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14358181 No.14358181 [Reply] [Original]

Sometimes in life, convenience is worth the extra nickel.
When it comes to food, where do you draw the line? Personally, I find beans to be a circumstance where prepared cans are worth it over having to cook dried raw ones. The effort one needs to put in is just too great for beans, especially when delicious canned ones are so cheap.

How about you? What do you make from scratch vs buy pre-prepared?

>> No.14358188

>>14358181
>effort
what i a pressure cooker
it literally takes me 1 minute to cook beans once it reaches pressure.

>> No.14358189
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14358189

Pumpkin filling is another example that comes to mind. You won't find me making it from scratch when for a buck and change you can get a can of it.

>> No.14358209

>>14358181
I buy a lot of tomato products in cans.
other than that, I can't think of anything else.

>> No.14358220

>>14358209
yeah same. Don't waste 'fresh' tomatoes that way if you end up not using all of em and they sit too long getting old and rotten.

>> No.14358349

>>14358181
i usually buy beef jerky instead of making it cause im bad at making it :(

also, beef jerky is too fucking expensive

>> No.14358534

>>14358181
wrong about the beans

learn to cook beans properly and you will change your mind

>> No.14358557

>>14358534
Explain

>> No.14358565

>>14358209
Hell, I grow up in an area famous for tomatoes, and summer is amazing, but it's still mostly flavorless shit tomatoes the rest of the year. Canned are usually the way to go for sauces outside of summer.

>> No.14358642

how about corn tortillas? Worth it to get a press + nixtamalizatized masa & make em over buying those cheap packs of 30 at the store?

>> No.14358649

Made dumplings for scratch. Were ok. Could buy a tray of authentic Chinese ones for $2. Never again will make them

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>>14358649

>> No.14358665

I’ll just throw down with these:
Tomatoes
Beans
Corn
Salmon sometimes
Pineapple

Things like that.

>> No.14358668

those huge cartons of pre-made 'restaurant style' hashbrown mixes are tempting. Living alone it's annoying to make like... one potato's worth of hash browns at a time. And I've found they don't work well as leftovers

>> No.14358950

>>14358188
refried beans though (not OP btw), do require extra effort beyond boiling and mashing. Mine never turn out very good and a can of refried beans is just too convienent to keep trying

>> No.14359019

>>14358665
I can see the reasoning for most of these other than pineapple and salmon/tuna. They both have their own merits and uses I think, but they are almost nothing like their fresh versions.

>> No.14359103

>>14359019
I freeze my cans of pineapple and eat them like a big popsicle

>> No.14359118

>>14358950
You need to use manteca (Lard)

>> No.14359121

>>14358950
All tou have to do is mash them and fry them

>> No.14359130

>>14359121
and pick out the rocks in your container of dry beans, and season, and clean the cookware you used... I'd rather pay the $0.90 for a can

>> No.14359137

>>14359130
>$0.90 for a can
Look at Mr. Moneybags over here. I spend like $0.49 on the generic brand at Kroger.

>> No.14359156

>>14359137
laughs in king soopers

>> No.14359160

>>14359156
>king soopers
Went there when I visited my brother in CO, didn't realize it was just hipster Kroger.

>> No.14359166

>>14358189
I've made it on my own a few times, and let me tell you, you are absolutely correct. It tastes almost identical, and anyone that says otherwise is a dirty liar.

>> No.14359170

>>14359130
I have never found any rocks, but it may be different where you are. I was mainly commenting on how you have just given up. I am say dont give up.

>> No.14359171

>>14359166
on the other hand, crusts (pizza/pie/whatever) are worth it to make at home

>> No.14359176

>>14359171
The refrigerated ones are passable, but you do notice the difference. Graham cracker crusts aren't worth the effort, though. Honestly the way they pack them makes the texture better with store bought. Homemade graham cracker crust is better as a topping like on an apple crisp.

>> No.14359179

>>14359171
Not really graham cracker crust. Unless you keep graham crackers for other reasons, though.