ith working from home still going strong and fewer opportunities to eat out, the kitchen has become a high traffic area in many homes. In the early days of the pandemic, scratch cooking became a badge of honor and a homage to grandma, even spiking conversations with her on how to make meatloaf. While preparing all our meals daily was initially found to be fun and nostalgic, unfortunately, the novelty of this daily grind has taken its toll after months and months of slicing and dicing.

According to a survey conducted by the Food Industry Association, there has been a steady rumble among many people looking to downsize the amount of time they’re spending in the kitchen. Dubbed as COVID cooking fatigue, many folks, especially culinary newbies, want to “scratch” the laborious time needed in scratch cooking and get the heck out of the kitchen in record time. They’re hungry for short cuts to help them prepare and flavor their meals in nanoseconds.

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