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> When I order food from a restaurant, it arrives anywhere from 20 to 90 minutes later. It’s difficult for me to be productive in the meantime because I can’t f

> When I order food from a restaurant, it arrives anywhere from 20 to 90 minutes later. It’s difficult for me to be productive in the meantime because I can’t fully focus when I know an interruption is coming. > With a TaskRabbit chef, I get several meals that I can freeze for the week. When I want these meals later, I can just eat them as soon as I’m hungry. This eliminates unpredictable interruptions and gives me much better control of my time. Why can't you freeze meals from restaurants just like TaskRabbit meals? Also, you can schedule meals in advance with GrubHub, etc.

mtlynch 9y ago
That's true. The high order bit here is really the keto diet. There aren't many restaurant options that are compatible with keto, especially desserts. The time savings is a nice side-benefit, but isn't the main driver of the decision.
- dzhiurgis 9y ago
  How does any dessert is compatible with keto?
  - mtlynch 9y ago
    Keto is basically just low carbs, low sugar. You can make a lot of good desserts within that limitation. Dark chocolate is pretty low carb, as is cheesecake. Recipe sites come up with some good stuff: https://www.ruled.me/keto-recipes/dessert/ https://www.ruled.me/keto-recipes/dessert/
    - dzhiurgis 9y ago
      Milk is practically all sugar. Doubt anything with sugar can be remotely considered keto.
grogenaut 9y ago
Why not just cook? When you get good at it it doesn't take very long and you said you're not doing anything anyway
- dageshi 9y ago
  Can't speak for op, but boy do I hate cooking.
  - grogenaut 9y ago
    what about it do you hate that you would spend $35-$50 and apparently an hour per every meal avoiding it? Eg if you were the op. or just answer for yourself... what do you hate about it?
    - dageshi 9y ago
      It just seems like more work. The amount of time buying ingredients, cooking the ingredients, washing up after cooking in order to eat a meal seems out of wack to me. So I always end up cooking more for myself than I should because ultimately I'm sitting there thinking "there's no point going to all this effort for a tiny amount of food". But realistically that's not what happens, I just end up buying a lot of store sandwhiches and takeaways instead. Cooking to me seems like a hobby some people really enjoy or at least competent at, if you've got no interest in that hobby then it's easier to just swap money for food directly instead.
      - grogenaut 9y ago
        Is it a practice thing? My mom tricked me when I was a kid. I really liked omlettes. She plopped the Julia book and the tools and ingredients in front of me and I basically cooked omlettes for 2 hours till I got good at it and ate them. She did that for several other meals letting me perfect my technique. Since then I've always been good at cooking as it holds no fear for me and makes sense.

mtlynch 9y ago

That's true. The high order bit here is really the keto diet. There aren't many restaurant options that are compatible with keto, especially desserts. The time savings is a nice side-benefit, but isn't the main driver of the decision.

dzhiurgis 9y ago
How does any dessert is compatible with keto?
- mtlynch 9y ago
  Keto is basically just low carbs, low sugar. You can make a lot of good desserts within that limitation. Dark chocolate is pretty low carb, as is cheesecake. Recipe sites come up with some good stuff: https://www.ruled.me/keto-recipes/dessert/ https://www.ruled.me/keto-recipes/dessert/
  - dzhiurgis 9y ago
    Milk is practically all sugar. Doubt anything with sugar can be remotely considered keto.

grogenaut 9y ago

Why not just cook? When you get good at it it doesn't take very long and you said you're not doing anything anyway

dageshi 9y ago
Can't speak for op, but boy do I hate cooking.
- grogenaut 9y ago
  what about it do you hate that you would spend $35-$50 and apparently an hour per every meal avoiding it? Eg if you were the op. or just answer for yourself... what do you hate about it?
  - dageshi 9y ago
    It just seems like more work. The amount of time buying ingredients, cooking the ingredients, washing up after cooking in order to eat a meal seems out of wack to me. So I always end up cooking more for myself than I should because ultimately I'm sitting there thinking "there's no point going to all this effort for a tiny amount of food". But realistically that's not what happens, I just end up buying a lot of store sandwhiches and takeaways instead. Cooking to me seems like a hobby some people really enjoy or at least competent at, if you've got no interest in that hobby then it's easier to just swap money for food directly instead.
    - grogenaut 9y ago
      Is it a practice thing? My mom tricked me when I was a kid. I really liked omlettes. She plopped the Julia book and the tools and ingredients in front of me and I basically cooked omlettes for 2 hours till I got good at it and ate them. She did that for several other meals letting me perfect my technique. Since then I've always been good at cooking as it holds no fear for me and makes sense.