What do you make from scratch?

[Anonymous]

Scratch:
Bread, granola, any cakes or baked goods, tomato sauce for pizza or pasta, ice cream, whipped cream, sauces, dressings, dips, pesto, most condiments. We make most things from scratch.

Things I buy:
pasta/noodles, yogurt (just not worth the time and mess and is exactly same ingredients). Ketchup, mustard, mayo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are your tips on homemade pizza
Kids enjoy making it but it always kind of bad

Slow rise over 24 dough is way better than the 1 hr rise dough for pizzas turn up oven
To 475

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scratch:
Bread, granola, any cakes or baked goods, tomato sauce for pizza or pasta, ice cream, whipped cream, sauces, dressings, dips, pesto, most condiments. We make most things from scratch.

Things I buy:
pasta/noodles, yogurt (just not worth the time and mess and is exactly same ingredients). Ketchup, mustard, mayo

Also add stock to things I buy. I will occasionally make if I have leftover bones, but I don’t have very large pots that make it worth while to do regularly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went through a brief period making yogurt in the instapot and I don’t see what the fuss was. It's not very thick, and no cheaper than buying it. I prefer the thick Icelandic skyr. Am I missing something?

No, I love making most things from scratch but not yogurt. It doesn’t taste better, isn’t any healthier, and is a hassle

[Anonymous]

Pizza for sure. Bread products but we also buy some, I work full time out of the home and can't keep up with the amount my family eats or don't have time some weeks. Cookies and other sweet baked goods. Meatballs.

I do not make my own pasta, ravioli, cheese, or yogurt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went through a brief period making yogurt in the instapot and I don’t see what the fuss was. It's not very thick, and no cheaper than buying it. I prefer the thick Icelandic skyr. Am I missing something?

Nope. You are not missing anything.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I went through a brief period making yogurt in the instapot and I don’t see what the fuss was. It's not very thick, and no cheaper than buying it. I prefer the thick Icelandic skyr. Am I missing something?

Nope. You are not missing anything.

The only reason people make their own yogurt is to tell people they make their own yogurt.

[Anonymous]

I have found my people!! I love cooking from scratch. Once you start doing it it’s hard to go back to store bought anything! And after awhile it can get more streamlined so you’re not spending a ton of time

I like to do

All our bread products (bread, crackers, bagels, pancakes, waffles)
Salad dressing
Bbq sauce
And then just meals in general are made from ingredients rather than coming out of a box like a frozen dinner or boxed Mac n cheese

For those who make baked beans can you share a good recipe? And where do you get the beans? Every recipe seems to call for “great northern beans” but I never see those at the store

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I went through a brief period making yogurt in the instapot and I don’t see what the fuss was. It's not very thick, and no cheaper than buying it. I prefer the thick Icelandic skyr. Am I missing something?

Nope. You are not missing anything.

The only reason people make their own yogurt is to tell people they make their own yogurt.

Maybe they want to avoid microplastics or they go through a lot of it. DIY is way more affordable.

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Anonymous wrote:I went through a brief period making yogurt in the instapot and I don’t see what the fuss was. It's not very thick, and no cheaper than buying it. I prefer the thick Icelandic skyr. Am I missing something?

Nope. You are not missing anything.

The only reason people make their own yogurt is to tell people they make their own yogurt.

Maybe they want to avoid microplastics or they go through a lot of it. DIY is way more affordable.

it’s not really any more affordable though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

So I do a lot of dried beans (I'm also kinda cheap), but have had poor outcomes a few times. I don't do a good job of keeping track of how long they've been sitting, and it really makes a difference. They definitely get too old/dry to cook up nicely after a while, even after an overnight soak. Any tips for that, other than paying attention to age?

I make bean burgers from scratch, and for that, I use canned. It's a texture thing.

Throw a pinch of baking soda in your soak water to soften them up - when you drain them give them a quick rinse

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Anonymous wrote:I went through a brief period making yogurt in the instapot and I don’t see what the fuss was. It's not very thick, and no cheaper than buying it. I prefer the thick Icelandic skyr. Am I missing something?

Nope. You are not missing anything.

The only reason people make their own yogurt is to tell people they make their own yogurt.

Maybe they want to avoid microplastics or they go through a lot of it. DIY is way more affordable.

it’s not really any more affordable though.

It is. I make enough for at least a week of daily breakfast using less than a gallon of $3.89 milk. If you could direct me to plain whole milk yogurt cheaper than that, I’d love to know brand/source.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What are your tips on homemade pizza
Kids enjoy making it but it always kind of bad

Slow rise over 24 dough is way better than the 1 hr rise dough for pizzas turn up oven
To 475

I just used Wegmans dough which was pretty good,!

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Anonymous wrote:I went through a brief period making yogurt in the instapot and I don’t see what the fuss was. It's not very thick, and no cheaper than buying it. I prefer the thick Icelandic skyr. Am I missing something?

Nope. You are not missing anything.

The only reason people make their own yogurt is to tell people they make their own yogurt.

Maybe they want to avoid microplastics or they go through a lot of it. DIY is way more affordable.

it’s not really any more affordable though.

I make yogurt several times a year just to use up whole milk that I would be throwing away. So, after my son goes back to college, I make yogurt.

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Anonymous wrote:I went through a brief period making yogurt in the instapot and I don’t see what the fuss was. It's not very thick, and no cheaper than buying it. I prefer the thick Icelandic skyr. Am I missing something?

Nope. You are not missing anything.

The only reason people make their own yogurt is to tell people they make their own yogurt.

Maybe they want to avoid microplastics or they go through a lot of it. DIY is way more affordable.

it’s not really any more affordable though.

It is. I make enough for at least a week of daily breakfast using less than a gallon of $3.89 milk. If you could direct me to plain whole milk yogurt cheaper than that, I’d love to know brand/

The 32 ounce Dannon plain whole milk yogurt container is $3.24 at walmart. several brands there are also within the same price range.

Same Dannon yogurt a few cents more at Giant.

Also, you have to consider the work/time. Are you factoring that in to the cost? of course not. Well, it is a cost even if it is mostly “passive time”. Because if you have no yogurt and you make your own and your kid asks for some and you say “i’ll have some for you in 2-3 days” that is also a cost. Straining etc…But if you think your time/effort isn’t worth anything then I guess keep on making it!