/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>11464908
Meal preppers are fags, but that looks alright. I really need to start doing more lentils; there are so many easy ways to make them tasty on the cheap compared to other beans/legumes.

>>11464974
>Meal preppers are fags
Elaborate.

>>11464908
What makes the lentils French?

Made some filling for lettuce wraps. Should set me up for a few days

>>11465820
>i’m SO BUSY I NEEEEED TO MEAL PREP DUDE FUCK FOOD I JUST SCARF DOWN MY NUTRIENTS FOR MAX EFFICIENCY
>spends all his new found free time on a cooking board

>>11465911
Preppers are just practical people anon. Not everyone wants to make dinner when they get home from work. It’s the smart cook’s way

>>11465911
Sometimes it's less time consuming, and cheaper, to make a big batch of something and ration it over many days. It's called being practical.

>>11465947
>>11466031
Not even that guy, but no, fuck you. Eating the same shit every day as it continues to get more stale and unpleasant is not "smart."

I only accept this if you have some kind of major dietary restriction or absolutely need to cook some ingredients that are about to go bad.

>>11465911
Damn you must be a barrel of fun in a restaurant

>>11465911
>>11466050
I can’t even begin to fathom how autistic a person must be if they take issue with people cooking ahead.

What the fuck is wrong with you two

>>11466113
I personally mostly take issue with it because every "meal prepper" I know falls into one of two buckets:

>The person who meal preps for like a month while thinking they're going to get in shape, posts their "delicious" meal on Instagram each Sunday, and inevitably gets tired of it and goes back to daily fast food

>The person who sits at their desk and eats through their lunch hour while doing work, complaining that others are leaving for lunch to anyone that will listen. Meanwhile they scrape a mediocre microwaved tupperware of garbage into their mouths and insist they're really happy with their lives, but you can tell they're miserable

That's what bothers me. You're also not convincing me that lentils and chicken breast is an entertaining meal for 5 days of the week.

>>11466152
>I mostly hate it because of what I see people do on the internet
>people fall into one of two retarded camps
Nah. Some people are just trying to save money and plan ahead. It cuts back on eating out and it’s practical when you’re working. Instagram and your work imaginary coworkers are irrelevant. And if the repetitive eating habits of other people bother you, you most certainly have undiagnosed or, for all I know, diagnosed autism.

Sheperds pie waiting for it to cool now.

>>11466208
You want a little shepherd's pie with your dried rosemary?

>>11466177
"Planning ahead" doesn't make five days of the same meal any less boring dude. And you're proving my point with the "practical when working" thing. You're sitting at your desk, or in the break room, still trapped in your office. Eating microwaved food that's as much as five days old. It's not tasty, it's depressing, and if you do this, you may as well just have some kind of a daily nutrient bar as opposed to real food.

But please, continue to tell me how tasty four straight meals of lentils and chicken breast are.

>>11466177
You sound like a bitter faggot.

Did a chicken to practice for Thanksgiving. Followed BA's recipe that calls for a dry brine, butter over/under skin, and a glaze made from butter, red wine vinegar, Worcestershire, honey, rosemary, and garlic.

This is a little lighter than it turned out as I have an old ass analog meat thermometer that's unreliable so it needed 30 more minutes after this.

>>11466229
Mmmm so tasty.

>>11466234
Who the fuck is saying it’s tasty I’m just saying it’s practical? You’re projecting an argument that doesn’t even exist. I’m also saying it’s fucking autistic to get upset about someone preparing their meals.
>>11466248
Samefag

>>11466229
BADA BING

>>11466273
>he can’t even check ids
Go back

>>11466273
No samefagging there. Practical can still = shit. It's not autism, it's saying "wow, your tastes are shit." If someone told me they ate McDonalds for every meal, I wouldn't say "gee, imagine all the time you must save, good job anon," I'd say "wow, that's shit."

Just like the anon who called out meal preppers for being fags. They're fags with no taste.

>>11466291
Why is there an all-or-nothing attitude for meal prep? Can’t you simply prep a meal for one or two days?

>>11466309
Nuance is for redditors

Had leftover pork chops from two nights ago. Last night made some great beef spaghetti I'll be eating for the next three days.

Last week's pork. Seared with seasoning then in the oven to finish.

>>11466152
This is some next-level autism.

>>11466328
Looks like they were probably good, but next time butterfly them so they're all the same thickness. There's no way the thin ones weren't overcooked or the larger ones undercooked.

>>11466309
That's not meal prepping then. It's called leftovers. OP's food is for the week.

Every day I meal prep a low calorie lunch I get to hit up Taco Bell for dinner

*dabs*

>>11466346
What a strange and autistic distinction! Very cool

>>11466399
How don't you see the difference? A week of the same dish is going to become old, lose its flavor and texture, and be the same thing you ate every single day. A day or two of eating something you made a little extra of is in no way that repetitive.

>>11464908
Mmm, I'm sure that fourth chicken breast will be delicious come Friday. Nothing like a good week old fridge-tasting plain ass meal prep chicken breast
Where's the steamed broccoli, op?
Tell us about your gains too, I'd like to hear

>>11466208
Did you put it together underneath your Christmas tree?

>>11466433
Making food on Sunday for Monday and Tuesday is still advance prepping. No, it doesn’t magically get labeled “leftovers” if it’s eaten on Monday+Tuesday and “prepared food” if it’s eaten on Monday+Tuesday+Wednesday.

For instance, I typically make meals that will last me two or three days. Does that make me a prepper or a leftovers-enthusiast?

>>11466471
Be nice!!

>>11466338
If he has autism so do i

>>11466484
>two different people on 4chan might have autism
Can you imagine

>>11466476
Sure, but I'm not going to really consider it "prepping." It doesn't really need a label. Two days is about the point where I start to think you're sacrificing quality for some silly sense of accomplishment or savings instead of actual convenience.

It also matters if you're eating that for every meal. If you told me you put 3 days of stew in a pot, and all you ate for 3 meals a day for three meals was stew, I'd say you either have shit taste, or are poor. If you had three lunches of stew, I'd say "wow, that sounds boring but maybe there was a special and you needed to use the entire roast."

It's the full week meal preppers who are fags.

>>11466514
You think OP is eating four chicken breasts and lentils for every meal for an entire week

>>11465911
it's easier to cook in batches

>>11464908
lentils makes me want to take constant shit and fart a lot

>>11466548
OP literally said he made food for the week. He may not be eating EVERY meal, but the implication is that he's eating it for at least one meal a day every day. Which is too goddamned much. That chicken breast is going to be nasty after a week.

>>11466208
I wish i had lamb for dat shit

>>11466610
WELL FUCKING JESUS HEY OP COULD YOU WEIGH IN HERE? EXACTLY HOW MANY MEALS WILL THAT COVER? ALSO WHATS THE TIME SPAN?

It is hilarious how prepping meals ahead of time is triggering some of the people in this thread, you people are pathetic. I prep my work lunch meals weeks, sometimes months ahead of time, does that make you mad?

>>11466649
Does it make you proud?

>>11466662
no, it's a convenient method for making organized lunches so I don't spend extra money buying unhealthy shit at work, this is the first time I have even told anyone about it, but it is hilarious that people are mad about this stupid shit.

>>11466676
It’s fucking insane. I know we have a ton of autists on 4chan but it’s like tiptoeing around eggshells with these threads

>>11466687
>>11466676

The reason they're triggered is because several years ago, /fit/ was a cancer on this board. Always asking for ways to make plain chicken breast more exciting. Threads everyday from dipshits who didn't read the /fit/ sticky about food prep. They just shit up /ck/ like the dumb dipshits they are. Never actually wanting advice, because they'd argue that anything worth flavor wasn't allowed because muh gainz and muh macros.

If the OP image had been literally anything else besides chicken breast and lentils, the thread likely would have gone a different direction. Food prep isn't the issue. The issue is years of /fit/ bullshit that /ck/ geriatrics haven't forgotten.

>>11464908
If you want the chicken breast to actually taste decent and have some moisture, butterfly them and marinate them over night. It will make a world of difference.

>>11466699
This is good to know, that makes more sense

>>11466699
Bro, do u even lift?

>>11466717
Zyzz pls go

>>11466721
Found the soiboy redditor.

>>11466738
Nice try newfag. Soiboy wasn't a meme when Zyzz was King

>>11466740
Nice try, ebaumsworld

>>11466740
>>11466759
So what did you boys cook tonight

>>11466761
Have a baked potato in the oven, and will cook a ribeye in about an hour.

>>11466676
If you can't afford a few extra dollars for lunch that you're going to eat five day old chicken breasts, it's time to step it up in the world and get a better job. Or save some actual time and just make a goddamned sandwich.

>>11466699
This is a good point. Another reason I hate meal prep.

>>11466766
Oooh what’s the marinade/rub?

>>11466761
Steak and eggs

>>11466630
Between you me and any other mook. I just ground beef. So tecnically is cotrage pie. Best i agree. Lamv would be better.

>>11466766
>>11466776
Now look. Both of you homos are making steaks tonight. Can’t you just kiss and make up? You aren’t so different

>>11466771
>>>11466676 (You)
>If you can't afford a few extra dollars for lunch that you're going to eat five day old chicken breasts, it's time to step it up in the world and get a better job. Or save some actual time and just make a goddamned sandwich.


>hurr durr you can only make chicken breast for meal prep

you really are an autist aren't you? I make chili's, soups and stews and then freeze them in vacuum sealed bags, on a typical prep day I will make 4 large batches of different flavors of soups, chili's and stews, then I freeze them in labeled and dated vacuum sealed bags. Then it's as simple as grabbing a bag of whatever I feel like having for lunch at work on that day while headed out the door. Some of these stews and chili's take 4+ hours to cook, I'm not doing that every day for lunch and they taste a hell of a lot better than the taco bell, Subway and McDonald's my coworkers all seem to live off of.

>>11466798
Remarkable. You’re a hero.

>>11466798
very based

>>11466798
Do you take your frozen brick of stew with you and let it sit out and melt over the course of the day until lunchtime? I'm not necessarily opposed to that idea, but I wouldn't want to eat a bunch of liquidy foods all that often. I could see myself eating that once or twice a week, I guess.

What vacuum sealer do you use? I've wanted one for sauces and stocks and stuff like that.

>>11466798
congrats anon

>>11466785
Only if he bottoms. No homo.

>>11466836
my work has a regular fridge with a freezer, so I just keep them in there, I usually just keep 2-3 at work in case I forget to bring one.

Any vacuum sealer will work, the trick to vacuum freezing liquids is to freeze them in another container first, like a tupperware container, then take them out of the tupperware when they are solid and seal them in the bag.

Spaghetti.

>>11466849
Karen, what should we do for lunch today?
>A nice lunch in the sun at the nearby restaurants?
>Maybe a sandwich from the sandwich place?
>Or just a couple of tacos?

No Jan, fuck you, I want that guy's four month old frozen stew in the old bags.

>>11466894
Wait is that guy peddling frozen stews? Why the fuck don’t i get that at work

>>11466563
this

>>11466610
no its not

>>11466798
i love making big batches and freezing portions for later, im no meal prepper but I like the cut of your jib, 1 patti for u

>>11467656
Good goy Patti

>>11466635
Hi! OP here. Sad to see this thread about cooking got derailed so quick. Not sure how anyone can get so upset about cooking on a cooking board, but not surprised either.
I made this because it's cheap, about €1 per serving. I have to go into the city for school, and having a meal with me everyday means I don't waste 2 or 3 euros on some convenience food.
Tastes great too, and well rounded nutrient-wise, but I will usually add a side of fresh greens to really round it out.
It's more efficient for me. I can be lazy sometimes and forget to cook all my chicken, so getting it all done in one spot prevents any going bad. I don't mind the big load, since I like cooking. It acts as a way for me to clear my head.
It can be a little monotonous, but I switch it up every week, so it's never that big a of deal, for me at least. If I had problems eating a similar meal for 5 days then it would be pretty easy to just season the chicken differently to add variation. Maybe you can try this!

>>11466712
Wish you could try mine! They came out great. But I will look into your method and report back.

>>11467730
you really dont have to explain yourself bro, youre on 4chan, cunts are gonna hate on literally everything

>>11466340
>butterfly them
What does that mean

>>11465893
What is it? Recipe?

>>11467730
dont worry OP you aren’t in the wrong here

>>11466477
looks good!

>>11467827
Make a cut halfway through then fold it open.

Imagine a butterfly opening its wings, or opening a book and lying it flat.

>>11464908
Pan fried some chicken strips I left marinating overnight in an onion/garlic/lime marinade. Seared some skinless chicken thighs then finished off in the over in a reduction of white wine, chicken broth, onions, and peppers. Made a veggie stir-fry out of the frozen stuff my gf had in her freezer. Tasty but mushy. Should be good for the week.

>>11468512
>>11465893
I too am interested, looks nice!

>>11468512
Wish I could say it was of my own design, but, alas, I’m a recipe guy:
https://www.wellplated.com/vegetarian-lettuce-wraps/
I’m not vegan or vegetarian, but I do like to cut back on meat every so often. I’ve made this dish a few times, and I like it because it’s VERY quick, keeps well, and is, obviously, really fucking good. If you don’t like tofu, I would just sub for ground chicken and season appropriately

>>11468585
Thanks for the response. I'm cutting back on meat as well and have few blocks of tofu in the fridge so I was wondering what it was.
Do you put both hoision and soy sauce in it personally? I'm not a big fan of soy sauce.

>>11467827
it means spatchcocking it

>>11468992
Unfortunately, for the sauce, both of those are a must, especially the hoisin. You could certainly play around with omitting the soy sauce, though I don't know how that would turn out. What don't you like about it?

>>11466050
You can prepare more than one type of meal, you fucking autist
Storage and reheating shouldn't be an issue if you aren't a retard

>>11466676
>thinking anyone is actually triggered
>not realizing people are shitposting for lulz

>>11469164
>pepes, wojaks and obvious /pol/ bait threads in /ck/
>anons bantering in the most dumb subjects just for the sake of bantering
>there are anons which have all of this fly over their heads and think everyone is serious
It's real anon, there people like than in /ck/. And it's adorable. Despite being in 4chan, you can find genuine innocence in this board, anons who get blown away by trolls and over-reactions because they are not used to them. It shows how different the average poster is here compared to /v/ or /a/.

>>11464908
Lentils are a lot higher in phytoestrogens than soy, fyi.

>>11466050
Then prep something that can be used in various ways, or prep more than one dish so you can alternate, or only prep for a few days so you won't get bored of it before it's all consumed.