Re:Blue Apron to Sell Meal Kits in Stores to Buttress Saggin...
by AdmiralAsshat on Thursday March 15, 2018 @12:26PM
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I wish I could find Hoisin for a dollar. More like $3-4.
And while that doesn't sound like much, again, when we're talking about buying a completely new set of sauces to make one dish, it's $3-4 multiplied by the 5 new sauces and condiments to be closer to $15-$20.
And yes, if I use those ingredients regularly, then they quickly pay for themselves, as the Hoisin sauce lasts like 20 meals and the price per serving becomes fifteen cents a meal. But at the outset, if I decide I want to try Orange Chicken and it costs $20 + the cost of meat just to get the ingredient set, it's alot cheaper just to pay $11 and order some from a Chinese restaurant, no? If I like it, great, I can make it again. But if not, I've spent more money than I needed to and am left with five bottles of sauces I'll never use again.
Case in point: I've got a recipe next week that calls for "dark soy sauce". I have no clue WTF that is or if it is sufficiently different in taste or texture that I can't just substitute my regular soy sauce in for the recipe.
And while that doesn't sound like much, again, when we're talking about buying a completely new set of sauces to make one dish, it's $3-4 multiplied by the 5 new sauces and condiments to be closer to $15-$20.
And yes, if I use those ingredients regularly, then they quickly pay for themselves, as the Hoisin sauce lasts like 20 meals and the price per serving becomes fifteen cents a meal. But at the outset, if I decide I want to try Orange Chicken and it costs $20 + the cost of meat just to get the ingredient set, it's alot cheaper just to pay $11 and order some from a Chinese restaurant, no? If I like it, great, I can make it again. But if not, I've spent more money than I needed to and am left with five bottles of sauces I'll never use again.
Case in point: I've got a recipe next week that calls for "dark soy sauce". I have no clue WTF that is or if it is sufficiently different in taste or texture that I can't just substitute my regular soy sauce in for the recipe.