Don’t waste your thyme: The freshers ditching cooking completely

No one has enough time for ragù

11 years ago

Sara Les | Brands

There isn’t enough time to cook, you’re too busy making friends for life and attending the occasional lecture to be worried about what sauce to have with your Coq au vin.

Decisions like washing last night’s body paint off before your 9am or deciding whether to watch the next episode of Narcos now take precedent.

Nobody has enough hours in the day to go through Jamie’s cookbook for inspiration, or crawl through the local, organic market looking for ‘Bertie’s Courgettes.’

Before uni it was as simple as walking downstairs and feasting on the endless supply of food provided by mum and dad.

But now there’s too much going on and too much fun to be had without cooking three course meals – time-saving food that tastes decent is now a must.

Jason Cardy, 18, studying Sports Therapy at UCLan

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Jason – a keen cricketer and a promising masseuse – just arrived at UCLAN and has had enough of cooking, as it takes up too much of the time where he could be out and about enjoying himself.

He said: “Plus I hate cleaning up after myself, I will go for takeaways or things I can throw away straight after eating.”

“I’d prefer to leave time for other things, like being out with my flat having a laugh.”

Danielle Batty, 18, studying Classics at Birmingham

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First year Danielle was put off cooking for herself early into freshers as her flatmate served her a bowl of raw rice.

She said: “I’d much rather be going out or doing work instead of standing over the cooker.”

“It takes up a lot of my time and money.”

Harry Stevens, 19, studying Accounting and Finance at Nottingham

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Rugby fresher, Harry, would do anything to save time as he is busy playing pool with his friends or is tied up in training with Nottingham’s third team.

Harry said: “I want to cook all the time but it’s pointless, because there’s no facilities other than the microwave, which isn’t great – so everyone goes for ready meals, because in catered halls the food you get is never good enough.”

“We want to get ready meals but the shops are a trek so we just get takeaways.

“Most people will smash a Pot Noodle out.”

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Laura Cardy studying Business Management at Cardiff Met

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Keen businesswoman Laura just arrived at Cardiff and has already filled her social calendar with events.

“I have loads of time to cook, but it just takes too long so I can never be bothered to do it.”

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Chloe Harris, 18, studying Business Management at Manchester Met

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Chloe was born in Manchester and raised in Cumbria and is now loving her time in the Northern Powerhouse.

“I have time on some days to cook, but then other days, it’s such a rush and I feel like having a ready meal to save time”.

“I like to cook a meal once a week, other days I’d rather be going out or sleeping to be honest.”

Harry Austin, 18, studying English at UWE

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UWE fresher Harry finds the time to cook in his hectic day, but finds cooking big meals a huge inconvenience.

“I’d say that I would rather be out and about – not necessarily going on a night but just out of the flat or something.”