Comment on If restaurants just microwave their food can I just get the frozen version and cut out the middle man?

uienia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Takes time, effort and skill. Occasionally, you may prefer to pay someone else to take care of all that + dishes. I think the middle man is actually doing something useful, so you pay for the food and the convenience. If it was just food and nothing else, cutting him out would make a lot of sense.

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  • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    If you really like food then learning how to cook is one of the most rewarding skills of all. Personally I think it’s even more than that. I think it’s harder to appreciate a really good meal until you’ve learned to cook it yourself.

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    • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      That’s also true for many other skills. If you’ve built a house, you’ll notice all the houses that were built with skill and patience. On the other hand, you’ll also notice poor quality as well. There will be things that are invisible to others, but you just can’t unsee them.

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  • ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    hence why I refuse to go to Korean barbecues, or whatever that entire genre of restaurant is called where they make you cook your own food

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    • Mesophar@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Korean BBQ places are meant as the experience and the prep of the food beforehand. You don’t just go to one because “I want some lunch”, you go for the social aspect with a group, like going out to a bar vs drinking beer at home.

      Now, that isn’t for everyone, and I get that. But it’s different than just a typical restaurante.

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    • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Like self service checkout, but for restaurants? That’s wild!

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