Cooking or ordering: when is each worth it?
Pizza, burgers, bowls or curry: sometimes cooking saves money, sometimes a good delivery deal saves time. These rules of thumb help you decide faster.
Key takeaways
- Compare quick home meals with delivery deals
- Judge kitchen gadgets by real time savings
- Include leftovers, portions and delivery fees
Whether cooking or ordering is cheaper does not only depend on the dish price. Time, ingredients, portions, leftovers and delivery fees belong in the same calculation. Simple pasta is often cheaper at home, while a strong delivery deal for burgers, curry or bowls can save time.
Use three rough factors: grocery cost, active cooking time and leftover portions. If you can use ingredients several times, cooking wins. If you are ordering for one person and a strong platform deal is available, ordering can make more sense.
Kitchen gadgets are only worth it if they save time regularly. A rice cooker, air fryer or good storage container can help prepare fast meals more cheaply. Trend gadgets without everyday use rarely save money.
The best choice is often situational: if you have time, cook deliberately. If you want to order, compare Lieferando, Wolt and Uber Eats by total price. That way you save money, time or both.
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