"l not -l" > wrote in message
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>
> On 23-Jul-2017, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>> > On Sat 22 Jul 2017 08:15:06p, jmcquown told us...
>> >
>> > > 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
>> > >
>> >
>> > Guessing at what the boxed meal probably costs, I think one
>> > would be
>> > paying a good deal for convenience if nothing else.
>> >
>> > No on all acounts is it for me either.
>>
>> Probably doesn't work for any of us here. It's something for
>> the
>> millenial crowd who are clueless on cooking. (Not all
>> millenials are
>> clueless on that but they tend to a larger portion).
> A recent public radio segment reported similar findings from a
> study of consumers of those services. They also reported that a
> portion of those quit the service after a while, having learned
> how to cook. I imagine those former customers are now the
> customers of supermarket home delivery and some of the kits those
> stores offer. I have noticed large displays of things like "pot
> roast kit, everything you need in this container" and an increase
> in pre-prepped ingredients.
My daughter had a fascination for those stupid kits for some time. And I'm
sure if my mom were still cooking, she would too. That sort of thing was
right up her alley. And people will point out to you that there is no waste.
Okay... Might be something I would use if I were staying in some motel or
hotel with a little kitchen. Because then, the no waste thing would be
useful. But at home? I have all the seasonings I need. And some things I buy
in Costco sized portions because I use a lot of them and it's far cheaper
that way.
At least my daughter was cured of her fascination after she tried a
guacamole packet and then a fajita packet. She wasn't overly fond of the end
results of either. And now she knows how to make both from scratch, although
we still do buy guacamole quite often because avocados only keep for so
long. She only makes it if she is craving the really good stuff.
I think something went wrong with the taste buds of both of my parents.
Neither one ever seemed to be able to tell the difference between really
good food or mediocre, with a few exceptions. The last meal that my dad had
at his house was made by Angela. It was spaghetti red and we used a really
good, whole wheat pasta. He did notice a difference then and said it was
much better than usual. That may well have been the only time he ever ate
whole wheat pasta though because I don't think my mom ever bought it.