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This article is long, funny, and has some excellent tips for us seniors who need a little shortcut, or are just having a nice, lazy morning.

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I'm not sure I agree with the basic premise though. Maybe I'm not bothered what others think, but for me, half of 'learning how to cook' is finding what works for you. I now buy 'proper' garlic, but I still buy the cheapest tins of tomatoes because that's what works for me.

I buy the frozen ginger and garlic cubes TJs has and that’s been a revelation. Fresh taste, no prep, only slight modifications to use. The snobs can go rub stainless steel with their garlic scented hands!

I buy ginger in a squeezy tube that I keep in the fridge. And I use real garlic. And I have bags of frozen herbs in the freezer. But often I use fresh ones.

As I think we all agree here - it's about what works for you. Not just in general, but on that day.

That sounds tasty, thanks!

Small modifications = don’t plop it into hot oil like you’d do with fresh ginger garlic or it will splatter on you. Usually I saute onion or something else and then add the cube. The brand I find in my local grocery is the same as TJs — Dorot

I think also what happens is that some people feel that the comparison is between doing everything from scratch and taking a couple shortcuts. Sure - not using jarred garlic or some other timesaver won't taste as good as starting with the original ingredients.

But really, it's more often between taking shortcuts and not cooking at all. When I have time, I love doing everything myself. But after a long work day, I often don't have the energy. But if there's something like a meal kit that I know I can cook, that'll stop me from having dinner delivered.

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