My lifelong tradeoff has been I always do all post meal cleanup.
Don't worry
@jdeerfoot, if you ever make it to the northeast and come on a trip with us we won't expect you to always do the dishes. Everyone gets their turn. No doubt about it, group meals can be a lot of work, but there are lots of ways for people to do their part.
First there is the cost - not that it is more expensive than doing your own, but the cost does have to get allocated out.
Then you have to get it there and keep it safely stored. Less of an issue if you are using dehydrated, but most of the trips that we do are less than a week (no portages), so we bring coolers. And you need animal safe storage (barrels) for the non refrigerated stuff.
Then you need all the cooking gear - pots, pans utensils. Between the coolers, barrels and wannigan box, you are taking up a lot of space in the boats. When you set up and take it down camp all that stuff needs to get lugged around.
Then you need to cook it. Not a big deal on stove, but we tend to cook on the fire, which means gathering a lot more fire wood.
And of course you need to clean up after. Someone needs to do the dishes, and there is a lot more trash to deal with. Some if it can be burned, but a lot of it needs to be lugged out.
I guess I have made a pretty good case for just boiling water, but working together as a group is part of the fun and satisfaction of the trip. To me, every meal tastes better when it is cooled like this.
Even when on a group trip, I've always made it clear that I'm solo for all meals. Usually, no one cares.
None of the above prevents me from sitting at the same table or around the same campfire as the food groupies.
@Glenn MacGrady - you would also be very welcome on our trips. We have had some folks come along and do their own thing, but to be honest, they usually don't repeat. It is just a different pace and tempo if you are cooking like this. The paddling days are shorter, and everything in camp takes longer. Eventually, they just get sick of waiting around - especially in the morning as we are packing up camp and getting on the river. It can become a source of friction. Best if everyone is on the same page. Works both ways. I've been on trips with folks who are less interesting in cooking, more interested in paddling and do their own thing, so that's what I do.