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What's the advantage of this compared to heating up a frozen dinner you bought from the grocery store? Doesn't a $10-$15 dollar frozen dinner have quality ingr

by howeyc 11y ago

What's the advantage of this compared to heating up a frozen dinner you bought from the grocery store? Doesn't a $10-$15 dollar frozen dinner have quality ingredients too? Or does it taste a lot better if it's frozen for hours compared to days/weeks? Honest questions. These services don't exist in my city yet, so I don't know.

overcast 11y ago
I think the idea here, is that those traditional frozen supermarket meals you're referring to, are just loaded with salt and preservatives. These are meant to be more like mom freezing leftovers for you.
- jonknee 11y ago
  Perhaps salt (depends on the brand), but because the food is frozen it doesn't need a bunch of preservatives.
  - overcast 11y ago
    It doesn't matter, they are. Freezing isn't indefinite shelf life.
    - jonknee 11y ago
      Look at the label sometime, you will be surprised. I just opened my freezer and looked at the back of an Amy's meal, it's not surprisingly real food: http://www.amys.com/products/product-detail/indian-meals/000058 http://www.amys.com/products/product-detail/indian-meals/000... > Rice, onions, peas, garbanzo beans, water, paneer cheese (, distilled vinegar, diced tomatoes, tomato puree, expeller sunflower oil, carrots, sea salt, garlic, cornstarch, turmeric, paprika They even have a line specifically for low sodium.
      - overcast 11y ago
        You're cherry picking an example of an all natural, organic, frozen dinner. Yes, they exist, and that's what this guy is doing. But historically, processed, frozen food, is all sodium and preservatives.
geoelectric 11y ago
I use Munchery a lot. It's significantly better than frozen food, and generally better than "quick service" to-heat food from the grocery store. It generally does taste like decent (not Sysco-provided) chef-created restaurant food, though obviously you lose the composition/presentation aspect of it as a general rule. And the dishes also come with reheating instructions that are explicit about whether to use an oven or microwave, etc. Overall the process does a pretty good job of getting food in front of you at the right temperature with the right texture, which is -way- more than I can say for most alternatives, classic food delivery services included. I more or less suck at food prep and have pulled out some pretty tasty meals from Munchery for just a few minutes time spent. I can genuinely recommend them, though I have no clue if they're the best of competing services or what.

by howeyc 11y ago

overcast 11y ago

I think the idea here, is that those traditional frozen supermarket meals you're referring to, are just loaded with salt and preservatives. These are meant to be more like mom freezing leftovers for you.

jonknee 11y ago
Perhaps salt (depends on the brand), but because the food is frozen it doesn't need a bunch of preservatives.
- overcast 11y ago
  It doesn't matter, they are. Freezing isn't indefinite shelf life.
  - jonknee 11y ago
    Look at the label sometime, you will be surprised. I just opened my freezer and looked at the back of an Amy's meal, it's not surprisingly real food: http://www.amys.com/products/product-detail/indian-meals/000058 http://www.amys.com/products/product-detail/indian-meals/000... > Rice, onions, peas, garbanzo beans, water, paneer cheese (, distilled vinegar, diced tomatoes, tomato puree, expeller sunflower oil, carrots, sea salt, garlic, cornstarch, turmeric, paprika They even have a line specifically for low sodium.
    - overcast 11y ago
      You're cherry picking an example of an all natural, organic, frozen dinner. Yes, they exist, and that's what this guy is doing. But historically, processed, frozen food, is all sodium and preservatives.

geoelectric 11y ago

I use Munchery a lot. It's significantly better than frozen food, and generally better than "quick service" to-heat food from the grocery store. It generally does taste like decent (not Sysco-provided) chef-created restaurant food, though obviously you lose the composition/presentation aspect of it as a general rule. And the dishes also come with reheating instructions that are explicit about whether to use an oven or microwave, etc. Overall the process does a pretty good job of getting food in front of you at the right temperature with the right texture, which is -way- more than I can say for most alternatives, classic food delivery services included. I more or less suck at food prep and have pulled out some pretty tasty meals from Munchery for just a few minutes time spent. I can genuinely recommend them, though I have no clue if they're the best of competing services or what.