Just hit 50 canned soup recipes and I finally get why people do this

I used to think canned soup was just lazy food, but after my 50th batch of homemade chicken noodle last week, I realized the canned stuff hits different when you're sick or tired. It's the consistency and the salt, I swear, it just feels like comfort without the work. Anyone else have a food they judged until they hit some random number like 50 or 100?

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ruby_rivera761mo ago

Oh man, I feel this so hard. I used to look down on frozen pizza, like it was only for lazy college kids. But after making my own from scratch a bunch of times, I finally admitted that cheap frozen pizza has its own perfect thing going on when you just need something fast and greasy. The crust gets that weird cracker texture you can't get any other way, and the cheese blend is just the right level of salty. It's not about being better or worse, it's about that exact craving. Sometimes you just want the one that's already in the freezer and takes ten minutes, no shame in that.

danielw881mo ago

That cracker texture comment hits different. My cat once knocked a whole Totino's off the counter mid-bake, @ruby_rivera76. Still ate it.