Food is life, but it don’t come easy. Be it it don’t come cheap, or there is a rite of passage as you actually have to have some level of skill to make sure the food is ready and appropriate for human consumption.
Whatever the case, we now have a conundrum: we gotta invest something into making food happen. Dangit. Well, since we can’t avoid dusting off our hunter-gatherer skills and actually preparing the food, yet we can avoid it using monetary resources for it as much as we can, a good option is to make things from scratch.
But, beware, there are certain things folks online do not recommend prepping from scratch as it’s just not worth it. Yep, folks on Reddit have been listing all the foods, meals, and dishes that, either in their own or someone else’s experience, were regrettably not a good idea to do by sourcing and processing everything on their own.
Below you shall find a list of the best responses for the viral thread on r/Cooking, so scroll down, upvote, comment, and mayhaps share your own frustrations with playing the cooking game from square one.
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#21
Shawarma, it really needs to be cooked on the vertical spike. And I'm sure most people don't have that. They're super cheap at the restaurants too.
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52points
#22
Maybe croissants, my friend tried and it took up her whole kitchen for two days. It could just be because she had never done it before though
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50points
#23
Puff pastry or dim sum pastry a lot of Asian ingredients like chili paste or oyster sauce. Thai currys because it’s way more expensive and almost impossible to find the right ingredients.
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41points
#24
Tortillas. I straight up did not have a good time making them
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36points
#25
Strudel. One day I worked all day to make some. The result was good, but so is the stuff I can get for a few bucks at the store.
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35points
#26
Cesia_Barry said:
Cured meats, unless you're super into the science and technique.
Cured meats, unless you're super into the science and technique.
Lo-Fi_Pioneer replied:
I'm one of those who's super into technique. I love curing, fermenting, etc. I also manage a shop where we make all that sort of stuff, so it's a natural fit for me. I can see why it wouldn't be worth it for your average person, though. It's a lot of waiting and certain things can take up a lot of space.
I'm one of those who's super into technique. I love curing, fermenting, etc. I also manage a shop where we make all that sort of stuff, so it's a natural fit for me. I can see why it wouldn't be worth it for your average person, though. It's a lot of waiting and certain things can take up a lot of space.
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33points
#27
Marshmallows!!! Omg the clean up and they stick to EVERYTHING
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32points
#29
Ice cream, unless you're making a unique flavor, because of how much space it takes in your freezer.
Wonton wrappers. I tried making them once and it was fun, but also a pain and super messy. I didn't find much difference between mine and store bought.
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27points
#30
Resentful_in_Dayton said:
I’ve heard this about perogies.
I’ve heard this about perogies.
pyro_rocki replied:
I grew up making them. I like to make them because it's usually a fun group activity like making tamales. And I do all sorts of fillings. I definitely think store bought are fine though considering the amount of work that goes in to them.
I grew up making them. I like to make them because it's usually a fun group activity like making tamales. And I do all sorts of fillings. I definitely think store bought are fine though considering the amount of work that goes in to them.
AdjunctFunktopus replied:
They’re not any worse to make than any other filled dough I’ve tried. Which is to say, they’re time consuming with a lot of components, but not really hard.
They’re not any worse to make than any other filled dough I’ve tried. Which is to say, they’re time consuming with a lot of components, but not really hard.
I’ll happily make them again, should the mood strike.
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24points
