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I LOVE cooking, there is no way to express how much I love it. But strangely this love also has the implication that I hate when I need to cook fast. Sometimes

I LOVE cooking, there is no way to express how much I love it. But strangely this love also has the implication that I hate when I need to cook fast. Sometimes I hang out a lot in the gym or work and come home around 9-10pm. At that point cooking for an hour is not option as it's almost bed time, so I cook fast. I hate this, and I just want ready food (but I never eat out as a principle). I searched into this, tried to find startups that can automate my food. I'd be willing to pay a lot of money if a robot made my food exactly the way I want it, and then I can cook long meals 3 to 5 times a week. But unfortunately, the only relevant products are liquid food. There are some startups, such as Soylent, who claim their product has complete nutritional value. So you just shake their powder in water and be done with dinner in 2 minutes. I personally thought this is a distraction from the problem, but I honestly don't know how could we automate food.

ghaff 8y ago
Yeah. I enjoy cooking a lot too but that doesn't mean I want to do it every night of the week. In practice, I can plan things I can whip up quickly and there are some frozen foods (or leftovers) I can heat up. But it would be nice if I had options when I just want to eat something. (I have essentially no takeout or delivery options where I live.)
Kostchei 8y ago
some planning plus a timed "slow cooker" could address this directly
- tk75x 8y ago
  > Because I think both the process of batch cooking and reheating are bad for the flavor. People who make a point of sticking to their preferences seldom take advice.
jdiez17 8y ago
Take a look at Thermomix[1]. It's a food processor with a heated bowl and built-in scale, and the range of foods it can cook is surprisingly wide, given some help from the user. You can cook chicken dishes, lasagna/moussaka, steam vegetables and all sorts of things. BTW, their sales model is quite unique. There probably are no retail stores near you. Instead, they come to your home and they prepare some food for you to show you what it can do, and then you have the option to buy it. [1] https://thermomix.com/ https://thermomix.com/
YokoZar 8y ago
Why not batch cook and plan on sometimes reheating leftovers?
- gnulinux 8y ago
  Because I think both the process of batch cooking and reheating are bad for the flavor.

ghaff 8y ago

Yeah. I enjoy cooking a lot too but that doesn't mean I want to do it every night of the week. In practice, I can plan things I can whip up quickly and there are some frozen foods (or leftovers) I can heat up. But it would be nice if I had options when I just want to eat something. (I have essentially no takeout or delivery options where I live.)

Kostchei 8y ago

some planning plus a timed "slow cooker" could address this directly

tk75x 8y ago
> Because I think both the process of batch cooking and reheating are bad for the flavor. People who make a point of sticking to their preferences seldom take advice.

jdiez17 8y ago

Take a look at Thermomix[1]. It's a food processor with a heated bowl and built-in scale, and the range of foods it can cook is surprisingly wide, given some help from the user. You can cook chicken dishes, lasagna/moussaka, steam vegetables and all sorts of things. BTW, their sales model is quite unique. There probably are no retail stores near you. Instead, they come to your home and they prepare some food for you to show you what it can do, and then you have the option to buy it. [1] https://thermomix.com/ https://thermomix.com/

YokoZar 8y ago

Why not batch cook and plan on sometimes reheating leftovers?

gnulinux 8y ago
Because I think both the process of batch cooking and reheating are bad for the flavor.