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> Why should I, when I can just as easily order in? Because > I really enjoy cooking, I can spend hours doing it ? Also if you are even just an average/medi

> Why should I, when I can just as easily order in? Because > I really enjoy cooking, I can spend hours doing it ? Also if you are even just an average/mediocre cook, you can usually cook more tasty and interesting food than what you typically find on Uber eats, unless you order from a different high end restaurant every single day.

galangalalgol 5y ago
I enjoy cooking, but I enjoy other things more, and time is not infinite. I notice that when my wife and I go on vacation we cook much more and try out new recipes because at the airbnb there are fewer competing tasks or activities. And while I can cook and bake decently, there are some dishes I don't always want to put the time in for, or I haven't quite gotten right yet, or require fresh ingredients that I can't buy within a 30min drive. But the thai restaurant a few blocks away will have fresh keffir lime leaves and lemongrass brought in in bulk every day.
spurgu 5y ago
If you extend this into making/mending your own clothing, doing your own plumbing, electricity etc., suddenly all your time goes to these "maintenance" tasks. Sure if you're growing food as well on the side so that you can sustain yourself completely, it could be a happy way of living life. But if you have to work 8 hours per day to make a living, the spare time is valuable and subject to prioritization. Some people do some of these things on the side, as a pleasant hobby, but practically no "modern person" does all of them.
mywittyname 5y ago
I'm a reasonably good cook and this isn't terribly true for me. There are entire classes of foods I can't do as well as restaurants can. Be that because of a lack of equipment, or a lack of ingredients. I.e, I can make great pizza, but it doesnt' compare to the stuff I can get from the wood fired pizza place down the street. Same goes for India, Thai, Chinese, wings, etc, etc.
mstade 5y ago
You're right, I wasn't very clear – my apologies. What I meant to say was I really enjoy cooking for others, but cooking for myself isn't at all the same.

galangalalgol 5y ago

I enjoy cooking, but I enjoy other things more, and time is not infinite. I notice that when my wife and I go on vacation we cook much more and try out new recipes because at the airbnb there are fewer competing tasks or activities. And while I can cook and bake decently, there are some dishes I don't always want to put the time in for, or I haven't quite gotten right yet, or require fresh ingredients that I can't buy within a 30min drive. But the thai restaurant a few blocks away will have fresh keffir lime leaves and lemongrass brought in in bulk every day.

spurgu 5y ago

If you extend this into making/mending your own clothing, doing your own plumbing, electricity etc., suddenly all your time goes to these "maintenance" tasks. Sure if you're growing food as well on the side so that you can sustain yourself completely, it could be a happy way of living life. But if you have to work 8 hours per day to make a living, the spare time is valuable and subject to prioritization. Some people do some of these things on the side, as a pleasant hobby, but practically no "modern person" does all of them.

mywittyname 5y ago

I'm a reasonably good cook and this isn't terribly true for me. There are entire classes of foods I can't do as well as restaurants can. Be that because of a lack of equipment, or a lack of ingredients. I.e, I can make great pizza, but it doesnt' compare to the stuff I can get from the wood fired pizza place down the street. Same goes for India, Thai, Chinese, wings, etc, etc.

mstade 5y ago

You're right, I wasn't very clear – my apologies. What I meant to say was I really enjoy cooking for others, but cooking for myself isn't at all the same.