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What are some things you can/should cheap out on? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I often hear, "You should never cheap out on a good office chair, shoes, underpants, backpack etc.." but what are some items that you would feel OK to cheap out on?

This can by anything from items such as: expensive clothing brands to general groceries.

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[–] Trollivier@sh.itjust.works 24 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (11 children)

I once took a cooking class and the teacher was always "it's not necessary to invest in expensive oils, the cheapest oil will always do for cooking".

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Ooo there's a great video on Minute Food about vanilla extract vs synthetic vanilla. It basically comes down to: if you cook the vanilla, synthetic will taste the exact same, if you never heat up the vanilla it might be worth getting the real stuff.

I assume the same is probably true of most oils, if you use EVOO for salad dressings it might be worth it, but if you're using it to saute you might as well use sunflower oil and save some money.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I don't think I've ever even seen synthetic vanilla outside of extremely specialised professional shops. (Europe). Vanilla seems to be insanely expensive in the US for some reason.

[–] Auriel@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I see it already the time as vanillin sugar for baking instead of vanilla/vanilla sugar. Much cheaper. Every supermarket here has it.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I haven't thought of looking at sugar as I do my own vanilla sugar. I'll check it out next time.

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