"You see a lot of fancy salts, condiments, and oils these days," Gamoran says. "A lot of people buy that. It's a total waste of money."
Things like infused oils are simple to make. "I heat up my vegetable oil, which is soybean oil. Then, I put in whatever I have left in the kitchen. It's infusing it like tea, and you can have your own flavored oils at home for a one-twelfth of the cost," he says.
The same goes for salad dressing, he says. "Salad dressing should have three ingredients: a really good neutral oil, some sort of acid, and a sweetener. That's it," he says. "It will stay good in your fridge for a long time, and salad dressings at the store average six to seven bucks. Again, you're talking about a five-minute deal."