In addition to being cheaper (usually) and tasting better (very often), the food prepared at home gives the chef or baker a certain sense of satisfaction. I feel like I've really accomplished something when I make something delicious from scratch.
I always find it a bit magical when I bake something: I mix stuff together and put it in the oven. Out comes a food that's gone through an amazing transformation.
Incidentally, I think that the Food Network show "Good Eats" would appeal to the hacker mind.
I think this is an important and oft overlooked point. People so often talk about their 'time value of money' and use it as a justification to outsource so many parts of their life, often to the detriment of their quality of life.
Personally, I've been toying with the idea of curing my own ham - I do miss english style ham. I read a recipe last time I was in England, so I know roughly whats involved. Sounds like fun, but so far I haven't allowed myself the indulgence - one day..
> In addition to being cheaper (usually) and tasting better (very often), the food prepared at home gives the chef or baker a certain sense of satisfaction.
I think for many there is a deep and fundamental pleasure gained just in the process of creating something. I get this from so many disparate areas - cooking, music, coding, making crafts with the kids, writing a letter or email to someone.
Not everyone has that, but if you do - cooking is a great one to experiment with because it's incredibly flexible in using different ingredients and methods and physically rewarding too.
I always find it a bit magical when I bake something: I mix stuff together and put it in the oven. Out comes a food that's gone through an amazing transformation.
Incidentally, I think that the Food Network show "Good Eats" would appeal to the hacker mind.