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Is there a packed meal service that does basic foods like burgers and pork chops?

Posted by David (aka David) Jul 23 '18, 11:20

Serious question

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my grocery store seems to have things like this now. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 23, 11:45
What I really need is the ability to buy just one stalk of celery. -- nm - Ender Jul 23, 11:30 8
- This is one thing I like about meal kits. If you need three radishes, you get three radishes. You don't get a bunch that goes wilty in the fridge -- nm - crash davis Jul 23, 11:37
- this is actually true. my biggest problem when I try to cook is that I have to buy a thousand of something when the recipe calls for one. - amanda Jul 23, 11:35 6
  - Totally. It is getting better the more I cook now but that was a huge roadblock to me doing more cooking -- nm - oblique Jul 23, 11:41 5
    - this week for instance I am making falafel and need like a quarter cup of cilantro/parsley/mint mix. what do I do with the extra from the bunches?? - amanda Jul 23, 11:45 4
      - Freeze them...and throw them out a few months later? - Meg Jul 23, 11:50
      - reminds me of the thing I saw " I almost left the grocery store without my bag of spring mix that I'll throw away in 2 weeks" -- nm - Epiphany Jul 23, 11:49
      - salsa and mojitos -- nm - decline Jul 23, 11:47 1
        
        I mean, you arent'wrong -- nm - Epiphany Jul 23, 11:49
Isn't the point of meal services that they include all the 'esoteric' ingredients you might no otherwise use? - Meg Jul 23, 11:24 7
- That's why I'm asking. I'd like a meal service that ships all of those things I *don't* have in my fridge but would gladly eat. -- nm - David Jul 23, 11:25 6
  - Omaha Steaks, but they cost an arm and a leg. Spawnfoods is another, but I am a bit leery -- nm - crash davis Jul 23, 11:26 5
    - with spawnfoods it's just kids menu foods like chicken fingers and fries all in seperate walled off areas in the packaging. -- nm - Remlik Jul 23, 11:29 4
      - So its a slightly upscale Lunchables? -- nm - crash davis Jul 23, 11:32 3
        
        yes but not ketchup or mustard or mayo or relish or anything that drips -- nm - Remlik Jul 23, 11:34 2
        
        This is quite amazing to me -- nm - crash davis Jul 23, 11:39 1
        
        each food section has a mini force field to protect it from touching other food -- nm - Remlik Jul 23, 11:47
yeah, you get choices - take a look at Home Chef, I can get you a referral -- (link) - crash davis Jul 23, 11:23 4
- How many servings is each of their recipes? Is there any flexibility? -- nm - Meg Jul 23, 11:33 3
  - You can pick two or three servings and I believe two or three meals a week. -- nm - crash davis Jul 23, 11:33 2
    - Ah, that's my biggest problem with 'formal' recipes. I think Weight Watchers recently publish a cookbook on recipes for one. - Meg Jul 23, 11:45 1
      - Honestly, I don't think you really can go wrong with that either -- nm - crash davis Jul 23, 11:46
Some of them advertise as a little more "basic" than say, Blue Apron or Plated - Strongbad Jul 23, 11:23 6
- We use Hello Fresh (veggie version though), i can't imagine it's more basic than Blue Apron. -- nm - Andie Jul 23, 11:24 5
  - Maybe it was just a small sample size, we're pretty picky and didn't really care for Blue Apron's menu options. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 23, 11:28 1
    - right, i'm just saying, i don't think Hello Fresh will be more basic than that. -- nm - Andie Jul 23, 11:30
  - Blue Apron has really gone lower denominator on its menu over the past year -- nm - crash davis Jul 23, 11:25 2
    - that's what happens when you have to justify your bottom line to stockholders -- nm - decline Jul 23, 11:28 1
      - *ding* like gym memberships - they can live off the profit of folks who are too lazy to cancel -- nm - Epiphany Jul 23, 11:37
Aren't those just picking up a package of pork chops or pre-formed patties from the meat department? -- nm - Ender Jul 23, 11:22 4
- or even Costco! -- nm - Remlik Jul 23, 11:26 3
  - Aside: Costco is killing their food court hot dogs. Fuck you Costco. - Mop Jul 23, 11:29 2
    - really? where did you see that? -- nm - Remlik Jul 23, 11:30 1
      - this. love their hot dog and a pop for $1.50 deal -- nm - Beaker Jul 23, 11:44
There are burgers almost every week on Blue Apron and pork chops often. -- nm - jnine Jul 23, 11:21 6
- I've looked at the menus of all the services. They're always funky ingredients. I need basics. -- nm - David Jul 23, 11:22 5
  - I find myself dropping the sauce a lot. - Strongbad Jul 23, 11:24 2
    - because they are yummy -- nm - decline Jul 23, 11:27 1
      - truth -- nm - crash davis Jul 23, 11:27
  - I'm surprised by how much I scream "THIS!!!!" at this post. -- nm - Mop Jul 23, 11:24 1
    - You guys don't have to make the flavorful sauces. You can just cook the steak and add ketchup if that is what you want. -- nm - crash davis Jul 23, 11:25

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