What do you find not worth it to make from scratch? And what is worth making from scratch?

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Anonymous wrote:I make jam a few times a year, and it’s totally worth it. It takes me 2-3 hours to make twenty jars of jam. I do strawberry, grape, peach, and raspberry. I then have delicious homemade jam all year, and I put little labels on them and give them away with a couple of loaves of fresh bread as a hostess gift or without the bread if I need something in a pinch for a bake sale.

Oh, that's cute. I don't know if I have the patience for making jam, but I do with you were my friend coming over for dinner some time

. I stole this idea from a friend.
But you should try it! I can make $100 worth of jam in two hours while supervising children.

Recipe?

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Bakery breads are worth not making at home.

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Paneer is absolutely worth it to make at home. I don't because I am lazy or lack time.

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Did anyone mention pho broth? Impossible to make at home, would take three days if you did and still won't taste as good as pick up in Wheaton.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m never happy with risotto in a restaurant. I think I make it much better at home.

That and the whipped cream

Risotto is too time/labor intensive for most restaurants to do well. It is all about stirring continuously to make a creamy texture.

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Anonymous wrote:Rao’s is better than any marinara I have had that is homemade.

What a tragic life you do lead.

No. 99% of people are not good cooks.

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Not worth it: Cole slaw. Bagged slaw mix and Marie’s cole slaw dressing is the best!

Vinaigrette I always make from scratch with fresh garlic and herbs and good-quality vinegar.

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Anonymous wrote:On rice, I just discovered Ottolenghi's method (maybe it's not his, but I found it in his cookbook):

450 oven (so maybe not great in the summer)
13X9 baking dish

2 cups basmati
Scant 3/5 cups water
1/4 c butter cut up
3/4 tsp kosher salt

Cover tightly with foil, bake 30 minutes. Fluff. It works every time which I appreciate since I fail at jasmine rice on the stove top! I haven't tried it with jasmine but it might just work best with basmati.

The oven and microwave ways are cooking rice are great for people who can’t stop fiddling with rice on the stovetop.

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Anonymous wrote:Paneer is absolutely worth it to make at home. I don't because I am lazy or lack time.

I made paneer for the first time this week - I was so thrilled with myself! Even made homemade naan to go with the paneer and curry. The next day I used the rest of the paneer in tacos, pretending it was queso fresco.

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Anonymous wrote:Re rice: +1 on the rice cooker. The alternative seems to be frozen boil in bag stuff or the dreadful parboiled/“converted” rice. Blech.

Or....you could just cook rice in a pot! On the stove! You know like people have done for a very long time! Or over any kind of fire as people have done for centuries and millennia....How on earth is it that your only alternative is frozen boil?? Or a rice cooker!

Exactly. I make rice in a simple pot. Easy peasy.

+1 This talk of frozen rice is blowing my mind, and not in a good way.

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Anonymous wrote:Rao’s is better than any marinara I have had that is homemade.

What a tragic life you do lead.

No. 99% of people are not good cooks.

Go to Italy and report back.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I make jam a few times a year, and it’s totally worth it. It takes me 2-3 hours to make twenty jars of jam. I do strawberry, grape, peach, and raspberry. I then have delicious homemade jam all year, and I put little labels on them and give them away with a couple of loaves of fresh bread as a hostess gift or without the bread if I need something in a pinch for a bake sale.

Oh, that's cute. I don't know if I have the patience for making jam, but I do with you were my friend coming over for dinner some time

. I stole this idea from a friend.
But you should try it! I can make $100 worth of jam in two hours while supervising children.

Recipe?

Did you take a canning course? I want to do this, but am scared I would make someone sick.

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Anonymous wrote:Once you have a rice cooker, rice from scratch is definitely worth it.

I don’t have a rice cooker. I make rice from scratch every day! It’s just boiling water putting in the rice and salt, cover and wait 20 minutes. I make the rest of dinner while the rice cooks. Goal is to be done at the same time.

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I make most things from scratch other than bread. I do occasionally make my own bread but day-to-day living i don’t have the time. I also don’t make my own pasta on a regular basis. I can and do occasionally for a special recipe but usually default to dried pasta. I used to only make my own mayo but after kids I just do the jar unless I need it for an aioli or something special.

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Anonymous wrote:Bread - not worth it

+1000

My homemade sourdough is the best I've ever had. It took about 4 loaves for me to perfect it