"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 7/15/2014 11:00 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 7/15/2014 10:07 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> Hamburger helper doesn't come in cans.
>>>
>>>> for when one doesn't feel like cooking and/or hasn't the
>>>> time.
>>>
>>> How is this a time saver? The same amount of time goes into it than
>>> making something similar from scratch. You still have to cook the
>>> noodles. You still have to brown the beef. You're still going to be
>>> making a simple sauce to simmer and cook the mixture down in. The time
>>> savings is insignificant. The benefit is the sauce won't consist of a
>>> chemical-laden artificial ingredients powdered packet.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Grandson makes it a couple of times a month. Easy to do, no looking for
>> ingredients, no thinking about anything.
>
> Off with his head! LOL
>
> I inferred from Sheldon's comment Hamburger Helper is a time saver. I
> fail to see how given the basic steps are all the same. The only
> difference is the seasoning packet. I can understand your grandson may
> not care about it, he just wants to eat and it's something he can cook. I
> get that.
>
> Adults who are actually interested in cooking probably do care. It
> doesn't take more than a few minites longer to make a simple sauce right
> there in the skillet. When push comes to shove it's the same simple meal.

The steps are not all the same. I made a lot of it because my mom loved it.
20-30 minutes from start to finish. Brown your beef, add the sauce and some
water, stir in the noodles and boom! There is no thickening of the sauce
because the noodles or rice do that as they soften.