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Yeah I did this for a while and went back to store bought pasta. I just don’t have the time. It’s definitely more delicious but at 4x-8x the time cost.

prmoustache 3y ago
Not saying it is you but most people saying they don't have the time also spend hours watching stuff on streaming. This is definitely the kind of stuff you can do while listening to a podcast, watching a show. Additionally cooking in general is an activity I actually like to do. Give me good music, a nice bottle of wine and I can spend a lot of time in my kitchen.
- reactordev 3y ago
  Not me but I understand your sentiment. I don’t even own a TV let alone watch hours of it.
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- JacobDotVI 3y ago
  Activity-hours aren't fungible and have constraints. If I need to eat by 6pm and get home from work at 5:30 pm, I generally can't just choose to swap a 9 - 10 pm hour of streaming with an hour of preparing food. While some people can level up and perform food-prep activities during the 9-10 pm hour so that the following 5:30 - 6 pm slot can be filled with quick prep, many people don't know how to do so, nor see the ROI for such activity.
  - prmoustache 3y ago
    I am not saying you have to do fresh pasta every day (nor should you eat pasta every day!). I like to do it, same as bread and other things, but I obviously don't always do everything. But parts of the pleasure of many things comes from both the anticipation and the satisfaction of making something good and taking the time to cook is part of it. Which sometimes involves organizing your day so that you can do it.
itsoktocry 3y ago
>It’s definitely more delicious but at 4x-8x the time cost. Fresh pasta freezes pretty well, you can easily do a month at a time. But sure, if time is of the essence, can't compete with opening a box. However, I'm not even sure they should be considered the same food; fresh pasta can be (should be?) eaten hardly cooked, with a bit of seasoning and oil.
- reactordev 3y ago
  Comparing them as the same food may need to be left to the scientists. It’s clearly not but it looks like it is. ;)
- wmil 3y ago
  This is something that always confuses me about cooking and commercial products. Apparently making it at home, freezing it, and using it later is easy. Having someone else make it, freeze it, then sell me the frozen product is somehow impossible and lower quality.
  - TremendousJudge 3y ago
    I don't understand it either. Buying fresh from a local store and freezing is also easy. But I can never find a product of that quality that already comes frozen.
    - vladvasiliu 3y ago
      It might depend on the product and brand. Here in France, I'm very happy with the frozen berries I get at Picard. Their fish is also very good.
  - polygotdomain 3y ago
    A few things you're missing. You're making a batch in your kitchen. They're making a significantly higher volume through an industrialized process. You probably throw things in a ziplock bag, then into the freezer. They need to think of actually packaging a product. You can source the highest ingredients you can, as you only need a little. They need to be able to source ingredients at a volume that can satisfy production and at a cost that makes the item profitable. You don't really worry about how long it'll last because you plan to use it in a month or two. They need to ensure the product stays fresh during storage, on the shelves, and in your fridge/freezer for longer than you expect. Each of these components requires compromises in a way that the home cook doesn't need to worry about. These are the things that cause compromise in quality, the addition of ingredients you'd never add yourself, and a lack of freshness that's apparent to anyone who makes their own versions from scratch. The best you can do is buy items from small, local, specialty shops, but it will be much more costly and just about anything you find in your average grocery store isn't going to be produced at that scale at all.
nkozyra 3y ago
> It’s definitely more delicious but at 4x-8x the time cost I guess I'm the only one who doesn't feel like it's tangibly better than dry pasta. I've made my own, bought from some of the best Italian pasta makers in Brooklyn ... I just can't tell.
- reactordev 3y ago
  Ignorance is bliss… live your life happy that any pasta will do for you. I can tell the difference but I choose not to really care as the time sink isn’t worth it to me. I envy you though. Not being able to tell a difference isn’t a weakness, sometimes it’s a strength.

prmoustache 3y ago

Not saying it is you but most people saying they don't have the time also spend hours watching stuff on streaming. This is definitely the kind of stuff you can do while listening to a podcast, watching a show. Additionally cooking in general is an activity I actually like to do. Give me good music, a nice bottle of wine and I can spend a lot of time in my kitchen.

reactordev 3y ago
Not me but I understand your sentiment. I don’t even own a TV let alone watch hours of it.
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JacobDotVI 3y ago
Activity-hours aren't fungible and have constraints. If I need to eat by 6pm and get home from work at 5:30 pm, I generally can't just choose to swap a 9 - 10 pm hour of streaming with an hour of preparing food. While some people can level up and perform food-prep activities during the 9-10 pm hour so that the following 5:30 - 6 pm slot can be filled with quick prep, many people don't know how to do so, nor see the ROI for such activity.
- prmoustache 3y ago
  I am not saying you have to do fresh pasta every day (nor should you eat pasta every day!). I like to do it, same as bread and other things, but I obviously don't always do everything. But parts of the pleasure of many things comes from both the anticipation and the satisfaction of making something good and taking the time to cook is part of it. Which sometimes involves organizing your day so that you can do it.

itsoktocry 3y ago

>It’s definitely more delicious but at 4x-8x the time cost. Fresh pasta freezes pretty well, you can easily do a month at a time. But sure, if time is of the essence, can't compete with opening a box. However, I'm not even sure they should be considered the same food; fresh pasta can be (should be?) eaten hardly cooked, with a bit of seasoning and oil.

reactordev 3y ago
Comparing them as the same food may need to be left to the scientists. It’s clearly not but it looks like it is. ;)
wmil 3y ago
This is something that always confuses me about cooking and commercial products. Apparently making it at home, freezing it, and using it later is easy. Having someone else make it, freeze it, then sell me the frozen product is somehow impossible and lower quality.
- TremendousJudge 3y ago
  I don't understand it either. Buying fresh from a local store and freezing is also easy. But I can never find a product of that quality that already comes frozen.
  - vladvasiliu 3y ago
    It might depend on the product and brand. Here in France, I'm very happy with the frozen berries I get at Picard. Their fish is also very good.
- polygotdomain 3y ago
  A few things you're missing. You're making a batch in your kitchen. They're making a significantly higher volume through an industrialized process. You probably throw things in a ziplock bag, then into the freezer. They need to think of actually packaging a product. You can source the highest ingredients you can, as you only need a little. They need to be able to source ingredients at a volume that can satisfy production and at a cost that makes the item profitable. You don't really worry about how long it'll last because you plan to use it in a month or two. They need to ensure the product stays fresh during storage, on the shelves, and in your fridge/freezer for longer than you expect. Each of these components requires compromises in a way that the home cook doesn't need to worry about. These are the things that cause compromise in quality, the addition of ingredients you'd never add yourself, and a lack of freshness that's apparent to anyone who makes their own versions from scratch. The best you can do is buy items from small, local, specialty shops, but it will be much more costly and just about anything you find in your average grocery store isn't going to be produced at that scale at all.

nkozyra 3y ago

> It’s definitely more delicious but at 4x-8x the time cost I guess I'm the only one who doesn't feel like it's tangibly better than dry pasta. I've made my own, bought from some of the best Italian pasta makers in Brooklyn ... I just can't tell.

reactordev 3y ago
Ignorance is bliss… live your life happy that any pasta will do for you. I can tell the difference but I choose not to really care as the time sink isn’t worth it to me. I envy you though. Not being able to tell a difference isn’t a weakness, sometimes it’s a strength.