I recently started using blue apron and would like to hear other people's opinions on it.
I am a huge fan for 3 reasons:
CONVENIENCE
>Delivered right to my door.
>Engineering student so time is a commodity. I can spend less time scouring the grocery store for meme ingredients.
>They basically pick what I'm having for dinner, so I don't need to worry. Some recipes have had food items that I hate, but have surprisingly turned out really good.
FOOD QUALITY
>Healthy options.
>Portioned well.
>Food quality itself looks really good.
FUN
>How do I into cooking?
>Extremely well written recipes that you can hold onto and make at any time
>Helps me learn GMP's for cooking.
The only disadvantage I can think of is it's a little pricey, but it incentives me to not dine out all the time (which is even more expensive).
What do you think /ck/? Is it worth the money? Are there better alternatives?
Never tried it, the price is too high.
It's pretty great. You can't compare the per-meal price to the bulk price of the same ingredients at a grocery store, shit doesn't work like that. I wouldn't say the ingredients are amazing but they're good enough and I'm moderately orthorexic.
I haven't tried any of the alternatives because this works fine.
Obviously if you are a broke ass NEET, it's going to seem crazy compared to making a giant pot of stew with TVP, onions, whatever vegetables are on sale, and salt.
It was great and I enjoyed cooking great meals. I wish someone would make one where all ingredients are pre-cut/sliced/chopped.
I also wish they'd make it for one person, since I'm not a fan of leftovers, or make another recipe with the same ingrediants so I get 6 meals for the same price.
What manner of meme is this?
You are cancer.
>made from the fruit of the coffee cherry
Isn't that... coffee?
>>8761485
I'm pretty sure coffee beans are the pit of the coffee cherry.
Find a flaw
>>8760710
there isnt enough of it. thats like half a serving at best
>>8760710
Too much cheese, and those peppers look like the cheapest, most unappealing jarred or canned things out there.
>>8760710
I can't rate it without knowing what flavor of plastic cheese product is on top?
>i want to cook chicken breast like the chefs
>pull out the DeBuyer
>season my chicken breast
>hot pan
>olive oil
>wait until said oil is hot and start sizzling
>put chicken breast in
>nice, everything looks good
>let maillard effect do it's job on one side
>flip the meat, repeat on other side
>...
Ended up with nice colored meat on both sides... and absolutely undercooked inside (60 degrees at very best, which isn't acceptable for consumption, in my book, for "commercial" white meat).
What's the culprit here ? If i waited a bit more for the meat to cook on one side (or both) the meat would've been most certainly overcooked, or at least start turning blackish. I can't seems to grasp the sear concept, is this because i'm running electric and not gaz ? I'm sick of having good looking meat in appearance that turns out being undercooked inside.
sous vide
>>8760548
Not before i can cook properly in a pan.
Searing is intended to cook the outside quickly to "lock" everything in. It's not meant to cook thoroughly.
Sear it and throw it under the broiler for 10 minutes, otherwise turn down the heat in your pan.
What are your favorite /ck/ TV shows?
I'm liking the format of The Layover but I could really do without Bourdain bitching and whining about hipsters for half the fucking episodes.
Masterchef Professionals UK. Informative and top notch entertainment.
I mainly just watch jewtube videos, when i watch tv its usually just for noise while im doing something. The only ones i watch are The F Word and kitchen nightmares.
>>8760716
>The F Word
American version is in the making. I'm not sure what to think of that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qdUyCLdySw
Is it worth the effort to make your own tortillas from a scratch? Would they taste better than store bought ones?
>>8760122
No.
Massively, but only if you're going to use them fresh.
>>8760122
>making torillas
>effort
It's literally flour, water, oil and salt.
sup ck, just got pic related. whats your favorite dish coming out of the slowcooker?
Brunswick Stew
Or Boiled Peanuts depending on the day.
>>8760059
Prego, tomato paste, hot italian sausages. Cook untill REALLY REALLY FUCKIN SOFT
White chicken chili with mushrooms and jalapenos
So why don't you use a pressure cooker?
>>8760008
What makes you think I don't? I have three. Fucking awesome.
>>8760021
What do you use it for? Stews?
Do I look like a terrorist?
Someone posted blue fruit punch on /cock/ and I now must make myself some.
>I find it cute that /co/ and /ck/ are next to each other on the top of the site.
More than you
>>8759937
Do not.
>>8759929
Two gallons blue hawaiian punch
One gallon orange hawaiian punch
One tube of concentrated raspberry lemonade
One handle white rum
One handle vodka
As much fruit as you're willing to buy
A fuckload of ice
reminder that beans do not belong in chili
it's chili con carne
not chili con beans
Reminder that there's no law against having both meat and beans in chili.
chili without beans is just sloppy joe's
prove me wrong
oh wait.
>>8759901
There's no chili powder in sloppy joes, usually.
What is the best episode of Kitchen Nightmares?
>>8759675
The one where he supposedly fixes the restaurant but then it shuts down shortly afterwards anyway. Oh wait that's most of them.
The correct answer is Amy's Baking Company.
What are your favourite things to include in an omelette and why? I enjoy cream cheese because it adds more volume, sauteed onion for the texture, smoked ham for the salty taste and a tortilla cooked onto the top so I can fold it in half and eat it like a sandwich.
>>8759464
I like to caramelise a whole onion for around 20 mins then add my egg mix and top with a little sharp cheddar before folding
Chilli is really nice
Little bit of cream in with your eggs makes it puff like souffle.
I don't understand what you mean about tortilla?
Also cook it 50% in the pan, fold it and put it on the oven for other 50% still in pan
rate my spanish omelette.
would have been better with parmesan instead of mild cheddar but I had run out.
protip: you cunt
>>8759338
I like cream cheese more. It has the added benefit of not tasteing like shit.
>>8759338
unsweetened powidl
>>8759352
this is kurwa gówno, plums are cancer of fruits
I am italian, and basically all my life i have eaten only italian dishes.
I need you guys to suggest some typical foods of your country (or another country) that you really enjoy
Squash Casserole.
>>8759300
pierogi
bigos
goulash (admittedly hungarian but it's popular here too)
kaszanka (blood sausage)
borscht (clear with either dumplings or beets)
potato pancakes
racuchy (a type of pancake usually with pieces of apple mixed in)
kompot
>>8759327
Words of wisdom. I would add Gołąbki to make it Polish must-eat list.
now that were back to normal lets start a good ol fashioned alck thread
Theres a lot of silhouette images to keep these going, post your favorites
>>8758997
I'm bored so I'm drinking a shit ton. Not really an alcoholic though since I don't like buying alcohol.
How do you guys do it?
>>8759143
you buy alcohol and then drink it
>>8759295
I'm not made of money, buddy. Addiction is expensive.