I prefer to have some ingredients that are more flexible over having a specialized product that only makes few things or just one thing.

I do like to bake and I cook a fair amount, so ingredients like flour, baking soda, baking powder, and sugar go far in my household.

Sometimes my family needs to go on special diets and having more control over what goes into my food helps a lot. (That low FODMAP diet was a bitch.)

But that’s just my situation. These types of mixes save a lot of time and effort. Can’t really knock that.