With energy prices in the UK being what they are, it’s only raw potatoes that are cheaper than bread. At least toast toasts quickly, so isn’t that energy-intensive compared with boiling a pan of water.
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mech@feddit.org 2 weeks agoI dare say potatoes are cheaper than bread.
And you can turn them into a more filling, more nutricious and better-tasting meal with nothing but salt and vegetable oil.
AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
And solanine isn’t a way you wanna die.
fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
You have to cook the potatoes or they’re poisonous, and buying and running a hob or an oven is comparatively pretty expensive in the UK. I get your point though, if you’re a bit wealthier, of course you’d be looking at potatoes or other foods - and it can get really ingredient cheap if you buy a sack of potatoes and mostly just eat potatoes :)
mech@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
As a Brit, you’ll boil water for tea all day anyway.
Just put the potatoes in the kettle to save energy.fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Good call. For a treat, you can take your part-cooked potato to your local library, then wedge the potato behind a radiator, to crisp up the edges a little :)
plyth@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
That’s why toast with crisps is the more popular food.
realitaetsverlust@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
Yeah but that would take effort.