While lots of people (myself among them) enjoy cooking—to the point where I’d cook even if it was more expensive than buying equivalent food, at least from time to time—RomeoStevens clearly isn’t one of them.
The time it takes for a basic meal goes down the more you cook, though. Back in the day I could do a whole meal with about 20-30 minutes of actual work for certain meals, as little as 10 minutes for really easy things like pasta. The trick is to either get really, really good at making one meal, or do meals that need little prep. Salad with pre-cooked protein—cold cuts, for example—takes about 5 minutes to prepare even if you have to cut up vegetables, pasta takes about 15 minutes but only 3 of those involve you and not just the stove, fruit takes 30 seconds to wash. If you hate cooking but still have to cook, it might actually be worth taking time to learn to cook quicker.
Yes, and if you hate cooking but still have to cook, by getting good at it you may find that you start to enjoy it. This is a very general principle, applicable to many things we dislike but must nevertheless do.
Using meal replacements has improved my cooking affect. Only having to worry about 1 prepared meal per day means I have more time and attention to pay to it.
While lots of people (myself among them) enjoy cooking—to the point where I’d cook even if it was more expensive than buying equivalent food, at least from time to time—RomeoStevens clearly isn’t one of them.
The time it takes for a basic meal goes down the more you cook, though. Back in the day I could do a whole meal with about 20-30 minutes of actual work for certain meals, as little as 10 minutes for really easy things like pasta. The trick is to either get really, really good at making one meal, or do meals that need little prep. Salad with pre-cooked protein—cold cuts, for example—takes about 5 minutes to prepare even if you have to cut up vegetables, pasta takes about 15 minutes but only 3 of those involve you and not just the stove, fruit takes 30 seconds to wash. If you hate cooking but still have to cook, it might actually be worth taking time to learn to cook quicker.
Yes, and if you hate cooking but still have to cook, by getting good at it you may find that you start to enjoy it. This is a very general principle, applicable to many things we dislike but must nevertheless do.
Using meal replacements has improved my cooking affect. Only having to worry about 1 prepared meal per day means I have more time and attention to pay to it.