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Ask HN: What if an entire city banned home cooking?

1•amichail•2h ago
Every meal would come from centralized kitchens, automated meal factories, or restaurant-style delivery. No chopping, no dishes, no cooking smells, just ready-to-eat meals at your doorstep.

Pros:

* Guaranteed nutrition and food safety

* No more time wasted cooking or cleaning

* Potentially less food waste with centralized meal prep

* Economies of scale make ready-to-eat meals as affordable as home cooking

Would you live in a city like this?

Comments

chrisjj•1h ago
> * Guaranteed nutrition and food safety

... or your money back?

pwg•1h ago
> Guaranteed nutrition and food safety

Nope. There is no 'guarantee' the centralized kitchen produces nutritious foods. Further, you the recipient have no way to verify with any ease the accuracy of any 'claims' of nutrition made by the centralized kitchen.

And if merely having a "centralized kitchen" guaranteed food safety, there would be no recalls of processed foods for listeria or salmonella contamination. A "processed foods factory" is exactly a "centralized kitchen", just with a different destination for the output food items.

german_dong•1h ago
Every woman would come from central casting. No small talk, no dinner, no funny smells, just ready-to-bang honies at your doorstep.

Pros:

* Guaranteed sex.

* No more time wasted seeking mates

* Potentially less semen wasted with bespoke receptacles.

Would you like to live in a city like this?

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