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re: BlueApron, HelloFresh or HomeChef?
Posted on 5/9/16 at 9:03 am to iluvdatiger
Posted on 5/9/16 at 9:03 am to iluvdatiger
I agree with others on videos. Recipes don't mean much if you don't know basic techniques. Mincing, peeling, boiling, sautéing, searing, reducing, etc.
If you're legitimately interested in cooking, you'll learn more the more you immerse yourself in it. There are a ton of food related magazines and TV shows and books right now so it's pretty easy to stay plugged into it if you're interested.
If you're legitimately interested in cooking, you'll learn more the more you immerse yourself in it. There are a ton of food related magazines and TV shows and books right now so it's pretty easy to stay plugged into it if you're interested.
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Posted on 5/9/16 at 12:51 pm to LouisianaLady
I'm not interested in cooking, just interested in the end result. I hate going to the grocery store and all that cooking and measuring is overwhelming. That's why I thought I would try these subscription boxes where they pretty much do everything for me and maybe I'll like it better. I'm very very lucky mriluv likes to cook and is very good at it.
Posted on 5/9/16 at 12:52 pm to Cosmo
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Damn, you cant cook? Can you at least clean house?
YES!
Posted on 5/9/16 at 1:05 pm to iluvdatiger
I liked Hellofresh and Blueapron, but Hellofresh got old fast. The meals felt repetitive even if they weren't. Blue Apron had more interesting and more flavorful meals.
Posted on 5/9/16 at 2:11 pm to iluvdatiger
Well at least you bring something to the table.
Posted on 5/9/16 at 2:20 pm to iluvdatiger
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I'm not interested in cooking
I guess I'm confused as to why you'd order something that involves cooking? Seems like a prepared meal service would be better suited for you.
Posted on 5/9/16 at 2:27 pm to iluvdatiger
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. I'm very very lucky mriluv likes to cook and is very good at it.
nothing's wrong with a clearcut division of household labor--if he likes to shop/prep/cook & is willing to do so, then you can handle kitchen cleanup, etc. such an arrangement works just fine @ my house. though my better half can cook, it brings him no great joy; so he's my chief dishwasher/oven cleaner/floor scrubber. he likes to eat, i like to cook...so everybody's happy.
agree w/the previous poster--a prepared meal service might be a better choice than those "sort-of-cooking" boxes. in my area, Your Nutrition Delivered LINK has decent quality food, with a focus on healthy/lower carb/lower glycemic index stuff. i've eaten a few sample meals that weren't bad at all & were way tastier than most mid-priced quick-service-chain takeout food.
Posted on 5/9/16 at 7:46 pm to iluvdatiger
This person tried a bunch of different services and reviewed them. LINK
We use hello fresh and have enjoyed it. My wife and I stay busy with work and the kids, and meal planning is the last thing we want to have to think about. I don't mind the meal prep, so that hasn't been an issue. One of our friends does hello fresh as well and we do plating competitions on Facebook. We do three boxes and she does five. I do find it feels a little repetitive at times but I've been happy with the consistency in fresh ingredients.
I think it's a good match for our cooking skill level but can see where some may have problems with it. One of our friends tried it out, could not figure out how to cook brown rice, and pretty much gave up on it. I definitely feel your pain on the pot and pan sizing. It is pretty subjective in our house as well.
We use hello fresh and have enjoyed it. My wife and I stay busy with work and the kids, and meal planning is the last thing we want to have to think about. I don't mind the meal prep, so that hasn't been an issue. One of our friends does hello fresh as well and we do plating competitions on Facebook. We do three boxes and she does five. I do find it feels a little repetitive at times but I've been happy with the consistency in fresh ingredients.
I think it's a good match for our cooking skill level but can see where some may have problems with it. One of our friends tried it out, could not figure out how to cook brown rice, and pretty much gave up on it. I definitely feel your pain on the pot and pan sizing. It is pretty subjective in our house as well.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 12:40 pm to BottomlandBrew
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I guess I'm confused as to why you'd order something that involves cooking? Seems like a prepared meal service would be better suited for you.
I'm trying to make an effort to learn to cook. I just thought this service that is offering to shop for me, measure everything out for me and provide me with detailed instructions would be a good way to start. I've ordered the HomeChef box to arrive next week. Hopefully I will like it more than BlueApron.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 12:42 pm to liuyaming
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ne of our friends tried it out, could not figure out how to cook brown rice, and pretty much gave up on it.
Cooking rice is hard!
Posted on 5/10/16 at 12:55 pm to iluvdatiger
I swear to God I've never understood why people think cooking rice is hard. 
Posted on 5/10/16 at 1:10 pm to VOR
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I swear to God I've never understood why people think cooking rice is hard
Lordy, do I agree. A 1.5 or 2 qt saucepan w/heavy bottom & decent fitting lid, 1:1.5 rice:water ratio (iow, 1 cup of rice to 1.5 cups water), bring to a boil, add a dash of salt, clap on the lid, and turn the heat to lowest setting. Wait 20 minutes, turn off heat. Let it stand just a bit then fluff w/a fork.
Or just buy a rice cooker, then it's even easier.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 1:42 pm to Skillet
got any names of services that are worth a shite?
Posted on 5/10/16 at 5:57 pm to iluvdatiger
I did BlueApron and then switched to home chef after a month. We love home chef. You have many more options to choose from, can customize low calorie/low carb/gluten ect. and their meals are more realistic. Blue apron was ok because they had more "exotic" options, but they also had a lot of duds lacking flavor and not very many choices so you were stuck getting the three meals they picked and that was it.
We are a family of 3, and found that we actually save a lot of money using home chef. Less trips to the grocery means we don't have as many impulse buys as before. (Like when you go shopping hungry)
We are a family of 3, and found that we actually save a lot of money using home chef. Less trips to the grocery means we don't have as many impulse buys as before. (Like when you go shopping hungry)
Posted on 5/10/16 at 6:17 pm to jsquardjj
Good, I think you are the first person in the thread that has tried HomeChef. I'm hopeful. It let me pick from like 11 options and it showed me which ones were low cal or low carb, which Blue Apron did not do.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 6:51 pm to iluvdatiger
We did blue apron for a few weeks. We did it as a time savings.....we were sorely disappointed. That being said the food was very good, but honesty thought it was very expensive for the usually small amount of ingredients.
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