Your Favorite I-Could-Buy-It-Premade-But-I-Don't item
On Sun, 7 Oct 2012 02:58:55 +0000 (UTC), gregz >
wrote:
> sf > wrote:
> > On Sat, 6 Oct 2012 11:12:30 -0700 (PDT), Michael OConnor
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> Meatballs. Those frozen premade meatballs are awful; I always make my
> >> own and they taste much better and I can control the fat content by
> >> using lean beef and adding lots of herbs and seasonings.
> >
> > I suppose you can buy just about anything premade. I didn't even
> > consider meatballs until you mentioned them. In that vein, I'd add
> > tamales, potstickers and lumpia to the list... but homemade isn't a
> > real preference, because I don't even consider buying them premade.
>
>
> I buy meatballs, and I don't make them. They are decent or I would not buy
> them. I'm going to ask who makes them, from my Italian grocery/deli.
> I buy them each, or any number.
>
Hand made products from the deli are a different type of product and
my attitude is if you'd order it in a restaurant for take home, then
why not buy it from the deli if it's hand made and just as good? The
question for you is - Would you buy those machine made lumps they call
meatballs that are found in the frozen section of your grocery store?
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