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> costs only a little more than cooking yourself. that absolutely cannot be true. Eating out in melb is on average 2x more expensive than cooking yourself, unl
by chii 3y ago
> costs only a little more than cooking yourself.
that absolutely cannot be true. Eating out in melb is on average 2x more expensive than cooking yourself, unless you are not a bulk buyer, and is buying _tiny_ quantities (which are expensive), and is cooking _to_ a recipe, rather than buying what's in season and adjusting the recipe for it.
- Gigachad 3y agoI’m single so it’s hard to cook for 1 without re eating the same thing 5 times in a row or having wasted food. Eating out _is_ more expensive but it’s only a bit more expensive and it’s massively more convenient and tastes much better. I can go out and get a lamb wrap or a Bahn mi for $13 and a 4 minute walk and it’s extremely tasty. I really couldn’t beat that cooking for myself. If I was cooking for a whole family then the numbers change since it’s about the same effort to cook no matter what quantity.
- the_third_wave 3y ago> I’m single so it’s hard to cook for 1 without re eating the same thing 5 times in a row or having wasted food. That is what a freezer is for? Cook once, eat 4-5 times when you want it, not dictated by leftovers going off in the fridge [1]. That's what I did when I was single and it is what I still do since having ready-made food in the freezer to take along as lunch, for when my daughter comes home hungry from school, (etc.) is quite handy. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH3UncRagXY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH3UncRagXY
- averageRoyalty 3y agoThat's fine, but their point still stands. They find it economically similar and much higher on difficulty to cook at home. If they adapted a different system, this may change somewhat - although it's unlikely to have the same yield for a single in an apartment.