[matwood]

Fast food almost always takes longer than that unless you can literally drive through while driving home from work.

Also, you're comparing making noodles from scratch to a typical meal. I can do an asian style chicken/veggie/rice meal in < 30 minutes and have the kitchen mostly cleaned by the time the rice is done.

[bluGill]

i said on the way for fast food. Since those places are eherywhere it is likely you can find one on the way when you were going and so the time cost to go is zero.

i agree you canecook faster than I normally do - a lot of meals benefit from simmering while the flavors blend.