For me the one thing that I can get out of a self-cooked meal that I can't out of anything premade is good browned onions. Something about preservation processe

For me the one thing that I can get out of a self-cooked meal that I can't out of anything premade is good browned onions. Something about preservation processes inevitably turns them unappealing in a way I haven't particularly noticed with other veggies in pre-made meals (at least the reasonably high-quality ones, like Saffron Road).