Maybe the company should rebrand as “YellowFresh,” or maybe “HelloFlush?”

  • Ashenlux@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 hours ago

    I see some value for people who don’t know how to cook. You pick a recipe that sounds good, they send you all you need, (With no extra, so no worrying about what to do with the left over that will properly end up going to waste) and a guide on how to cook it.

    I considered trying one of these services to find new recipes. Never ended up doing it, seem like a good choice seeing this.

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      5 hours ago

      I have been using meal kit services like Blue Apron and Hello Fresh for years. They offer multiple types of meals, from simple “microwave this box then eat the contents” to more refined meals that you make from scratch. The first category doesn’t make sense to me, then you could buy a frozen meal cheaper in the store. The latter category is definitely not for anyone who can’t cook. For example, today I made mashed potato, roasted carrots, pork chops, with orange sauce. I use these services because I like spending 30-40 minutes in my kitchen, preparing a nicely plated, tasty, fresh meal instead of getting takeout or eating leftovers or frozen food. The value they provide is that you don’t need to go grocery shopping, and you don’t need to think about it or plan it other than taking 5 minutes to updating the meal selection every couple weeks.
      In past years with crazy inflation in grocery prices, they have not been able to raise prices as much, so it’s not more expensive than shopping yourself. Unfortunately, they have been cutting costs by lowering the quality and quantity of ingredients, and, apparently, by exploiting their workers.

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        4 hours ago

        Hmm, yeah I suppose that does sound a tad to advanced for someone who truly doesn’t know how to cook. I still think that if someone was trying to get better at cooking, this service sound like the most approachable way to go about it.