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In addition to being cheaper (usually) and tasting better (very often), the food prepared at home gives the chef or baker a certain sense of satisfaction. I fe

by teuobk 18y ago

In addition to being cheaper (usually) and tasting better (very often), the food prepared at home gives the chef or baker a certain sense of satisfaction. I feel like I've really accomplished something when I make something delicious from scratch. I always find it a bit magical when I bake something: I mix stuff together and put it in the oven. Out comes a food that's gone through an amazing transformation. Incidentally, I think that the Food Network show "Good Eats" would appeal to the hacker mind.

ryanwaggoner 18y ago
This is how I feel about farming: you put some seeds in the ground and then several months later, you have a ton of food. What?
tomsaffell 18y ago
> a certain sense of satisfaction I think this is an important and oft overlooked point. People so often talk about their 'time value of money' and use it as a justification to outsource so many parts of their life, often to the detriment of their quality of life. Personally, I've been toying with the idea of curing my own ham - I do miss english style ham. I read a recipe last time I was in England, so I know roughly whats involved. Sounds like fun, but so far I haven't allowed myself the indulgence - one day..
bhrgunatha 18y ago
> In addition to being cheaper (usually) and tasting better (very often), the food prepared at home gives the chef or baker a certain sense of satisfaction. I think for many there is a deep and fundamental pleasure gained just in the process of creating something. I get this from so many disparate areas - cooking, music, coding, making crafts with the kids, writing a letter or email to someone. Not everyone has that, but if you do - cooking is a great one to experiment with because it's incredibly flexible in using different ingredients and methods and physically rewarding too.
wmblaettler 18y ago
I have been making Alton Brown's Very Basic Bread with fantastic results. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/very-basic-bread-recipe/index.html http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/very-basic-br...

by teuobk 18y ago

ryanwaggoner 18y ago

This is how I feel about farming: you put some seeds in the ground and then several months later, you have a ton of food. What?

tomsaffell 18y ago

> a certain sense of satisfaction I think this is an important and oft overlooked point. People so often talk about their 'time value of money' and use it as a justification to outsource so many parts of their life, often to the detriment of their quality of life. Personally, I've been toying with the idea of curing my own ham - I do miss english style ham. I read a recipe last time I was in England, so I know roughly whats involved. Sounds like fun, but so far I haven't allowed myself the indulgence - one day..

bhrgunatha 18y ago

> In addition to being cheaper (usually) and tasting better (very often), the food prepared at home gives the chef or baker a certain sense of satisfaction. I think for many there is a deep and fundamental pleasure gained just in the process of creating something. I get this from so many disparate areas - cooking, music, coding, making crafts with the kids, writing a letter or email to someone. Not everyone has that, but if you do - cooking is a great one to experiment with because it's incredibly flexible in using different ingredients and methods and physically rewarding too.

wmblaettler 18y ago

I have been making Alton Brown's Very Basic Bread with fantastic results. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/very-basic-bread-recipe/index.html http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/very-basic-br...