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There's Actually Zero Difference Between Good & [Bad] Food

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  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    chromdom wrote: »
    I don't dislike Dave's but I do find it way overpriced for what it is. It's just bread and it's like twice the price.
    Never had their bagels though, didn't even know they make bagels.

    it’s a lot closer than that by me, especially if you’re comparing decent breads.

    My backup bread options (Sara Lee, Nature’s Own, Arnold) range from $4.29 to $5.29 for 20oz loaves, while Dave’s is $5.79 for their standard loaves, and $6.69 for their jumbo 27oz loaves.

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  • Brovid HasselsmofBrovid Hasselsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    sarukun wrote: »
    can we have loyal tea

    or royal tea or capaci-tea

    Personally, I think they called it bubble tea to piggy back off the Mandarin word “boba”

    But boba doesn’t mean mean bubble, it means boobs.

    Tit-teas

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  • lonelyahavalonelyahava Call me Ahava ~~She/Her~~ Move to New ZealandRegistered User regular
    at least you are all on the same continent as good bagels.

    Hell, the same hemisphere even.

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  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    sarukun wrote: »
    can we have loyal tea

    or royal tea or capaci-tea

    Personally, I think they called it bubble tea to piggy back off the Mandarin word “boba”

    But boba doesn’t mean mean bubble, it means boobs.

    Tit-teas

    You think that's cow milk you're drinking?

  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    chromdom wrote: »
    I don't dislike Dave's but I do find it way overpriced for what it is. It's just bread and it's like twice the price.
    Never had their bagels though, didn't even know they make bagels.

    it’s a lot closer than that by me, especially if you’re comparing decent breads.

    My backup bread options (Sara Lee, Nature’s Own, Arnold) range from $4.29 to $5.29 for 20oz loaves, while Dave’s is $5.79 for their standard loaves, and $6.69 for their jumbo 27oz loaves.

    Dang, the Franz whole wheat I usually get is only $2.99 a loaf.

    minor incidentCommander Zoom
  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    Not bad! Literally nothing, even the absolute shittiest Wonder bread here is under like $3.50 or so. Most of the good stuff is well into the $4 and $5 range.

    Grocery prices kind of suuuuuck lately.

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  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    Not bad! Literally nothing, even the absolute shittiest Wonder bread here is under like $3.50 or so. Most of the good stuff is well into the $4 and $5 range.

    Grocery prices kind of suuuuuck lately.

    Yeah, when I go into the stores for snacks the bill is way higher than it used to be. It's to the point where the HelloFresh thing I'm doing looks better than doing grocery shopping myself again.

  • KetarKetar Come on upstairs we're having a partyRegistered User regular
    Madican wrote: »
    Not bad! Literally nothing, even the absolute shittiest Wonder bread here is under like $3.50 or so. Most of the good stuff is well into the $4 and $5 range.

    Grocery prices kind of suuuuuck lately.

    Yeah, when I go into the stores for snacks the bill is way higher than it used to be. It's to the point where the HelloFresh thing I'm doing looks better than doing grocery shopping myself again.

    What you pay for a HelloFresh meal is much higher than you would pay if you took the recipe and went to the grocery store for the same ingredients (assuming you actually divide the costs of things like a container of sour cream or chicken stock over the number of meals you end up using them for eventually), even with ever-rising grocery prices.

    That doesn't mean HelloFresh isn't worth it - there's plenty about it that provides enough value to many people to be worth the cost, but it comes in other less tangible areas. If you were looking primarily at ingredient costs though it's a terrible deal.

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  • knitdanknitdan In ur base Killin ur guysRegistered User regular
    Hot take: Dave’s Killer Bread has too much extra stuff in it

    And I’m a man who likes a little extra stuff

    Just not every whole grain and seed known to existence in a single loaf

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    I normally hate a bunch of stuff in my bread but my wife has been getting it lately and I gotta admit, Dave's is pretty good.

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  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    They make all sorts of bread though! They have regular ass white bread that rocks. Same with whole wheat, sprouted whole grain, and rye. And like, 3 different “levels” of seeded whole grain breads.

    I feel like a paid spokesperson. But their bread just kinda kicks ass. You could say it’s killer.

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  • BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    I've never seen their Rye. Is it new? I'll have to check when I'm grocery shopping next time

  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    I know it’s been around at least since last year because I started picking some up every once in a while then. It’s real good for a grocery store rye!

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  • knitdanknitdan In ur base Killin ur guysRegistered User regular
    I prefer my rye in a glass

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  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    I prefer my eyes in their sockets

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  • JokermanJokerman Everything EverywhereRegistered User regular
    I prefer my sty in my eyes.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    knitdan wrote: »
    Hot take: Dave’s Killer Bread has too much extra stuff in it

    And I’m a man who likes a little extra stuff

    Just not every whole grain and seed known to existence in a single loaf

    honestly? I like their powerseed because it has a lot of protein from all of the stuff they add to it, and it helps meet my dietary needs

    they have breads with a lot less stuff, if that's more your speed

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  • sarukunsarukun RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    sarukun wrote: »
    can we have loyal tea

    or royal tea or capaci-tea

    Personally, I think they called it bubble tea to piggy back off the Mandarin word “boba”

    But boba doesn’t mean mean bubble, it means boobs.

    Tit-teas

    Yes, exactly.

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  • Indie WinterIndie Winter die Krähe Rudi Hurzlmeier (German, b. 1952)Registered User regular
  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    Ketar wrote: »
    Madican wrote: »
    Not bad! Literally nothing, even the absolute shittiest Wonder bread here is under like $3.50 or so. Most of the good stuff is well into the $4 and $5 range.

    Grocery prices kind of suuuuuck lately.

    Yeah, when I go into the stores for snacks the bill is way higher than it used to be. It's to the point where the HelloFresh thing I'm doing looks better than doing grocery shopping myself again.

    What you pay for a HelloFresh meal is much higher than you would pay if you took the recipe and went to the grocery store for the same ingredients (assuming you actually divide the costs of things like a container of sour cream or chicken stock over the number of meals you end up using them for eventually), even with ever-rising grocery prices.

    That doesn't mean HelloFresh isn't worth it - there's plenty about it that provides enough value to many people to be worth the cost, but it comes in other less tangible areas. If you were looking primarily at ingredient costs though it's a terrible deal.

    Nah the primary reason I'm doing it is that it provides an impetus for me to actually cook instead of letting depression funnel me towards whatever is in the fridge, if anything is. Being in the kitchen for an hour or so every other day helps to feel like I'm doing something.

    The variety of recipes to pick from also helps with broadening my palette. It's gotten me to try things like couscous, roasted vegetables, yogurt sauces, etc. Also eating vegetables in general. Prior to it I never had anything to go with a "meal" whereas just in today's lunch, leftovers from dinner, I have chicken, roasted carrots, roasted potatoes, and some sauce to drizzle over it.

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  • KetarKetar Come on upstairs we're having a partyRegistered User regular
    edited January 27
    Madican wrote: »
    Ketar wrote: »
    Madican wrote: »
    Not bad! Literally nothing, even the absolute shittiest Wonder bread here is under like $3.50 or so. Most of the good stuff is well into the $4 and $5 range.

    Grocery prices kind of suuuuuck lately.

    Yeah, when I go into the stores for snacks the bill is way higher than it used to be. It's to the point where the HelloFresh thing I'm doing looks better than doing grocery shopping myself again.

    What you pay for a HelloFresh meal is much higher than you would pay if you took the recipe and went to the grocery store for the same ingredients (assuming you actually divide the costs of things like a container of sour cream or chicken stock over the number of meals you end up using them for eventually), even with ever-rising grocery prices.

    That doesn't mean HelloFresh isn't worth it - there's plenty about it that provides enough value to many people to be worth the cost, but it comes in other less tangible areas. If you were looking primarily at ingredient costs though it's a terrible deal.

    Nah the primary reason I'm doing it is that it provides an impetus for me to actually cook instead of letting depression funnel me towards whatever is in the fridge, if anything is. Being in the kitchen for an hour or so every other day helps to feel like I'm doing something.

    The variety of recipes to pick from also helps with broadening my palette. It's gotten me to try things like couscous, roasted vegetables, yogurt sauces, etc. Also eating vegetables in general. Prior to it I never had anything to go with a "meal" whereas just in today's lunch, leftovers from dinner, I have chicken, roasted carrots, roasted potatoes, and some sauce to drizzle over it.

    I mean, yeah, that's the kind of stuff I was talking about when I said there are other less tangible areas where it provides enough value to people to be worthwhile.

    We tried it for a while and it ended up not being for us though. It was ok as something that forced me to cook more, and more specifically to stick to cooking outside of some of the usual staples that I would lean on too heavily because they made the kids happy. The selection wasn't doing anything to broaden our palates though and it didn't take long to start getting a little tired of the way certain things repeat (the sheer number of dishes that use potatoes as sides, usually only prepared in one of a few different ways; the way certain vegetables like carrots get used as a side so often; the reliance on ground beef, pork or turkey for so many recipes, and so on). When you combine that with the premium that you're paying for what are actually really cheap ingredients the vast majority of the time we ended up writing it off as an interesting but failed experiment.

    But that's just us. It's great that it works for other people and that you're getting a lot out of it!

    Ketar on
  • BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    Ketar wrote: »
    the sheer number of dishes that use potatoes as sides

    I'm sorry to hear they didn't give you enough potatoes dishes. You'd think with potatoes being so cheap they'd be able to do multiple potatoes side dishes per meal!

  • DirtyboyDirtyboy Registered User regular
    Hmong Food Market Tour!! Asia’s Secret Cuisine Without a Country!! (16 mins)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFBqMEQHnBQ

    sarukun
  • sarukunsarukun RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    My college buddy’s girlfriend/wife lady is Hmong, and dear Jesus, is their food ever fantastic.

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  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    sarukun wrote: »
    My college buddy’s girlfriend/wife lady is Hmong, and dear Jesus, is their food ever fantastic.

    I went to college in southern Minnesota where there's was a large population. I regret not taking better advantage of the restaurants.

    sarukun
  • TynnanTynnan seldom correct, never unsure Registered User regular
  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    I could swear I've seen Mt Dew Pitch Black before but never in cans. So I got a pack to try and it's pretty good. Not a particularly strong flavor that makes it stick out to me but it's tasty.

  • Captain InertiaCaptain Inertia Registered User regular
    I mm making chili!!!

    I probably stretched the spice just past the point that my 4-year old will notice and then reject the food

    More for me!

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  • SiliconStewSiliconStew Registered User regular
    I say if your chilli's not got enough spice to make you sweat a bit, you're just making stew.

    Actually, I should make some chilli for dinner too.

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  • Captain InertiaCaptain Inertia Registered User regular
    I say if your chilli's not got enough spice to make you sweat a bit, you're just making stew.

    Actually, I should make some chilli for dinner too.

    Can’t even tell you how many times I’ve explained this to her

    V1m
  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    It's like twenty degrees out and spitting snow, so for lunch I went to the "Irish" ""pub"" down the street and had a cottage pie and a pint of Guinness while I watched the weather be complete bullshit on the other side of a third story window.

    Perfect dining experience, five stars.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Weird that they already threw up on the plate.

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    Anyone touting British cuisine as the best on the planet likely hasn't had cuisine from anywhere else.

    And that's not me saying British cuisine is the worst. Though I am implying it.

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  • sarukunsarukun RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    I hesitate to say the Britain has the best anything in the world.

    But then I don’t know that much about Britain.

    Hey Brits, what do you got that’s best in the world?

    Fuckin’… woolen sweaters?

  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    Gin! Definitely the best gin.

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  • BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    Some credit for making worcestershire sauce

  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    Everything on that plate looks good to me.

    I can feel my blood pressure rising just fantasizing about it.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    I made risotto tonight. It was delicious and turned out perfectly.

    I am never making risotto again.

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