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Why not just to learn cook from scratch? Cooking for someone at home with restaurant pre-prepped ingredients is like ordering from McD and adding a mayonnaise t

Why not just to learn cook from scratch? Cooking for someone at home with restaurant pre-prepped ingredients is like ordering from McD and adding a mayonnaise to fries. If you can't make it, then learn to make it. Or go to restaurant that can make it.

soneca 12y ago
Why don't you learn to program a compiler from scratch? If you can't code from bare metal, then learn to. Or outsource all your code to someone who can.
- IanCal 12y ago
  Can you compare cooking from fresh ingredients with implementing something like GCC in machine code with a straight face?
- macNchz 12y ago
  Shopping and prepping ingredients for cooking is not actually difficult... A more apt analogy would be: using this service is like installing WordPress and a pre-built theme; prepping your own ingredients is like learning to make an HTML website from scratch.
  - gknoy 12y ago
    It may not be difficult, but it's time consuming. This seems targeted at people with long commutes, or kids, who don't have a lot of time in the evenings but want to enjoy the process of cooking neat things.
JustARandomGuy 12y ago
I think that's an unnecessarily negative viewpoint. There's still skill required to turn raw ingredients into a finished result - in this case, food. If it encourages more people to cook healthier food at home, then this is something that should be supported. @Submitter: This looks fantastic, thanks for sharing!
- jzzskijj 12y ago
  Might be. I mean, of course you can be open for every idea and service you encounter in your life. But then we come into personal preferences. For some people it is music, that of course you play the music you enjoy by yourself. And for someone else it is the kayak you build from scratch and use for kayaking. In my case, when I wrote my comment, it just happened to be cooking. Sure, everyone is free to use the service. I won't hunt anyone down because of it :)
rtkwe 12y ago
One thing that keeps me from cooking a lot of recipes is just not having all the pieces. After that there's the problem that pretty much everything comes in amounts too large so a lot of these pricey or rarely used ingredients just end up in one meal then spoil before they're used again. I'd like it even more if this service had the choice of just getting the ingredients delivered, or some level between ingredients and ready to fry/grill/saute/bake which is what it looks like they're providing.
- joshfraser 12y ago
  That's exactly what kept me from cooking too. We're keeping things simple for now, but I'm sure we'll add more customization options over time.
Zikes 12y ago
I think the niche is pretty clear. There are obvious benefits to creating meals from scratch, but not everyone has the time, expertise, or even all the equipment. This service cuts down the time significantly, and sells the ingredients for you to assemble/cook yourself at what I would assume to be prices much less than actual restaurants. It's not about trying to impress someone with your cooking skills or even learning how to cook, it's about getting restaurant quality freshly-made meals at home.

soneca 12y ago

Why don't you learn to program a compiler from scratch? If you can't code from bare metal, then learn to. Or outsource all your code to someone who can.

IanCal 12y ago
Can you compare cooking from fresh ingredients with implementing something like GCC in machine code with a straight face?
macNchz 12y ago
Shopping and prepping ingredients for cooking is not actually difficult... A more apt analogy would be: using this service is like installing WordPress and a pre-built theme; prepping your own ingredients is like learning to make an HTML website from scratch.
- gknoy 12y ago
  It may not be difficult, but it's time consuming. This seems targeted at people with long commutes, or kids, who don't have a lot of time in the evenings but want to enjoy the process of cooking neat things.

JustARandomGuy 12y ago

I think that's an unnecessarily negative viewpoint. There's still skill required to turn raw ingredients into a finished result - in this case, food. If it encourages more people to cook healthier food at home, then this is something that should be supported. @Submitter: This looks fantastic, thanks for sharing!

jzzskijj 12y ago
Might be. I mean, of course you can be open for every idea and service you encounter in your life. But then we come into personal preferences. For some people it is music, that of course you play the music you enjoy by yourself. And for someone else it is the kayak you build from scratch and use for kayaking. In my case, when I wrote my comment, it just happened to be cooking. Sure, everyone is free to use the service. I won't hunt anyone down because of it :)

rtkwe 12y ago

One thing that keeps me from cooking a lot of recipes is just not having all the pieces. After that there's the problem that pretty much everything comes in amounts too large so a lot of these pricey or rarely used ingredients just end up in one meal then spoil before they're used again. I'd like it even more if this service had the choice of just getting the ingredients delivered, or some level between ingredients and ready to fry/grill/saute/bake which is what it looks like they're providing.

joshfraser 12y ago
That's exactly what kept me from cooking too. We're keeping things simple for now, but I'm sure we'll add more customization options over time.

Zikes 12y ago

I think the niche is pretty clear. There are obvious benefits to creating meals from scratch, but not everyone has the time, expertise, or even all the equipment. This service cuts down the time significantly, and sells the ingredients for you to assemble/cook yourself at what I would assume to be prices much less than actual restaurants. It's not about trying to impress someone with your cooking skills or even learning how to cook, it's about getting restaurant quality freshly-made meals at home.