It’s not about the cooking, it’s the f*ck ton of dishwashing left.

    • @[email protected]
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      This is exactly why I only buy ingredients, either I’m hungry enough to make the food or I’m not actually that hungry.

  • @[email protected]
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    LPT.

    I have a five litre pot. Every once in a while, I’ll make a full pot full of chili/stew/soup, and then freeze it in pint containers. That way I always have something I can throw into the microwave. Another variation is cook a chicken on Sunday, then cut it up and put it in containers. You’ve got a week’s worth of chick to nibble on all week.

    • @[email protected]
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      generally at the least i try to cook for me, tomorrow me and if possible me a week or two from now

      • @[email protected]
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        The guy I learned about this from had five or six ‘all week’ recipes; meals he could make on Sunday and enjoy all week.

  • DreamButt
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    Pro tip: stir fry your leftovers with onions and whatever seasoning you like. Takes about five minutes since you only need to wait for the chopped onions to fry

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        -91 year ago

        If you can’t extrapolate the useful information with the implied shift in context then don’t worry about it

          • DreamButt
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            11 year ago

            This entire chain is a massive headache. It’s not irrelevant the meme is about food. I had a useful thing for some people about food. If you don’t find it useful then don’t worry about it. It’s not that big a deal or that big a leap in the conversation. Why do people care so much about literalism here

    • Hyggyldy
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      Ramen is also a good vehicle, depending on the leftovers.

      • Dojan
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        61 year ago

        Patte, 14 år, har ramen som fordon. ”Overkligt!”

        • Hyggyldy
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          111 year ago

          My apologies but I know not your strange Elven language.

          • Dojan
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            41 year ago

            Hush, my dear child. We must not speak of the fae.

      • DreamButt
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        You can also crack a fresh egg into the bowl before you pour your ramen in. The outside will cook from the excess heat and leave all the nice insides gooey

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    I have an Asian background and my family pretty much never used the dishwasher even if the apartment we rented had one. Then like 5 years after living on my own I started using the one at my apartment and holy sht is it easy to use and good at cleaning. It also apparently saves water (although you use electricity so not sure if it all balances out). Not everyone has a dishwasher but if you have access to one, they are amazing. Just only use powder dish detergent.

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      Going from a lifetime of doing dishes by hand, fighting with siblings and partners over it, forgetting to do them until 2000h; to being able to put them in a machine, is a huge shift. Like having a totally 100% tidy kitchen with no stray dishes on the counter is suddenly a possibility.

  • Cyrus Draegur
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    111 year ago

    fun fact, if you go 36 hours without eating, sometimes the hunger pangs just … stop

    • moosetwin
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      Yeah well duh, everyone’s experienced that, right?

      Right?

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        i mean

        if you’ve had a depressive episode last long enough that you went to bed because you’re just so tired even though sleep won’t fix it and then you just lie there drifting in and out until you find enough willpower to check what time it is and it’s actually mid-evening next day yeah

        or if you’ve been busy and so distracted all day that you forgot to eat and then were so tired by the time you could finally sleep that you wake up and realize the last time you ate was lunch the day before yesterday

        these things DO happen to some people, but not necessarily everyone. maybe not you, but certainly to people you’ve known.

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          51 year ago

          I’ve had both of those things happen to me, (Depression and Anxiety is a powerful combination) I was trying to make a joke about thinking that everyone experiences it but then realizing that most people don’t experience it

          • Cyrus Draegur
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            i’m sorry that i misinterpreted your reply and want to assure you that you definitely aren’t alone D:

            • moosetwin
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              i’m sorry that i misinterpreted your reply

              that’s fine

  • PatFusty
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    Thats why I meal prep. Aka go to mcdonalds down the street and order one of everything

  • ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃
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    Get an air fryer and some frozen chicken tenders, nuggets, etc. Lean, high protein, crispy, and you only need to clean one wire rack afterwards.

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      Before anyone does this: Check your oven.

      Some modern convection ovens have a sperate heating element in front of the fan in the back or fan(s) behind the heating elements in general, which means it works the same as an air fryer.

      • ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃
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        Yes, convection ovens work pretty well. I have one too, not as crispy compared to the fryer but it’s still good. Just more of a mess though, plus preheat time etc, air fryer is more convenient.

  • @[email protected]
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    Try microwaving some potatoes. They’re a pretty regular snack for me since it’s some of the lowest effort “cooking” you can do.

  • If I buy ingredients for food, I just end up with a lot of spoiled ingredients. I just go buy food when I am hungry. If I buy ingredients to make stuff, I get them right before I am to cook them. Most of time, I get premade things (like sandwiches, soups, etc).