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[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 94 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My solution is just to act like I'm cooking for 12 people, and have leftovers for the rest of the week.

[–] LadyButterfly@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yep I batch cook too, I make 4 portions then eat 2 and freeze 2. Eating over 2 days obvs

[–] GargleBlaster@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yup, I'm doing the same. Cooking 4 portions, then eating them all while crying

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[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 83 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

You forgot the 40+ hours of work a week just to afford the ingridients.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

You forgot breathing in and out 24/7 to stay alive to get to your soul-sucking job.

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[–] MTK@lemmy.world 68 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Lucky you! I've got a simple solution, only use single use plastic, then all you have to do is just put a big plastic bag over your table and when you're done eating you just pick up the bag, close it all up and throw it away and that way you just leave the problem to your grandchildren and they'll die from climate change.

[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 32 points 1 month ago

climate change AND microplastics in their food

[–] wunami@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (5 children)

You do the cooking with single use plastic too?

[–] LadyButterfly@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago
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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The one who cooks shouldn't be the one to clean unless, of course, you live alone.

[–] LadyButterfly@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I live alone and I think this is a great idea

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Hmm... Maybe after dinner, take a walk and ask random strangers to do your dishes. 😆

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[–] Chef_Boyardee@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My demented father cannot even use the bathroom correctly. He will not help me.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 1 month ago

What happened to all that Spaghetti-Ohs money?

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Konstant@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

The term is meal prep

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

just cook bigger portions, i usually make enough food to last half a week

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I’ve been eating the same two-pound portion of taco meat for the past four days. Usually in soft-shell tacos, but sometimes in frittatas. The trick is to be dead inside.

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[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I wash as I cook. Usually you have moments when you're waiting anyway. Means I have serving dishes only afterwards.

Had to make it a habit though in order to force myself to do it. Took years to train the habit.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 month ago

I’m trying to not do that, because I always forget that I’ll need the things I’ve just washed again.

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[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

How old is this woman, and where does her hairline start? Is she in her 30s or 60s? Is her hair blonde or white?

[–] Khanzarate@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Old, near the top, but it still flows down. Dunno exact age. Blonde, but not everyone loses hair color.

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[–] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] toastmeister@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

Turns beef into beef flavored chicken, I love it.

[–] nednobbins@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

2 hours of cooking for a 10 minute meal sounds like a skill issue.

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[–] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 14 points 1 month ago

Just spend 2 hours eating, easy

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 13 points 1 month ago

Weekly meal prep. Yeah it means repeated meals, but you can switch it up every week. It's the only way I get by. Plus I feed 5-6 people. So I'm not making one meal at a time, I'm making twenty or thirty.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

do you people just cook for a single meal wtf

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[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Make less elaborate meals or learn to chop faster.

[–] ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago (5 children)

OK, tell me what in the world you are cooking that takes two hours. And putting something in the oven for an hour is not really any work, is it?

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For real, folks need to watch more Jamie Oliver. Condense your pans and ingredient lists, make sauce for a few days, use parchment paper, etc

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[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

You underestimate how bad we can be at cooking. It takes me like an hour just to peal and chop up ingredients for even a simple dish like mashed potatoes or stir fry.

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[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Listen to podcasts, or watch something during cooking dude.

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Clean as you go and there is very little left to be done after the meal.

[–] Chef_Boyardee@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Remember, you are dealing with people that never cook, and for some reason think they know what they're talking about.

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[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

This is why i dont eat. ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

Jk kind of lol

[–] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

We recently got an airfryer. it helps cut down prep time and ease of cleaning to the point I don't get upset about it anymore. Would highly recommend if you haven't got one already

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Meals in countries that take food seriously last longer and are meant to be enjoyed with family and friends. Its just our shitty culture that causes this problem.

[–] totallyNotARedditor@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago (6 children)

What do you mean by countries that take food seriously? I lived in a few different countries (never in the US) and can't really picture that

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I've seen people complain that loading and emptying the dishwasher takes an hour.

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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

2 hrs?

Do you spend 6 hrs a day cooking and do not do any clean as you go?

Wtf are you preparing? Are you stuffing a turkey each meal?

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