Re:Ask HN: What Skills to Acquire in 2020?
by nkozyra on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @10:00PM
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I cook most nights and frankly am starting to see the appeal of frequent dining out.
I cook for three and that's generally in the 10 minutes prep, 20-45 minutes cooking, 15+ minutes cleaning. And that's dinner. It adds up. Eating truly fast food takes 5-15 minutes.
If fast food were reliably better for you I think it would be a wash. Financially I used to order out in NYC and get two+ days meals out of a single Indian seamless order for $30 and no cooking time.
The compromise, I think, is cooking a meal 2x quantity and freezing half for a week, but then you get into some very tiresome food routines.
Re:Ask HN: What Skills to Acquire in 2020?
by shpongled on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @12:40PM
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I guess it depends on how much food you're making. My girlfriend and I typically alternate cooking and will make enough for ~3 days of food, so really we only cook 2-3 times a week, and when you alternate the task it's not much time at all. I also don't mind eating the same thing for days in a row, so that helps too.
What are you guys eating if you're not already cooking/eating leftovers 4+ nights a week? This is absolutely mind boggling to me... I eat out maybe 1-3 times per month, I don't think I would even want to go out more than that.
Are people actually eating out 3 or more times a week? I'm convinced that you aren't actually saving that much time vs cooking.