Current Events > It's more expensive to make your own food than buy fast food now

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If I want a cheeseburger, its like a dollar or two at McDonalds. Another dollar or two for fries. Especially with reward points and daily deals

at home

6 dollars for ground beef and I can only buy a pound at the minimum
3 dollars for a packet of cheese
2 dollars for lettuce
1 dollar for a tomato
3 dollars for a package of buns
7 dollars for a carton of eggs to place one egg on top of the burger
4 dollars for a sack of potatoes

cook time will also be an ~hour

I hope your mom takes care of your finances

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But why would you want to make all those burgers if youre just one person that wants a burger for dinner that day

Don't forget ketchup, mustard, pickles and onions.

darkprince45 posted...

But why would you want to make all those burgers if youre just one person that wants a burger for dinner that day

You can make other meals with that food too.

darkprince45 posted...

cook time will also be an ~hour

What the fuck are you doing to those burgers that makes them take an hour to make? The longest you can make the process take is 20 minutes if you bake them. As for the price of ingredients, everything except the hamburger you'll only be using part of for the meal and you can save the rest for later. Also, you can get as many as four burgers out of a pound of meat. There will be left overs just from cooking the burgers.

Deny

At best, youre also only making two good patties out of the pound of ground beef

darkmaian23 posted...

What the fuck are you doing to those burgers that makes them take an hour to make? The longest you can make the process take is 20 minutes if you bake them. As for the price of ingredients, everything except the hamburger you'll only be using part of for the meal and you can save the rest for later. Also, you can get as many as four burgers out of a pound of meat. There will be left overs just from cooking the burgers.

you also need to account for drive and grocery store time

and who would want leftover burgers. You want soggy lettuce and tomatoes?

R1masher posted...

I hope your mom takes care of your finances

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it only gets more expensive from there. A chicken Marsala dinner night is a good 40 bucks

Where do you live that a cheeseburger is only 1 dollar?

darkprince45 posted...

At best, youre also only making two good patties out of the pound of ground beef

you also need to account for drive and grocery store time

and who would want leftover burgers. You want soggy lettuce and tomatoes?

lol bruh, come on. you store the lettuce, tomato, and cooked patty separately and then remake the burger

RlP posted...

Where do you live that a cheeseburger is only 1 dollar?

The United States of America. On Wednesday, you can get a whopper for 1 dollar at BK. You need to use their apps

While it is cheaper to order fast food, those numbers are way off. You are comparing higher quality ingredients to literal Mcdonalds. Stick to store-brand and it's closer to this

$4/lb for 80% ground. So a quarter pound burger - $1
Sandwich cheese is $2 for a pack of 16, so $.13
A head of lettuce is $1.5. You are only using a few leafs, so maybe $.05?
Tomatoes - $2.5 for a pint. Again, maybe $.10
Hamburger buns - $2 for 8. $.25
Total for a single homemade quarter pounder, no onions, pickles or sauce = $1.53. Add a few cents more extras.

And if you are spending an hour on the cook, you will be eating a hockey puck.

devilminion posted...

While it is cheaper to order fast food, those numbers are way off. You are comparing higher quality ingredients to literal Mcdonalds. Stick to store-brand and it's closer to this

$4/lb for 80% ground. So a quarter pound burger - $1
Sandwich cheese is $2 for a pack of 16, so $.13
A head of lettuce is $1.5. You are only using a few leafs, so maybe $.05?
Tomatoes - $2.5 for a pint. Again, maybe $.10
Hamburger buns - $2 for 8. $.25
Total for a single homemade quarter pounder, no onions, pickles or sauce = $1.53. Add a few cents more extras.

And if you are spending an hour on the cook, you will be eating a hockey puck.

but thats irrelevant because Im still having to pay for everything to make one dinner. Leftovers are nasty especially with stuff like tomatoes

False

darkprince45 posted...

but thats irrelevant because Im still having to pay for everything to make one dinner. Leftovers are nasty especially with stuff like tomatoes

Zip lock bags

This sad topic feels really familiar.

We had this topic a few weeks ago.

You were wrong then. You are wrong now.

billcom6 posted...

We had this topic a few weeks ago.

You were wrong then. You are wrong now.

That was not me

When it comes to food and cooking, Internet nerds always act like they know their shit.

Forgive me but I highly doubt the majority of you guys are so well adjusted and productive that you know how to budget your finances and prioritize your time to buy all your ingredients, prep them correctly and cook them every single day and also all make it sound like it's easier than putting Legos together. I mean, who are you fucking trying to kid?

this wasn't true the last time you posted this exact same topic, and it isn't true now either

darkprince45 posted...

That was not me

No need to lie. Always own up to your stuff. I remake a lot of my own topics all the time.

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VeggetaX posted...

When it comes to food and cooking, Internet nerds always act like they know their shit.

Forgive me but I highly doubt the majority of you guys are so well adjusted and productive that you know how to budget your finances and prioritize your time to buy all your ingredients, prep them correctly and cook them every single day and also all make it sound like it's easier than putting Legos together. I mean, who are you fucking trying to kid?

You being an eternal cynic doesn't mean people don't know how to fucking cook

TC is a joke poster, we all know that, so backing him up because you're too irresponsible to imagine being able to cook for yourself is damning of you

FaultyCircuitry posted...

You being an eternal cynic doesn't mean people don't know how to fucking cook

TC is a joke poster, we all know that, so backing him up because you're too irresponsible to imagine being able to cook for yourself is damning of you

How ironic. Just because I don't believe most of yall are about that kind of life yall are so vocal about doesn't mean I don't know how to cook.

VeggetaX posted...

How ironic. Just because I don't believe most of yall are about that kind of life yall are so vocal about doesn't mean I don't know how to cook.

Doesn't mean that but we all know you can't

If only the store didn't take any food you don't use that day back. That's where they getcha.

I usually just eat chicken breasts and potatoes. Tbf, even that minimalist approach is still like $4 a meal now.

FaultyCircuitry posted...

Doesn't mean that but we all know you can't

Yeah just like we all know you ain't about that kinda life. And I wasn't taking TC's side but try harder to villainize me.

VeggetaX posted...

Yeah just like we all know you ain't about that kinda life.

I don't know why you think it's such an unreasonable thing to do

And really I don't need to try hard to villainize you. Your awful fucking posts do the work for me

TC is a cop, what is your excuse?

VeggetaX posted...

No need to lie. Always own up to your stuff. I remake a lot of my own topics all the time.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/2/3/AAAHH2AAEDZ7.png

lmao

FaultyCircuitry posted...

I don't know why you think it's such an unreasonable thing to do

Knowing how to cook is not unreasonable. Internet nerds talk as if they're super organized to be the great cook they act like they are is nothing more than trying to act superior.

This is the worst collection of posts I've seen all year

VeggetaX posted...

Knowing how to cook is not unreasonable. Internet nerds talk as if they're super organized to be the great cook they act like they are is nothing more than trying to act superior.

Sure, there's some people out there doing that (TC has on more than one occasion tried to flex his cooking aptitude), but that's not what people are doing itt

Making food will always be cheaper when taking quantity into account than buying from a restaurant

Antifar posted...

This is the worst collection of posts I've seen all year

Ayy

Yup it's ridiculous. I can get a cooked Domino's large 1 topping for $5 with their $3 off carry out promo but a frozen Digiorno's Pizza is like $8.50 at the store which is just not worth it lol. The government needs to give all these companies a swift kick in the ass somehow for them increasing prices this much in less than 3 years.

FaultyCircuitry posted...

Sure, there's some people out there doing that (TC has on more than one occasion tried to flex his cooking aptitude), but that's not what people are doing itt

Making food will always be cheaper when taking quantity into account than buying from a restaurant

I didn't agree with TC and I brought a different argument to this topic. Holy hell.

Number090684 posted...

Yup it's ridiculous. I can get a cooked Domino's large 1 topping for $5 with their $3 off carry out promo but a frozen Digiorno's Pizza is like $8.50 at the store which is just not worth it lol. The government needs to give all these companies a swift kick in the ass somehow for them increasing prices this much in less than 3 years.

Frozen pizzas you're paying for convenience

Buying flour, yeast, cheese, pepperoni, and tomato sauce is going to be maybe more expensive up front, but the capacity to make more over time or to use the ingredients for other things comes out so far ahead of either frozen or a pizza place

I mean, I guess I can agree with an argument that for some people, it's cheaper to just eat out for meals. Mainly for people who absolutely can't stand eating leftovers and "simple" meals.

Because if you can't eat simple leftovers, much of the cost savings of cooking goes away.

VeggetaX posted...

I didn't agree with TC and I brought a different argument to this topic. Holy hell.

Yeah, jumped a bit unfairly at you. Sorry for that.

Still think it's an unfair take to think that people saying how much cheaper it actually is to cook at home are flexing

emblem-man posted...

people who absolutely can't stand eating leftovers and "simple" meals.

These people have never experienced poverty and the need to make your money go further

FaultyCircuitry posted...

These people have never experienced poverty and the need to make your money go further

I guess. I don't know. I've come to realize that some people just find it easier to eat the same thing over and over again and some truly find it difficult. I'm someone who can eat the same thing again and again and not get bored of it as long as it tastes good but I just know some people can't do that so cooking becomes a harder process for them than it is for me.

emblem-man posted...

I mean, I guess I can agree with an argument that for some people, it's cheaper to just eat out for meals. Mainly for people who absolutely can't stand eating leftovers and "simple" meals.

Because if you can't eat simple leftovers, much of the cost savings of cooking goes away.

I think it might be easier if you're just eating for yourself too... Like going out to eat or grabbing something for myself is pretty cheap but for my roommates who are married, it's a lot more expensive for both of them (even worse if they get something delivered)... So they get groceries to make meals... Also they're both good at cooking where I can't cook something unless it has microwave or air fryer instructions on it...

$5 for a box of curry paste
$6 for 2 pounds of round steak
$0.60 for a white onion
$0.25 for a large carrot
$1.02 for a large potato

Makes 5-6 servings.

Well if you made it like McDonalds it would be cheaper. No dollar menu burger has lettuce and eggs...