Are We Getting Lazier When We Cook?

We are getting lazier and lazier now as technology develops and offers to help pick up some of the slack, we have all sorts of gadgets to help us out with everything from sleeping to cooking. Don't get me wrong, I love gadgets and technology, I adore being able to run my life through my phone and has access to news on tap through the internet, but when it comes to cooking then I like to do that 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 in front of the TV you definitely wouldn't be talking as much, but as you are both 'stuck' doing the cooking then it keeps you both busy while allowing you to talk.

While cooking for yourself may take a bit longer than sticking something in the microwave, then it will give you a healthier meal without all those preservatives and additives in, and you can make sure you get a good portion of vegetables with it too. Yet not all cooking aids are bad, I do think that bread makers and coffee makers have their uses in a modern kitchen.

Bread makers are great because with normal sliced loaves so easily purchased at the supermarket then often we wouldn't bother making it ourselves, but with a machine to do the hard work for you then you can enjoy the taste of freshly cooked bread yourself. There is nothing better than having a slice of the freshly cooked bread laden with butter!

A coffee maker is a great gadget for people who need lots of coffee in the morning for a big family. If it is just for you then it is a bit of an overkill, even if you get a 1 cup machine, but if you need lots of cups then the ability to have the machine come on in the morning automatically and brew you a 10 cup pot of coffee for when you get downstairs is priceless.

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.

Another gadget you might like to consider is an electric turkey fryer which can cook your turkey super fast and keep it nice and juicy at the same time, you can check out the Masterbuilt electric turkey fryer.