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[–] 0 points 4 months ago* (5 children)

It costs [your wage] to bake bread, if you start doing it daily instead of buying, and aren't having fun. I'm pretty sure if it became price-competitive to home bake then society would collapse.

Yes I know the quality isn't comparable, but what are we making? Sandwiches? Toast?

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    I can do the hydration math in my head and spend about six minutes of total active time making a crusty boule or a loaf of sandwich bread for about 60-80¢ of ingredients. You can substitute a lot of time for kneading, it's easy as hell.

    The quality isn't comparable, it is price competitive, and if my not buying shitty bread did make society collapse, I would die of happiness.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child)

    So...

    Ingredients $0.7

    US minimum wage is $11.80.

    6 minutes is 1/10 of an hour.

    $11.8 / 10 = $1.18

    $1.18 + $0.70 = $1.9

    Google says it's $1.8 (ehh, mb, more like 2-3? you might have a point) on average for a loaf, so, even with your numbers, it's not price competitive with buying at minimum wage (and those numbers assume expertise and ignore waiting time). Unless the bride prices are totally crazy these days?

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