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[Ns1]

After trying Blue Spoon & Plated I agree with this. While the recipes are tasty (albeit smallish portions) the amount of prep & cleanup is ridiculous considering the cost. At least when I go to the grocery store & cook a similar dish its 2-3x cheaper even with the same time invested.

This is pretty much why I won't subscribe. 10 bucks a meal + 40 mins to cook + 20 mins to cleanup = I might as well do takeout

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

This is pretty much why I won't subscribe. 10 bucks a meal + 40 mins to cook + 20 mins to cleanup = I might as well do takeout

Is the takeout better than what you can cook yourself? Where I am takeout is limited to so-so Chinese, Taco Bell, Micky D's, Wendy's, Panera, and Subway. There is some awesome relatively local Vietnamese and Thai but it's an hour round trip. And a couple bowls of Phở plus summer rolls is $20. That doesn't include gas and time. In that hour I can easily bang out a Blue Apron meal or on of my own.

Honestly though we are getting a bit tired of Blue Apron. Radishes, pea tips, red onion, lime and lemon zest contstantly - it is a bit boring. Their proteins are pretty crappy too. Getting ready to cancel.

 

[Ns1]

^^

I live in LA proper, so the answer is without a doubt yes, takeout is better than BlueApron at comparable cost, esp after taking into account labor.

 

[QueBert]

$11/meal and you have to make it yourself? AND there's no ipod?

Good food costs money, you can eat on $25 a week or something, but you'll not enjoy the shit at all. I ate 1/2 a package of the bacon from 1 of the bacon of a month clubs I belong to. I don't have the figures to do the correct math, but that alone cost me around $15. I also had 3 cage free eggs and some OJ I squeezed myself. I'm sure my breakfast cost around $20. YOLO, I'm not trying to eat like a poor person. I'll admit my breakfast was fucking expensive as hell for breakfast. But for a good dinner? $11 sounds about right. 8 ounces of USDA Prime Rib Eye alone would cost more than that. I'm not talking about that shit from Costco, I mean quality meat from an actual butcher shop.

 

[Puppies04]

8 ounces of USDA Prime Rib Eye alone would cost more than that. I'm not talking about that shit from Costco, I mean quality meat from an actual butcher shop.

What if you buy it in bulk?

 

[brianmanahan]

Good food costs money, you can eat on $25 a week or something, but you'll not enjoy the s*** at all.

it would be a challenge at 25$ a week unless you are growing food yourself, but it is definitely doable to enjoy eating at 50$ a week

but it probably isn't possible at 50$ if you are a rich picky hipster

 

[Leros]

This is pretty much why I won't subscribe. 10 bucks a meal + 40 mins to cook + 20 mins to cleanup = I might as well do takeout

I subscribe to these services because I enjoy the act of cooking, but not the meal-planning and shopping. The other benefit is that I end up with healthy meals (e.g. I can stuff myself and only eat 500-600 calories).

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

^^

I live in LA proper, so the answer is without a doubt yes, takeout is better than BlueApron at comparable cost, esp after taking into account labor.

I find takeout from nearly any place, no matter how good, mediocre compared to what one can reasonably cook themselves, Blue Apron dishes included. ymmv.

 

[MongGrel]

Erm, k. I do the majority of the grocery shopping and all of the cooking for the wife and I. I also cook occasionally for private parties ranging in size from 10 to 125 people.




I enjoy cooking my own meals and have been told that I'm pretty damn good at it. Most restaurants suck. When I go grocery shopping I generally go once a day because I like to get the freshest ingredients possible. (Some veggies/herbs that I use commonly I grow myself.) Each grocery trip is usually a minimum of 30 minutes or more out of the day. Just taking the bare minimum of 30 multiplied by 7, if I cook every day of the week, it is over 3 hours. 3 days a week of Blue Apron saves me an hour and a half per week That's not to mention the time researching recipes if I want to cook something not in the standard repertoire. At my wage Blue Apron pays for itself. Plus I work from home so there is no just swinging by the grocery store on my way home from work.

Blue Apron obviously isn't for everyone. For some of us it's a nice change of pace and makes financial sense too.

Knock yourself out.

Most of what you said before makes no sense at all unless you mean big church things to be polite about it.

You must have some poor take out in your area.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Knock yourself out.

Most of what you said before makes no sense at all unless you mean big church things to be polite about it.

You must have some poor take out in your area.

huh? I'm not religious and never go to church.

You're in St. Pete. If you ever plan to come to the Orlando area, pm me. I will be more than happy to whip up an amazing meal for you and your wife and show you my cooking chops. Then you will tell ATOT about it. I'm that confident about my skills. Consider it an invite.

 

[postmortemIA]

Good food costs money, you can eat on $25 a week or something, but you'll not enjoy the shit at all. I ate 1/2 a package of the bacon from 1 of the bacon of a month clubs I belong to. I don't have the figures to do the correct math, but that alone cost me around $15. I also had 3 cage free eggs and some OJ I squeezed myself. I'm sure my breakfast cost around $20. YOLO, I'm not trying to eat like a poor person. I'll admit my breakfast was fucking expensive as hell for breakfast. But for a good dinner? $11 sounds about right. 8 ounces of USDA Prime Rib Eye alone would cost more than that. I'm not talking about that shit from Costco, I mean quality meat from an actual butcher shop.

Paying shitload money for food does not make it good. It is like US claiming we have the best healthcare since we pay the most for it. And then life expectancy statistics shows that US is behind 1st world countries with socialized healthcare.

 

[MongGrel]

huh? I'm not religious and never go to church.

You're in St. Pete. If you ever plan to come to the Orlando area, pm me. I will be more than happy to whip up an amazing meal for you and your wife and show you my cooking chops. Then you will tell ATOT about it. I'm that confident about my skills. Consider it an invite.

I should, I need something to pick me up mentally these days.

I sorry if I came off wrong, I'm a bit stressed lately

I bow to you sir, and appreciate the invite.

I'd at least pick up some Scotch for it, but won't push that one atm.

Sounds like possible fun in the future.

*Salute*

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

:thumbsup:

The invite is serious and I would be happy to host you and your lady. Come on over any time. Just be sure to give me an advanced warning so we can coordinate the details.

btw, I am partial to brandy.

 

[Rakehellion]

4lb chicken breasts (organic, not my choice), $22
2lb pork medallions, pre-seasoned, $17
4lb ground turkey (organic, not my choice), $24
Gigantic bag of Brussel Sprouts, 2x$7
Gigantic bag of Green Beans, 2x$7

Around 40 meals, ~$91. All prepared over ~3 hours.

40 meals from 10 pounds of meat? Are you a mouse? I guess I'd starve myself too if I were paying $6/lb for chicken and pork.