I was that person. I hated cooking because every meal I could find that looked interesting (I.e. more than basic staples) took forever to make (>2 hours) and le

I was that person. I hated cooking because every meal I could find that looked interesting (I.e. more than basic staples) took forever to make (>2 hours) and left a ton of leftovers that I wasn't guaranteed to eat (because shopping for a single person or, now, two people sans kids, is time-consuming). Every Plate, followed by Blue Apron, changed that entirely for me. I'm so glad that my wife suggested this idea. (She also suggested we get an Echo when they were beta. It was an incredibly left field suggestion from her since she's not into tech, really. Now we have one in almost every room of the house!) Every meal they send takes less than an hour, doesn't require any advanced culinary skills (or ingredients, even; they send almost everything you need), and always come out insanely good. I've had meals at highly-rated restaurants on guides like Eater that rivaled Blue Apron meals we cooked. I still love going out to eat and, by default, will do that. But I don't mind cooking anymore. Sometimes I even enjoy it. That's a huge 360 from where I was five years ago. Sorry if this reads like an ad; I promise it isn't.