Father and Sons

There is no doubt that as society develops then we are getting lazier and lazier and looking to get technology to take up the slack, this is especially true in our kitchens. I am a big fan of technology and I love the fact that I can find information at the press of a button on the internet, and my phone can help me run my life, but cooking is something I like to do myself.

I know we are all getting busier with work and family, so we don’t consider cooking to be time well spent, but if you don’t think of it as a chore then you can often combine family time with cooking. If you are watching TV with your family then you tend to switch off, but when you are cooking then it is quite the opposite, this means you can get a family member to help you out and have a really great conversation with them while you prepare a meal. If you were both in front of the TV then you probably wouldn’t be talking as much, but as you are both ‘stuck’ in the kitchen then it is the perfect time to talk to each other.

If you cook things for yourself then it does take a bit longer than shoving something in the microwave for a couple of minutes, but it will also be a lot healthier. You can make sure it uses fresh ingredients so you cut out all the preservatives, and you can make sure you get a good portion of vegetables too. Yet there are some pieces of technology in the kitchen that I do like, for instance bread makers and coffee makers.

Freshly baked bread is something that is sorely missing from most people’s lives, we used to cook our own bread, but now we can get a loaf so cheaply from the supermarket, then why bother? A bread maker will take all the tedious work out of making the bread but still give you the same fantastic result. There is nothing better than a slice of warm, freshly cooked bread dripping with butter!

Coffee makers are great for people who have big families and need lots of cups of coffee. Even with a 1 cup coffee maker then if it is just for you I think a machine is a bit of an indulgence for a cup of coffee, but if you have a lot of people that want coffee then with a larger machine you can set it to come on automatically in the morning and brew you a big pot of coffee ready for when you need it, which is a huge timesaver.

So stop dreading the cooking or finding inventive ways and gadgets to stop you having to do anything, instead turn it into a pleasurable experience you can share with your family that gives you great tasting and healthy food as well.

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