On 09/03/2018 11:05 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
Something I am curious about.
How much time here do people spend actually cooking the food they eat?
It varies greatly, largely because my wife and I don't have a consistent
schedule.
Breakfast ranges from 0 to 30 minutes, with most events at one of the
extremes.
Lunch I tend to slap together in about 5 minutes.
Dinners.... well, it depends on how you calculate time. Last night I
made soup in about half an hour. Last week I made short ribs that took
72 hours to cook, though obviously most of that I was sleeping or
elsewhere (don't ask me about sous vide unless you have time). Some
nights it can take up to 90 minutes.
Other things need to be counted too. I make my own mustard at 1/2 hour
per batch; marinara sauce, which takes about two hours per batch; and my
own stock, which takes 8 hours for vegetable stock and overnight for
bone stock.
As for averages, I won't even try. We dine out too often and too
irregularly for any average to be a useful figure.
All of these times are up from four years ago when I retired from my
part-time job and took up cooking with some enthusiasm.
Don't know if this helps much.
Cheers,
/ Bruce /
