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I agree about the issues - (sometimes) poor quality produce, lots of tiny bits of waste, sometimes template-y feeling meals. Also very expensive, and sometimes
by groggo 3y ago
I agree about the issues - (sometimes) poor quality produce, lots of tiny bits of waste, sometimes template-y feeling meals. Also very expensive, and sometimes not enough food.
But overall I really like it. I actually learned a lot about cooking. The meals aren't complicated, and they follow similar patterns, so you start picking up on things. Like seasoning in layers (they tell you to salt & pepper at multiple steps), how to improve flavors with stock, spices, how to make presentation nice. And they're all pretty quick. After a while I have a nice library of recipe cards, and now I just pick a few of them when I go to the grocery store and get the ingredients myself. And even though sometimes it doesn't feel like enough food, it almost always comes out perfect. Sometimes I'll augment the amount of rice or something like that.
So I like HelloFresh, and maybe eventually I'll graduate to more interesting meals like NYT Cooking. But HelloFresh is quick, easy, and usually good.
What do you mean about "creating unnecessary dishes"?
- Xerox9213 3y agoI don’t remember the recipe but one of them told me to sauté one thing, and put it in a bowl to cool. Then in another bowl soak something else. Then drain and combine. Instead I soaked one ingredient, while sautéing the other ingredient. When I drained the first ingredient, I just added the sautéd stuff to that bowl, saving one bowl from washing. Another thing is the order you cut stuff. If you cut your produce first and then meat you can use the same cutting board. But if you cut meat before veggies (that will stay fresh) then you need a new board, or at least a flip.
- ForestCritter 3y agoA good basic cookbook will teach you alot more, be cheaper and allow you to make your own shopping list and even offer substitution ideas.