cooked the ragu (for which you can chop all the stuff in a food processor and Chuck it in a low oven for a couple of hours).

Have never had a decent shop bought lasagne, they're always sloppy.

Making sushi from scratch.

I don't mind making risotto though it does take it good while.

Puff pastry - no way. Even pro chefs 'cheat'.

Sunday roast just seems like a lot of prep and time management for an OK, predictable meal. It's the multi tasking that kills me.

Rice that doesn't go in the microwave.
Bought a lobster from Aldi. It was so difficult to prepare, bits of shell everywhere and hardly any of it to eat and what there was didn't taste very nice.

I never made my own mayonnaise until I bought a Bamix stick blender.

It's now the simplest thing ever. It takes less than 5 minutes, and that includes getting the ingredients out of the cupboard!

I can't agree with lasagna either. It takes time, but is so much better than a ready made one.

@CC4712 hitting a half pomegranate with a spoon makes most of the seeds pop out.

DH fillets my fish for me - he's got the knack.

Kippers are easy though and lovely.

Risotto - easy but not worth the stirring.

Lasagna, a pot for the ragu, a pot for the white sauce, grater for the cheese, etc etc. I haven't made one in years. My friend makes a delicious one - so I just go round there.

Ah now that always used to be the case with crumpets for me but I started making sourdough bread in lockdown and can use the starter to make a batch of crumpets in no time at all now. Just add salt, sugar and bicarb to some starter and cook them.

I love making cinnamon buns too, they are far tastier than any shop bought.

I'll never buy Hellman's again since starting to make my own mayo last year either.

I live near the sea so can buy dressed crab that's really fresh where someone has done all the work, and scallops....

This, the exception being blood oranges, I feast on them , it’s a short season and I look forward to it every year.

I made gyoza because I have to eat gluten free and couldn't find any gf ones. Delicious but dinner took so bloody long for these tiny little mouthfuls, I feel fine resigning myself to a gyoza-free life. See also gluten free doughnuts - not worth it even if the alternative is no doughnuts!

> non microwave rice

I only cook rice in the rice cooker. Add water, salt, mix, then forget about it. It stays warm until ready to serve.

> Roast dinners

That's my easiest meal. If you buy one of the chickens already seasoned and in the tray thing. Pop in oven for 40 mins. When the alarm goes, pop in some veg & potatoes. Done. Shop bought gravy.