Off Topic : Fast Food is Getting Expensive

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I need to become a short order cook!!

Thanks for all the great info!!

On 2022-08-25 14:15, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> On Wed, 2022-08-24 at 17:05 -0700, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I just went to 5 guys in Chandler and ordered 2 double cheeseburgers, 
>> a
>> large Fry, and large fountain drink.  It was for me and my wife.  We
>> usually only get one cheeseburger, however she wanted one by herself.
>> 
>> Here is the punch line  :  almost $40.00. Yes you saw that correctly.
>> 
>> About 8 years ago we stopped going out to eat for the most part when 2
>> combination plates of Mexican food with drinks came to $40.00.  We
>> decided to not eat out and very rarely do so.
> 
> It's the hip thing these days to charge a fortune, chintz on the
> product or service,
> goof it up, then blame it on unavailability of employees, the supply 
> chain, or
> whatever political party you hate, and then laugh all the way to the 
> bank on the
> customer's dime.
> 
> Stop the madness. If a business charges outrageously and/or stinges on 
> the
> product/service, cross them off your list. If gas costs too much, use a 
> bicyle,
> public transportation, carpool, whatever, and also next time get a 
> 50mpg car.
> 
> In other words, don't support the ripoff artists with your money.
> Saves you money,
> and benefits society by bringing down inflation. I wish everybody did 
> this.
> 
>> 
>> Any thoughts on places to get halfway decent food for a reasonable 
>> cost?
> 
> Canned vegetables are still cheap. Eggs are still relatively cheap. I
> just bought
> red cabbage at $1.49/pound. Nutritious, can be boiled into a soup, and 
> in a real
> pinch (for lack of money or to lose weight) can substitute for bread
> in a sandwich.
> 
>> 
>> I think I may evaluate making my own burgers.  With the cost of beef 
>> we
>> eat very little.
> 
> Costco sells a pack of about 12 or 15 frozen burger patties for (IIRC)
> under twenty
> bucks. One burger plus a little beans and/or cabbage satisfies you 
> unless you're
> REALLY hungry. I fry them approximately 3 minutes on each side, at
> medium-high heat,
> and they come out delicious.
> 
> If you search, you can find fairly cheap breaded fish filets you can
> just bake for
> 26 minute, flip at minute 13. If you set an alarm, you can do other 
> things while
> they cook. Not as nutritious as fresh fish, but preparation time is a
> tiny fraction,
> and you don't need to cook them the second you get home.
> 
> I sometimes put oil on the bottom of the frying pan, open 1 can of
> garbanzo beans
> and 1 can of spinach, rinse in the can with tap water to get all the
> salt out, throw
> them in the frying pan, mix them together, throw on the spices of your
> choice, and
> if you like hot, some hot sauce, cook with a lid on medium-high heat
> until the water
> evaporates but before things start to burn. However, you need to
> attend it to flip
> things over so the bottom layer doesn't get burned. This is a good
> activity while
> you wait for your fish in the oven.
> 
> I don't drink coffee, but if I did, I'd get instant coffee like
> https://www.nescafe.com/us/products/tasters-choice/ . It's probably
> about 15 cents a
> cup. Don't make Howard Shultz even richer by shopping at Starbucks or 
> some other
> yuppie coffee joint. And oh, for gosh sakes, don't get those buck a cup 
> coffee
> makers that require a special kind of coffee cartridge. I think
> Lennart Poettering
> invented those.
> 
> For those who like it hot, consider Da Bomb Beyond Insanity hot sauce:
> 
> https://www.mohotta.com/product/da-bomb-beyond-insanity/Hot-Sauce
> 
> This sauce is so hot and so concentrated that a drop in a quart of
> soup will make
> the soup fairly hot (too hot for some), and add tremendous taste. I
> guarantee you
> that if you put this stuff on or into food (use very little), it won't
> be tasteless.
> You know the rubber chicken always served at catered events? A tiny
> smearing of Da
> Bomb will make the rubber chicken taste very interesting. For me, one
> bottle of this
> sauce is a 4 month supply, so don't let the fifteen dollar (plus
> shipping) expense
> disuade you. It costs less than the tax on your Internet or cell phone 
> service.
> Besides, you can probably find it on sale. Don't get anything hotter: 
> The hotter
> ones smell bad and burn your digestive system.
> 
> I don't think we can discuss food without discussing time. A lot of 
> ordering out
> happens because of lack of cooking time. It doesn't have to be that
> way. I'm not a
> chef, I'm a short order cook. When picking what to cook, my main 
> priority is
> minimizing what needs to be washed afterward. Second priority is quick
> cooking time.
> You know these guys on TV who have acres of prep area, and who mix in
> stuff in three
> different bowls, and sequentially wait for cooking task A to be done
> before cooking
> task B gets done? Looks good on TV, but not for the guy who just
> worked a 12 hour
> day and needs sleep. If it's not quick, easy and uses just one pot or
> pan, I'm not
> gonna do it.
> 
> As far as taste, that can usually be kludged in with powdered onions, 
> powdered
> garlic, pepper, hot sauce, and other quick to sprinkle spices. But not 
> too many
> spices. My experience tells me that spices are like medicines: The
> more you use, the
> more likely adverse interactions.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> SteveT
> 
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