On 7/22/2017 10:21 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sat 22 Jul 2017 04:45:12p, jmcquown told us...
>
>> Here's an article which states they aren't all that. And no, they
>> won't make you and your children have a better time together.
>>
>> http://time.com/4863064/amazon-meal-...apron-cooking/
>>
>> Meanwhile, sorry but I'd rather not. I'm pretty good putting
>> meals together without someone sending ingredients in a box.
>>
>> Jill
>
> It's an interesting concept, but I'm not so sure that I would want
> everything they send to make the meal. In my case, and I'm sure in the
> case of many other people, there's a situation where one person likes
> one thing, another person likes something else, and that only
> multiplies with the number people who will be eating. If you're really
> a spontaneous cook, you're might not be in the mood for what arrives.
>
True, someone else is deciding what you should cook that night. Too bad
if you're not in the mood for it, here's your dinner kit!

> All that aside, how good is the food? Not having read or researched
> the options, how many companies are now offering this meal in a box?
>
I have no idea about how good or how fresh the food is.

The brands I see ads for are Hello Fresh, Blue Apron, Martha Stewart.
Looking online, Amazon has hopped on the meal kit bandwagon. Know what
makes me even more leery? They all offer either $30 off or 50% off your
*first* order. That right there tells me whatever they're sending to
make one meal is waaay overpriced.

> We keep a well stocked refrigerator, freezer, and pantry, and I
> consider myself a pretty decent cook and have been planning meals for
> over 50 years. I don't I need it.
>
Ditto the well stocked freezer & pantry. This concept is simply not for me.

Jill