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re: Would You Give Up Eating At Restaurants To Save $7,000?
Posted on 3/15/17 at 1:46 pm to barry
Posted on 3/15/17 at 1:46 pm to barry
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My family of four we spend 600-700 easily.
This is where I'm probably about at with this, especially when you throw in a few alcoholic drinks. I know I should be doing better, but I love eating out with my wife and kids.
To make up for it, I drive an old shite car and we live in an old small house.
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Posted on 3/15/17 at 1:47 pm to barry
barry the thing with it is, it cooks the center perfectly and then you sear it after for 1 min or so. Im not kidding the salmon steaks on the "soft and buttery" setting take 45 minutes and are the greatest thing you've ever eaten. They always come so dry at restaurants. It's a shame you can't eat salmon daily and every meal bc of mercury but the salmon and chicken are by far the best on the anova. The chicken on the "soft and juicy" setting takes 2 hours but its by far the best chicken breast you've ever had.
We used to eat out nightly and I really only eat out on weekends now and thats just bc we go out with friends, I have no desire to eat out anymore this little gizmo changed my life. A friend of mine who is a chef recommended it to me after I had a meal at his house.
We used to eat out nightly and I really only eat out on weekends now and thats just bc we go out with friends, I have no desire to eat out anymore this little gizmo changed my life. A friend of mine who is a chef recommended it to me after I had a meal at his house.
Posted on 3/15/17 at 2:12 pm to barry
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Dude this looks amazing. I could prep a bunch of protein on Sunday and vacuum seal it and throw it in fridge and be good to go for the entire week.
I have one. It truly makes the best steaks, roast, chicken and pork I have ever eaten by an amateur cook.
If you don't want to "sear" on your grill or cooktop (avoiding the splatter from adding olive oil, for example), try this device out:
Searzall
This post was edited on 3/15/17 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 3/15/17 at 2:13 pm to Will Cover
It does will, I see you didn't mention salmon, trust me try what I said. It's by far my favorite thing I've cooked with besides the 48 hour overnight brisket haha
Posted on 3/15/17 at 2:14 pm to pioneerbasketball
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She estimated that she spent roughly $25 a week on groceries
No idea how she spends $25/wk on groceries for herself
Posted on 3/15/17 at 2:17 pm to GenesChin
ramen noodles don't cost too much gene
Posted on 3/15/17 at 2:42 pm to dabigfella
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It does will, I see you didn't mention salmon,
Only because I don't eat salmon ...
Posted on 3/15/17 at 2:57 pm to Will Cover
This anova looks amazing. I've never eaten anything sous vide and I suck at cooking food to the perfect temperature.
How much food can you prep at once with this thing? Can I plop in 6 full chicken breasts? Or is it more for just prepping 1 or 2 at a time?
How much food can you prep at once with this thing? Can I plop in 6 full chicken breasts? Or is it more for just prepping 1 or 2 at a time?
Posted on 3/15/17 at 3:03 pm to Lazy But Talented
It depends how big a pot you got. I bought a 20 gallon pot for the brisket I cooked but I'll say the big pot like that, the water takes a looooong time to heat up. If you use a normal size pot I usually do 2-3 breasts at a time and it heats up quick.
Posted on 3/15/17 at 3:11 pm to Lazy But Talented
Sous vide is pretty fool proof. We don't use it as often as we did when we first got it for some reason. Best thing we've made with it is venison roast and tenderloin.
Posted on 3/15/17 at 3:16 pm to The Spleen
Guess I need something that vacuum seals as well?
Posted on 3/15/17 at 3:17 pm to Lazy But Talented
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How much food can you prep at once with this thing? Can I plop in 6 full chicken breasts? Or is it more for just prepping 1 or 2 at a time?
Depends on how big of a container you purchase. I bought a 12 quart. Can easily cook 6 full chicken breasts at one time.
Posted on 3/15/17 at 3:18 pm to Lazy But Talented
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Guess I need something that vacuum seals as well?
Yes, correct.
Posted on 3/15/17 at 3:28 pm to notiger1997
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but I love eating out with my wife and kids.
To make up for it, I drive an old shite car and we live in an old small house.
Posted on 3/15/17 at 3:38 pm to pioneerbasketball
$3,500/year may be high for a single person, but seems fairly low for a family of 4.
We rarely eat out more than once per weekend unless we're on vacation. That's usually between $50-$80 per meal, and I've gotta think that's pretty low for most families of 4.
We rarely eat out more than once per weekend unless we're on vacation. That's usually between $50-$80 per meal, and I've gotta think that's pretty low for most families of 4.
Posted on 3/15/17 at 3:51 pm to pioneerbasketball
quote:Most people probably won't think that is a lot since they eat out for lunch everyday at work.
$400 a month eating out
My household is abut $100/mo eating out. $200/mo if one of the 2 times we eat out ends up being a very nice place. Just my wife and I
This post was edited on 3/15/17 at 3:59 pm
Posted on 3/15/17 at 4:33 pm to pioneerbasketball
Family of 3 and we spend ~$300 a month on shopping and ~$150 eating out. Before we started shopping more we were spending about ~$500 eating out and ~$200 shopping.
Edit: The shopping and eating out includes beer
Edit: The shopping and eating out includes beer
This post was edited on 3/15/17 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 3/15/17 at 4:37 pm to pioneerbasketball
That's a $$ figure that sneaks up on you. After last year we realized we had spent about $3500 just eating out for the year. Most of that could have easily been replaced by eating in. Half the time we were just too lazy to cook after a long day of work.
Posted on 3/15/17 at 4:44 pm to TheBoo
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Half the time we were just too lazy to cook after a long day of work.
This is main reason. Other times we enjoy nice restaurants though.
We usually cook during the week and have one or two nights to eat out.
This post was edited on 3/15/17 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 3/15/17 at 4:53 pm to The Spleen
Maybe it's cheaper than going out to eat, but you're referring to a family of four. We don't have kids and sometimes cooking for two is more difficult than just grabbing a quick bite at a downscale restaurant.
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