Is Cooking Becoming Too Expensive?

It feels like kitchen costs are rising everywhere.

Premium cookware, specialty ingredients, fancy appliances, storage systems, meal kits, and endless kitchen gadgets can make cooking seem expensive before you've even made your first meal.

At the same time, some of the best home cooks create amazing food with basic utensils and simple ingredients.

Do you think modern cooking is genuinely becoming too expensive, or are people being convinced they need things they don't actually need?

Where do you draw the line between a useful kitchen upgrade and unnecessary spending?