I once made borscht. That is a labour of love I'll never go through again. I also made a hot chocolate layer cake, including making the marshmallows, and that was a lot of work.
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Tofu.
Pressing the water out, marinating for hours, then cooking properly so it's delicious and not a rubbery mess is just too much hassle.
I rarely even marinate my tofu, and have never really had issues with it getting rubbery, but the hassle of pressing the water out is enough of a deterrent for me. I've considered buying a tofu presser, but I have a small kitchen, so I don't really like owning such specialized tools.
but the hassle of pressing the water out is enough of a deterrent for me
Get super firm, they are vacuum sealed and pre-pressed. You can skip the pressing step entirely.
Really? That's what I usually buy, but there's still some liquid in the package, so I've always pressed it. I guess I'll have to try it without pressing some time.
Just dice or slice it, dust it with corn starch and fry it until crispy. Serve with sauce or in a stirfry. No need for pressing water out. It won’t be rubbery.
I once even made the tofu myself. That was a mess. But an interesting experiment. 😅
protip : you can cook anything. maybe you don't cook it well the first time. but if you're not completely freeballin it, and are following an established well reviewed recipe, once you cook it poorly or not to your taste, you can always make notes, and adjust the next time. be fearless in your experiments, there's a lot of freedom (and cost savings) in learning how to cook what you like to eat, the way you like to eat it, at home.
I like to do a bunch of baking for the holidays, and usually do a mix of easy/familiar recipes, plus some new/challenging recipes. I made caramels, and while I was pretty happy with them, I never heard one person comment on them, and they were a lot of effort compared to things like chocolate chip cookies, so I've never made them again.
Edit: Another is pumpkin pie from fresh pumpkins. I've done it, it's not that difficult, but it's also not any cheaper or better tasting than just buying good canned pumpkin.
Cake. Orange cake.
Mmm, that's not too hard to make. Orange-olive oil cake is so good.
I'd love go make chana masala, my favorite indian dish. but it just takes too long to make...
Demiglace. Way too much work.
Most of them. They require not only the right ingredients and even the right brands. But the amount of tools you would have to go out and get, just to make that thing. I currently am struggling to make homemade butterbeer, from harry potter, because I spent like a combined $30+ in materials and ingredients and that's only by one recipe. Which is another thing, recipes vary and have their own way of doing things which again is going to require having to spend more just to make it.
It's a no-brainer why people would rather have take out or go out to restaurants.
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