Also not stressed enough is just knowing how to cook. You don't need tons of shit on your food to make it taste better if you know how to cook in the first place. Youtube (yes, F them) has TONS of professional chefs literally giving away knowledge. A perfectly cooked steak needs nothing. Eat as close to foods natural state as you can.
This is also where local networking comes into play. It's not economical to make say a batch of ketchup for just yourself. If there was a guy locally that would make gallon batches at time and sell it off fresh, then you can buy it for money or you could be producing something that can be bartered or sold off yourself.
My next kitchen tool will be a sous vide. Dad & baby bro started using them & I was floored at how awesome the toughest cheapest cuts of beef came out on medium rare.
Big pot of water, a bag & your meat. You will thank me late ;)
My dad snagged his from Walmart for $60 or $80, he can't recall the price. Now he uses it 4-5 times per week for the past month because the meat is soft enough to chew for him again.
I believe that in the near future these are things you could barter with your neighbors: I will make you two loaves of bread for a bottle of catsup! I will clean your gutters for two home cooked meals! I will ow your lawn for the summer if you paint my home exterior.
It's not economical to make say a batch of ketchup for just yourself.
Huh? Why not? I'd say it's more space prohibitive than 'economical'. Stuff on the shelf has chemicals in it. Someday, those chemicals might do something to you. I'd say, you are amortizing the "economics" by being healthier later in life.
Also not stressed enough is just knowing how to cook. You don't need tons of shit on your food to make it taste better if you know how to cook in the first place. Youtube (yes, F them) has TONS of professional chefs literally giving away knowledge. A perfectly cooked steak needs nothing. Eat as close to foods natural state as you can.
This is also where local networking comes into play. It's not economical to make say a batch of ketchup for just yourself. If there was a guy locally that would make gallon batches at time and sell it off fresh, then you can buy it for money or you could be producing something that can be bartered or sold off yourself.
Boeff Bourginione is a tough dish!
I bought a cow off one of my cousins a few years ago. You quickly realize a cow isn't made of ribeyes. :)
My next kitchen tool will be a sous vide. Dad & baby bro started using them & I was floored at how awesome the toughest cheapest cuts of beef came out on medium rare.
Big pot of water, a bag & your meat. You will thank me late ;)
My dad snagged his from Walmart for $60 or $80, he can't recall the price. Now he uses it 4-5 times per week for the past month because the meat is soft enough to chew for him again.
Bro was telling me it makes brisket easy.
I believe that in the near future these are things you could barter with your neighbors: I will make you two loaves of bread for a bottle of catsup! I will clean your gutters for two home cooked meals! I will ow your lawn for the summer if you paint my home exterior.
Huh? Why not? I'd say it's more space prohibitive than 'economical'. Stuff on the shelf has chemicals in it. Someday, those chemicals might do something to you. I'd say, you are amortizing the "economics" by being healthier later in life.