would you find these sorts of comments rude?

[lemongrab33]

Say if you cooked for someone/gave them food which wasn't completely from scratch. You ask how it was and they say 'Good thanks, McVities/Tesco/Dolmio etc. did an excellent job of making it!'
I find this a bit rude and pretentious, not sure if I'm overthinking it?

Rude and unnecessary!

Bit unnecessary but I wouldn't read too much into it unless there's a big back story

Don't cook for them again, very rude.

Really rude. The correct response is 'It was delicious, thank you.'

I do a mixture of fresh and ready made things. I'm not a person who makes absolutely everything from scratch, I just don't have the time nor the will.

Tbh I wouldn’t care and I would probably say it myself to my guests. Eg. Hope you enjoyed the pizza Tesco made for you. If I’d spent hours making something from scratch and they said something like that then I’d be a bit annoyed, but if I’d used ready made stuff to make my life easier I would just own that.

That would be last time l cook for them.
A slice of toast or crackers is all they'd get from me.

Who is the person you are cooking for ?
Your AIBU needs context

I see that as being similar to 'the washing machine does the washing, not you' sort of comments. Yes, you've used some shortcuts, but the shortcuts also needed your (human) input and effort.

If it was a guest, then yes, I'd find that rude.

(Unless I'd actually made a big point of saying 'So, this is actually a sauce out of a jar, so I really hope it's not horrible' in which case it could be taken as reassurance.)

If it was my partner, it would depend on the tone. If it was an affectionate joke about our shared love of, eg, a Charlie Bigham's ready meal, that would be fine. It was a nasty dig at my cooking, I'd find it rude and obnoxious.

Yes it’s really ungracious.

Don't want to say who in case it's outing, but the point is I made food for them, not for myself just for them, but I didn't have to.

If it was a friend or family member who was decent and having a laugh then I’d be fine with it - depends on the tone. If someone was being a prick about it then I’d be pissed off.

Bit rude but funny ranging to extremely rude and unfunny, depends on the person and your relationship.

My dad, for instance - he’s a great cook, and he’s also rude but in a funny way and I love him dearly = not offended

My ex-step-MIL - mediocre cook who thinks she’s better than she is, empathy bypass, always has a ‘tone’ = bloody cow!

We're not asking for the name of your guest, just their relationship to you.

I don’t need to know exactly who it is, but I’m not being funny when I say how on earth could describing a relationship to someone be outing? Most people have parents or siblings or friends or romantic partners. It’s the least ‘outing’ thing there could be!

Outing ?!
honestly 🤣

it was my husband, son, daughter, aunt, gp, neighbour !!! 🤣hardly outing !

If you've made friends with my past Ukrainian guests I apologise. We used to joke 'thank you Aldi' at meals we had mostly 'cheated' on when we were taking turns cooking.

But yeah, if not a sort of 'in-joke' situation if would be ungrateful/rude.

It depends. Its the sort of thing if my dad said it I'd laugh. Some people I might assume more malice from.

If it's a regular thing I'd be tempted to present them with an unopened jar and a bag of dry pasta next time. And tell them tesco cooked dinner.

I mean, I probably wouldn't, unless they REALLY pissed me off. But I'd amuse myself imagining it.

Context is everything. If my sister said it to me I’d know she’s just being mischievous.

If my mom said it, I’d know she’s asking me not to send her to an early grave, because she doesn’t countenance ready made food.

I think it does matter a bit whether the remark is the awkward attempt at banter of an old friend who doesn’t always get it right or comes from a guy you’ve just begun to date or a partner who may have started to take you for granted, amongst other scenarios. On MN we usually do give this sort of context. But it is your choice, OP.

Unless this remark came from someone who was trying to be funny, knew they had failed and applogised, I would be letting them gat a lot more of their own food in the future

It's the sort of thing I would say about a meal I have cooked if I used some pre-made element of it, but if someone said it about a meal I had cooked for them then I'd be a bit put out. Is this a common thing for them to say or an out of the blue comment?

This really depends on the context. For example, I cooked sausage hot pot with Linda McCartney sausages and we had a conversation around how tasty her sausages are and that we prefer them to other vegetarian brands. Similarly, if I make pasta with sauce and sauce came from a jar, I think it is reasonable to make a comment on how tasty this particular brand is over another one ("even though it came from Lidl"). I honestly never though it rude. I am fairly confident in my cooking skills that I don't derive my value from people's comments. I am surprised so many people on this thread feel differently. It's just a chit chat and you seem to try really hard to find offence where none was meant.

Herm.. if you don't want to give context consider the following.

1. Did this offend you? I guess so or you wouldn't ask. But just checking.
2. Did the person who said it know it would offend you. For example I know this wouldn't offend my mum, she doesn't care about cooking at all or put effort in. It might offend my OH if he thought he'd done his best after a long day at work. Do they know you well enough to know?
3. Do they make sure remarks only to you or is it bants or comments with everyone?
4. Did you generally get on or is there a feeling they're getting at you?