/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>12378623
they can and they choose to because it's more convenient

The hell can you find a block of any cheese that size for 1.50? That's an 8 oz bag and that looks like a multipound block. Fuck your shit. Extremely cheap cheeses that are .44 per ounce are 7USD/lb.

>>12378630
as i said how do you justify it?
for example:
at the grocery store. one red bell and 1 onion, possibly $2 depending on size.
they cop them up and slap a "fajita veg" label on them and boom, $8.99.
you cant be that lazy to where you wont cut an onion to save 7 dollars.

>>12378643
these are the prices where i shop, per pound, does it matter?

It's called the retard tax

>>12378654
like i get convenience at times but there are some things i dont get at all, another example:
>same grocery store
>impulse cooler at register
>see bottle of water
>1 watermelon cube inside
$2.95

>>12378653
If it's per lb then it's okay. The image is just deceptive.

>>12378669
Yeah, he's not trying to make a point about saving costs
he's trying to make a point about laziness and how people don't cut things by knife or whatever

>>12378669
this one hurts the most
>be high, goto mcRonalds
>$5 + change in pocket
>fuck yea $5 cheeseburgers
>$5 cheese burgers plz
>that'll be $7.50 please
>burger is $1 but slice of cheese is $.50
>mfw forgot to bring my own cheese

>>12378649
If you have the money to trow away then convenience is just more appealing. Sure you could save that money and then cut, wash the dishes and risk making a mistake. Or you could just buy the thing and save some time and money.
This is why many people go to restaurant in the first place. they could cook everything they order at home with enough time and practice. but it's more convenient to just go out and eat food done by someone who already made the effort needed to prepare a proper dish.

>>12378623
>2019
>paying for things
>not just making your own electricity to power your robot machines through a bike powered generator

Fucking plebs

Velveeta is cheddar. Nice try fag

>>12378623
it's almost as if those prices aren't accurate real world prices. who knew?

pic related, cheapest versions at local supermarket. Sargento's was $3.99

>>12378623
I can afford it, but I think it's pretentious as fuck and avoid it. I dunno, just me, I went from sharing a basement apartment with three dudes to a 1500sqft house and I still drive a POS car, and scour the deal racks at grocery stores and base my shopping off what is on sale.

A block of cheese is ends up about 2 cups after I shred it and a bag of preshredded cheese is about 2 cups and both of those are like 1.69 because I buy store brand. So the only choice to be made for cheese is do I value laziness over quality because it tastes so much better when I shred it myself.

But otherwise no. Things like prechopped fruits and vegetables are not worth the markup. I assume they sell well enough though since my grocery stores continue to sell them. I don't imagine they have a long shelf life either especially the fruit.

>>12378696
>If you have the money to trow away then convenience is just more appealing.
Of you have the money to throw away like that then you can afford better quality cheese and produce, or better still, eat out for the ultimate convenience.

I think what OP was getting at is that these produces are aimed at people who can't really afford to waste it in this fashion, but don't realise it because they don't know the value of money vs time.

If you earn $500 a day, then yeah it's worth the extra dollar for the minute saved based on how valuable your time is. But I'd really hope someone earning that much would not be shopping at Walmart buying cheap shitty ingredients.

>>12378623
Shredded bags of cheese and blocks of cheese cost the same where I shop. I always buy the blocks and shred it myself, since they usually don't have a Extra sharp cheddar pre-shredded. Also, that Sargento is $2.49 for 2 cups, not $4.99.

>>12379090
same, definitely not over 3x the price for shredded

>>12379106
the name brand cheeses can sell up to $5 in NY, did you ever stop to think prices are different in different places?

>>12379692
>new york represents anything but new york
lmao move or stop bitching

>>12379701
> he thinks all of NY is NYC
kys faggit idiot

>>12379714
nobody cares about the non NYC parts of NY, cunt

>>12378759
>I think what OP was getting at is that these produces are aimed at people who can't really afford to waste it in this fashion, but don't realise it because they don't know the value of money vs time.
the value of a person's time is determined by more than just their hourly earnings. a person working two minimum wage jobs could have very little time to cook and find it worth while to put some pre shredded cheese on their own burger instead of eating out.

>>12378623
The price difference isn't that steep but most of the time blocks will last longer because no one is gonna sit there and shred a whole fucking 5 lb block of cheese and eat it all at once.

>>12378706
this.

>>12379723
>any state is defined by it's larger city
admit your just stupid and move on

>>12378740
good lessons to never forget.

>>12378623
i don't think the price difference is that high if you're comparing prices for the same brand. i can get shredded mozzarella for pizza at about the same price as blocks of it.

>>12379733
>prices are different in different places
>but muh place is most special
jesus christ

>>12379749
literally no one said that you retarded soyboy bitch

>>12379733
>create a thread to shit on shredded cheese cost in your area
>others say shredded cheese is equally priced in their area so they buy it
>UHHHH OTHER PLACES EXIST YOU KNOW! IN NEW YORK ITS EXPENSIVE!
do you want people to share their buying preference or are you looking for emotional support?

>>12379770
have sex already incel

>Being so poor you care about a few dollars

>>12379819
>t. nigger

>>12378623
>Sometimes you cant justify paying for convenience. Why do people buy it anyway?
I agree those price differences are stupidly wrong, even gross greasy Velveeta is a niche product that is the opposite of inexpensive, only bought by people who want it and not real cheddar.

I'd say 2/$6 is the usual sale price of Cracker Barrel 8oz blocks, and a 1lb block of good store brand is going to be $4.99

Bags of preshred is about the same price give or take 30c or so upcharge or sale savings. It's minimal.

People who cook more than you, either for 1 person or for a crowd of persons can and will find value in some convenience foods. For example, that guy who bought a stack of flour tortillas, to make himself 1 single quesadilla a night will find the shreds uncontaminated by his hands, and won't be cleaning his grater or packing up the block over and over into a ziploc hoping it doesn't mold over between uses from repeated hand and air contact.
The family cook that does know what they're doing will absolutely know that grating it yourself is going to yield shreds that melt better on a pizza or casserole topping or within a homemade mac n cheese bechamel becuase it's not coated with separating starches, and because they're going to grate the block all at once, or only once or twice, won't mind cleaning up from the extra mess of a cutting board and grater because their oven is going to be on a while anyway.

>>12378653
>$1.50 per pound
What Wisconsinites consider "cheese" actually is just weird ass chemicals mostly acquired from the petroleum industry. They might add some nonfat milk solids to fit the US government definition of cheese, which was written specifically by lobbyists to favor the massive, corrupt Wisconsin Cheese industry.

>>12379831
Think it’s the other way around Jamal. Niggers are the poor ones.

>>12378623
because grating cheese in annoying as fuck especially if you have to do a lot to grate. it also gives you another thing you have to wash after your meal and a grater is annoying as fuck to clean

>>12378623
Because it's a prettier label

>>12378649
$6 is not a lot and chopping onions suck

>>12378649
>you cant be that lazy to where you wont cut an onion to save 7 dollars.
Yes you fucking can. $7 is seriously your idea of an unthinkably large convenience expense?

>>12379849
Well written post anon.

>>12378623
I don't know how much consumer/small portion versions of this shit go, but I work with and buy pre-cut cheeses because the difference between pre-shredded/sliced cheese and a regular block is about ~10 cents a pound, usually less and sometimes its even cheaper depending on the type of cheese.
It's all about purpose.
If you guys want real prices that I buy, I can get them to you in a few hours.

>>12378649
Some idiots pay too much and are lazyfags

>>12379855
seething coastie detected

>>12378649
Yes, you can. My family's grocery store do that kind of thing and they sell well.

>>12378623
I've never seen a block of cheddar that cheap.

if you buy pre-shredded cheese you're a fucking asshole.

>>12381296
this desu

>>12379952
This is the worst post in the thread. You should not apply absolute standards when judging whether something is overpriced. $7 is a small amount of money on an absolute scale, but unthinkably large if you're buying a grain of rice.

>>12378649
>caring this much about $7
Poorfag attitude desu

>>12378623

I buy the shredded cheese blends on occasion, they make sense because otherwise I would have to buy 3 blocks of cheese and I probably wouldn't be able to use all that cheese.

>>12379938
>chopping onions sucks
not really, you just have to not be a little bitch

>>12378623

>bagged cheese

Please nuke America.

>>12378623
Often when I compare the price per weight the grated works out cheaper than the ungrated. Not always. I choose whichever is cheaper, which can be disappointing when I hadn't planned on grating the cheese.

>>12378623
>Drive a 2018 audi
>Paid 50% of my mortgage at 28
>$40k-ish in savings
>Have $2500 spare each month

>Fags calling me retarded for spending $3 more on groceries =)

>>12379855
Based schizo

BTW, the legal definitions for different cheeses require a defined milk fat and concomitant milk % to be used. Needless to say you don't know anything and should go back to your Laotian basket-weaving specific sub-cesspool

>t. Wisconsinite

>>12381420
>if you're buying a grain of rice.
Thank you for that retarded fantasy scenario that has no bearing on reality. Really does a great job emphasizing your complete lack of a point.

>>12379855
so what do they do with all the milk, throw it in the ocean?

>0 results found for "cellulose"
>0 results found for wood pulp

literally the reason pre-shredded cheese is garbage-tier. shred your own cheese and your food will taste significantly better

>>12383551
prove it

>>12378623
Where I live real block cheese with no bullshit is substantially more expensive when compared to bagged shit.

>>12378623
do americans really do this

>>12383551
what's the big deal?

>>12378623
cheese graters are a pain in the ass to clean
that said, I usually just cut off chunks and then repeatedly cut the chunk instead of shredding

>>12385120
ive never had one issue with cleaning a cheese grater, not even the one on my processor

>>12383464
That $3 is a potential ~$500 you're losing out of your retirement fund, Anon...

>>12381423
NOT caring is the poorfag attitude. Thats why you are all poor retards.