Anyone cooked any meals from scratch?

taximike · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:09

Have to say it's an interesting concept. All the ingredients for you to freshly prepare your own meal, rather than ready-prepared stuff. Probably slightly better for you!

http://www.mealsfromscratch.co.uk/what-is-scratch/

Biohazard · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:13

I'd rather source the ingredients myself.

too lazy to shop but not lazy enough to cook it? odd concept for me.

Dano · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:14

Looks like a pre-prepared sachet of sauce to me.

Mailman86 · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:15

Why not just pick the ingredients out individually and prepare them yourself.

taximike · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:17

Well I think it will appeal to single people and students a lot. Because if you are cooking for one it is very expensive to buy all the ingredients because they usually aren't sold in small enough quantities!

Biohazard · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:19

taximike said:
Well I think it will appeal to single people and students a lot. Because if you are cooking for one it is very expensive to buy all the ingredients because they usually aren't sold in small enough quantities!

Which is gobbled up by the profit margins of the pre-prepared-packed meal.

J1234 · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:19

taximike said:
Well I think it will appeal to single people and students a lot. Because if you are cooking for one it is very expensive to buy all the ingredients because they usually aren't sold in small enough quantities!

Freeze left overs.

willhub · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:19

Won't appeal to students that, way too expensive!

Hxc · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:20

taximike said:
Well I think it will appeal to single people and students a lot. Because if you are cooking for one it is very expensive to buy all the ingredients because they usually aren't sold in small enough quantities!

£5 for one nights meal as a student is pushing the boat out. I will be living on about £75~ a week when at uni I'm estimating... I'm not sure if spending about half that on dinners alone would be what I consider good value

Dano · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:22

taximike said:
Well I think it will appeal to single people and students a lot. Because if you are cooking for one it is very expensive to buy all the ingredients because they usually aren't sold in small enough quantities!

Since when was five quid a meal cheap?

randomshenans · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:34

Looks liek a cop out and crap marketing for cooking, which it is not. There is a sachet dammit!

Glaucus · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:36

Biohazard said:
I'd rather source the ingredients myself.

too lazy to shop but not lazy enough to cook it? odd concept for me.

exactly, if you are going to do that get the veg chop it and add one of teh supermarkets own sauces. It'll be 1/4 of the price.

meghatronic · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:44

AcidHell2 said:
exactly, if you are going to do that get the veg chop it and add one of teh supermarkets own sauces. It'll be 1/4 of the price.

Probably less. £5 is very overpriced.. it's more than sourcing your own stuff and it's even more than ready meal versions - so where's the benefit?

big_white_dog84 · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:47

Morrisons were doing a similar thing recently, that was £5 for two meals. I had a couple on night I couldn't be bothered thinking too much about dinner, and they were quite nice.

Loki · 9 Jun 2010 at 18:59

Biohazard said:
I'd rather source the ingredients myself.

too lazy to shop but not lazy enough to cook it? odd concept for me.

Me too.

Looking at £5.00 for a Jambalaya for one :eek:

I made a proper Jamabalaya from scratch with Chicken and Chorizo for just over £7.00 the other week. That was enough for a family of three to share at a BBQ then a main meal the next night with a big portion size.

£5.00 for one serving or £7.00 for six bigger portions, hmmm let me think about that one

jimmymctavish · 9 Jun 2010 at 19:03

to cook a thai red curry from scratch, first you need to create your universe...

khimbar · 9 Jun 2010 at 19:04

How hard is it to chop stuff up?

Biohazard · 9 Jun 2010 at 19:07

khimbar said:
How hard is it to chop stuff up?

mega

Mr_White · 9 Jun 2010 at 19:11

jimmymctavish said:
to cook a thai red curry from scratch, first you need to create your universe...

4T5 · 9 Jun 2010 at 19:13

If you mean from Scratch as in Grow my own potatoes/carrotts/peas/beans/collys/marrow/onions etc etc etc etc then dig them up bring them home cook them & eat them then Yes. :cool: