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>,
Food Snob® > wrote:

> > > I try not to prepare foods that I'm going to characterize as "not
> > > bad." *I could get "not bad" at a nearby fast food joint more easily,
> > > and often as inexpensively.
> >
> > > --Bryan
> >
> > <snork> *I've yet to find even fast food less expensive than I can
> > prepare at home.
>
> With the dollar menus, fast food can be pretty cheap. Church's here
> is back to running their leg+thigh for 99 cents on Tuesdays. Del
> Taco's bean+cheese burritos are 99 cents, and the beans aren't canned
> crap. If not quite "as" cheap, really close.

But it's CRAP and can be prepared for pennies.
I can get WHOLE CHICKENS for under $.99 per lb.!
I can get a whole bag of dry beans for $.69 and cook them in to 3 lbs.
of fresh beans that I can take a stick blender too. Tortillas are $.99
per package of 20.

>
> > Especially fish!
>
> Cooking for one or two, fish can mean a lot of oil being thrown away.
> Deep frying in general, say French fries, can too. Food waste can
> happen easily when one buys an item such as bacon for one use, then
> puts it in the fridge until it's thrown out.

I freeze bacon and I seldom deep fry anymore. Come on, you are the food
snob! What are you doing purchasing french fries?

And FYI, those can be lightly coated with oil and baked.
Works a treat. Try making them from fresh spuds.

>
> There's also this. A person's time is worth something. When
> preparing something *good*, that prep time itself can be a joy,
> whereas time spent making food that is "not bad" (and smoking anything
> usually involves buying charcoal, which is pricey), is more like a
> chore.
>
> --Bryan

I use wood FAR more than charcoal. I get it for free. The most recent
branch that fell is out front so on city property. I'm going to let
them haul it off for shredding. I currently have TOO MUCH wood so need
to grill/smoke/BBQ more often!

Just bought some drop dead gorgeous 1" thick pork chops last night for
$1.49 per lb. I'll likely BBQ next weekend.

Fwiw, I happen to LIKE smoked meats.
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