It’s not that people don’t know how to buy groceries. It’s that they don’t know how to cook. Nobody teaches you this if you grow up with parents who can’t cook.
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Sharon
as someone on the zoomer/millennial boundary i feel there's a legit problem with people not knowing how to purchase groceries
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This is my biggest regret in life. My mom is a great homecock, and I never had any interest in learning when I was younger and still living with them. Looking back, I would have done things differently.
They should have a full year of culinary classes in high-school.
Another thing that isn't taught is food management. Lots of food gets wasted because we don't give it the proper storage, or we don't use it because we don't have all of the ingredients.
Do these people know how to plan meals for a week.... a DAY?
Know what a crock-pot is?
Ever eat leftovers?
Pack a lunch for their kid -- same transferable skills.
sigh...
I think the fact that I’m a guy meant, in their minds, someone would always cook for me. My sister, though, didn’t learn how to cook until she got married.
They cook bc they grew up eating well & were hungry so they taught themselves
A dozen eggs could cost $6 and still easily provide enough for 6 breakfasts costing a buck each.
my mom taught me to bake but she wasn't much of a cook. plus, I'm vegan and she definitely is not. I learned from books and practice
you can learn it from a book from your local library. give it a try
Also, when I do groceries, I never use them all. I always waste like half. The more ingredients required, the more food wasted.
So I eat lunch out, then eat leftovers in.
I'm not trying to convince anyone that my POV is right. Just pointing out my reality. I'm not gonna change. Especially not just because some rando on the internet thinks I should.
But I don't. That's just reality. I don't do that.
So it's slightly cheaper to buy a big lunch and eat the leftovers for dinner. Less waste.
Wish I could buy a 1/4 head of lettuce. Or 2 eggs and 3 slices of bacon. Or a half-loaf of bread.
It's just me. I'm not feeding a family.
Bacon, yeah. Can you freeze it? You can buy 6 eggs. Or share with a friend. I bet others share the same concerns as you.
And then I had all of these ingredients to deal with. To get rid of them I would had to make nine more burritos. Who is going to do that?
Trader Joe's should reduce the salt in its prepared entrees too.
Spaghetti sauce. Pasta.
Tortilla. Cheese.
Paper plates if one can't deal with washing dishes.
Cheaper food & 15 minutes can approximate cheap restaurant fare.
Some people just don’t want to learn it.
Actually, I ran out when 2/3 of my AP physics class failed because I nuked their curve, but who's counting?
Feel like you ate a heavy Italian dinner for $2, 600 cal, and 10 min.
I learned everything from shows and books.
Plenty of experimentation and trial and error. I taught myself how to be a very good cook.
It will take time and patience but anyone can do it.
How high do you turn on the stove to brown ground meat? How high for chicken?
When do you season/ how much?
How long do you cook things?
All mysteries that we did not solve for the kids that aren't their fault.
A fabulous source for beginning cooks.
They're out there.
I was never taught to cook, so that's what I did.
A good starter cookbook is Fannie Farmer. It's old but basics are basics.
A keeper.
How special to have that continuance.
But now, with the internet, there's no excuse.
They can get on YT and learn how to cook AND how to shop.
But now, with the internet?
No excuse. You can learn anything on your own.
And I have.
Could it be there’s not a lot of ‘readers’ out there??
Like making bread. If you have limited funds, buying a bag of flour AND salt, oil, yeast, etc. The first loaf is expensive. It's subsequent loaves where the unit cost drops.
This is lore.
My wife likes to cook (most of the time), she has her own shortcuts & knows substitutions for ingredients.
And a time to pause from hustling to prepare the food is good for our mental health!!
1/2
Fresh mayo in 2 minutes.
Not rocket science.
2/2
We make the ladyfingers. Easy.
Learning to cook even basic meals a few times a week should be attainable for anyone able bodied.
People who say they don't have "the time" certainly seem to find it for gaming, podcasting, streaming or shitposting 🙃
* Put chicken in roasting pan
* Put oil, salt, pepper, and herbs on it.
* Put in oven.
* Walk away for an hour or whatever and do other things you need to do (better yet, use a probe thermometer with an alarm).
Fancy, and two birds with one stone: add a little water and cover the bottom of the pan with carrots.
Stupid.
For example Frozen breakfast sandwiches Frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Who buys this s***?
I cook popcorn in the microwave all the time
I bake frozen lasagna from scratch
I make frozen pizza with my bare hands after pulling it out of the freezer and taking it from the box :)
* Where's Mom Now That I Need Her?
* Where's Dad Now That I Need Him?
* Help! My Apartment Has a Kitchen!
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I have a number of friends that rely entirely on take outs for their significant meals.
They don't know how to use/experiment with ingredients.
Always.
Fair enough.
I can and do cook. And I buy groceries.
Some things are cheaper not cooked yourself. Especially the less people you are feeding.
This is not a definitive absolute.
Turkey or pork bacon (unprocessed!): fold up slices on wax paper. Put in quart baggie and freeze. Breakfast sausages: just freeze 'em.
Here in Belgium, my wife, well in his sixties and master cook, still share with her children, in their thirties, the best receipes.
Transmission by generation.
My mom taught me to cook.
I started teaching my daughter to cook when she was tall enough to reach the stove.
She is appalled at how few of her friends can cook.
My nieces and nephew also know how to cook.