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laura_black•1d ago

Vent: I dropped $300 on a sous vide machine and my line cooks still use the $40 rice cooker setup

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adams.vera•2d ago

My old prep cook in Tulsa told me to taste the water before I boil pasta, and I finally got it

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phoenix_brown85•2d ago

Spent $180 on a molecular gastronomy kit and all I got was sad foam

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taylor_patel•3d ago

I kept a running count of my platings for 6 months, and the number was 1,847. That one stat changed how I run my line.

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paul_ramirez•5d ago

Found out I was overcooking my risotto for 2 years because of one spoon test

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abby_morgan18•5d ago

DAE count their knife roll to realize they've been carrying 14 knives and only using 4?

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max_cooper21•5d ago

Serious question, I dropped my cast iron in the dish pit and now it cooks better than when I seasoned it for 5 years

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henry_ross•6d ago

Line cook with 3 months on the job caught my plating mistake before I did

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johnson.river•7d ago

I pooh-poohed resting meat for 15 minutes until my brisket flat proved me wrong at a backyard cook in Dallas

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wilson.olivia•7d ago

Dropped $550 on a used Alto-Shaam from a restaurant auction and it was a total paperweight

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noahgreen•8d ago

Watched my old prep cook go from 25 plates a night to running a 90 seat spot in Portland in 14 months, and I keep wondering what I did wrong

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gracethomas•9d ago

Shoutout to the $12 probe thermometer a line cook in Dallas pushed on me

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tessa_carr•9d ago

Guy at a fish fry in Cleveland told me to stop tasting with the same spoon, and now I can't unsee it in every kitchen

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charles836•10d ago

Sous chef job at a steakhouse in Portland or staying at my brunch spot, and I picked wrong

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rodriguez.mia•12d ago

Dropped $400 on a used reach-in cooler that died in 3 weeks

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