Originally Posted by
cardsqc
For us, pre-covid we did eat out a lot. Mostly because of the convenience factor. Both of us work, neither of us particularly like to cook, and coming home after working all day and cooking wasn't really something that was really high on our list of things we wanted to do.
For the time-pressed working couples (with or without families), the rebirth of the pressure cooker in the form of the Instant Pot and likes was a god send Quick meals that could be made or prepared ahead, even frozen for a week of home-made dining.
As far as cooking skills or lack thereof, I wonder if it has to do with innate thrift, upbringing, culture (related to the previous, upbringing) or some other factor. There are many in recent generations who seem to have no or next to no cooking skills. The restaurant and prepped food industry would
love more of these.