I don’t home cook

[Jjustsancs]

I know not everyone will agree with me
I am not rich I am far from it. This year I dropped the guilt. This isn’t AIBU

once you count what your time and energy is worth and the fact you could be doing something else cooking and doing the dishes, meal planning and buying all the ingredients - and all the waste that goes in the bin when a takeaway is inevitably ordered because you’re tired and want something tasty - it’s cheaper and easier to just buy something ready made or easy food in the first place. You can get everything ready made now including sandwiches, soup, and family dinners like big lasagnes.

Charlie Bingham is full of fat/butter

Love fat and butter

I can't get on with batch cooking either. Things don't taste the same after freezing. I make what I have time for, maybe enough for the next day too as being in the fridge doesn't have the same effect on taste and texture.

I don’t get batch cooking. Maybe it’s because I’m already cooking for 6 plus leftovers but find it expensive and hard work, plus when I’ve tried to do a lasagne for example I always find despite doubling the ingredients I only end up with enough ragu for lasagne and a half!

Nothing wrong with either

I would argue that if you make your own food cooked from scratch, you know exactly what's in it. I'd rather take a bit of extra time cooking something healthy and nutritious than trusting the ready made meals that you can buy in the supermarket.

I prefer to cook from scratch and I think it also cuts down on packaging and waste but you have to do what works for you.

i think it is healthier

I also like baking and agree it can be relaxing

I cook pretty much everything from scratch.

We own two takeaways in our family. One if a fish and chip shop so that’s not something that appeals that much and the other is a Chinese and once I saw the amount of salt and sugar that goes into the sauces I was not enthusiastic about having that too often either. Once every couple of months is enough.

I don't cook from scratch often. My son has a very limited diet and it is just a pain in the arse as well as struggling with having the time.

How depressing. I love good food and there are very few takeaways that id consider to be tastier than the food we cook at home.