2y ago

Idle Cooking

It's not about the cooking, it's the f*ck ton of dishwashing left.

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Best weight loss method, laziness.
- This is exactly why I only buy ingredients, either I'm hungry enough to make the food or I'm not actually that hungry.
  
  I do this and I'm still kinda fat, but my meals are pretty epic
LPT.
I have a five litre pot. Every once in a while, I'll make a full pot full of chili/stew/soup, and then freeze it in pint containers. That way I always have something I can throw into the microwave. Another variation is cook a chicken on Sunday, then cut it up and put it in containers. You've got a week's worth of chick to nibble on all week.
- generally at the least i try to cook for me, tomorrow me and if possible me a week or two from now
  
  The guy I learned about this from had five or six 'all week' recipes; meals he could make on Sunday and enjoy all week.
- I immediately assume they are from tiktok when i see that shit
Pro tip: stir fry your leftovers with onions and whatever seasoning you like. Takes about five minutes since you only need to wait for the chopped onions to fry
- There are no leftovers if everything still needs to be cooked
  
  If you can't extrapolate the useful information with the implied shift in context then don't worry about it
- Ramen is also a good vehicle, depending on the leftovers.
  
  Patte, 14 år, har ramen som fordon. ”Overkligt!”
  
  You can also crack a fresh egg into the bowl before you pour your ramen in. The outside will cook from the excess heat and leave all the nice insides gooey
Thats why I meal prep. Aka go to mcdonalds down the street and order one of everything
fun fact, if you go 36 hours without eating, sometimes the hunger pangs just ... stop
- Yeah well duh, everyone's experienced that, right?
  Right?
  
  ...
  i mean
  if you've had a depressive episode last long enough that you went to bed because you're just so tired even though sleep won't fix it and then you just lie there drifting in and out until you find enough willpower to check what time it is and it's actually mid-evening next day yeah
  or if you've been busy and so distracted all day that you forgot to eat and then were so tired by the time you could finally sleep that you wake up and realize the last time you ate was lunch the day before yesterday
  these things DO happen to some people, but not necessarily everyone. maybe not you, but certainly to people you've known.
Get an air fryer and some frozen chicken tenders, nuggets, etc. Lean, high protein, crispy, and you only need to clean one wire rack afterwards.
- Before anyone does this: Check your oven.
  Some modern convection ovens have a sperate heating element in front of the fan in the back or fan(s) behind the heating elements in general, which means it works the same as an air fryer.
  
  Yes, convection ovens work pretty well. I have one too, not as crispy compared to the fryer but it's still good. Just more of a mess though, plus preheat time etc, air fryer is more convenient.
As someone who loves cooking but despises dishwashing, I can relate to this.
If I buy ingredients for food, I just end up with a lot of spoiled ingredients. I just go buy food when I am hungry. If I buy ingredients to make stuff, I get them right before I am to cook them. Most of time, I get premade things (like sandwiches, soups, etc).
Try microwaving some potatoes. They're a pretty regular snack for me since it's some of the lowest effort "cooking" you can do.
- Same for sweet potatoes. Quick, tasty, cheap

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