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I think an interesting comparison is baking. Buying bread from a bakery or supermarket has become standard. It's even gotten to a point where baking your own br

I think an interesting comparison is baking. Buying bread from a bakery or supermarket has become standard. It's even gotten to a point where baking your own bread might not be cheaper than buying it. Not everything fits that mold, but I'm sure a few other categories of cooking will end up in that state. But not all things. For instance, rice/beans are just so cheap when dry. I can't see how a prepared version is going to bee cheaper than preparing your own.

bsder 7y ago
All of this seems to be merging toward how things work in Paris (for example). Your apartment is so small that you do everything outside and you mostly replenish things almost daily.
bpicolo 7y ago
> It's even gotten to a point where baking your own bread might not be cheaper than buying it Amusingly, there's a book that talks about this specific example [0]. Bread is super cheap to make, but it's also a nuanced thing to do well vs a local bakery. Oddly, in my experience I've had trouble finding very good sandwich baguettes and similar in a bakery setting (even in NYC - hit me with recommendations). Restaurants that can pull in fresh baked breads daily have much better access to good product it feels like. [0]: https://www.amazon.com/Make-Bread-Buy-Butter-Shouldnt-ebook/dp/B004T4KXMS https://www.amazon.com/Make-Bread-Buy-Butter-Shouldnt-ebook/...