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VelociBacon posted:Mines and insects. Oh, you get used to the insects. Just don’t go outside ever. Problem solved.
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virinvictus posted:stuff that loving owns Dude, that loving owns! It's like that Kate Beaton book Ducks but with gold instead of, well, black gold
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If your takeaway from Beaton's Ducks was that that owns, then, holy christ.
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Dec 31, 2023 08:42
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I didn't finish reading it. I understand horrible things happen.
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Animal-Mother posted:I didn't finish reading it. I understand horrible things happen. Did you get more than 10 pages in? Yeesh.
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Super unlikely to find someone here, but ever since Facebook got rid of the Jobs tab I'm not sure where to look. I need a candy chef, part to full time, in Plymouth MA. Flexible hours, day or evening shift. PM if interested.
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Squashy Nipples posted:Super unlikely to find someone here, but ever since Facebook got rid of the Jobs tab I'm not sure where to look. try https://culinaryagents.com/?
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Squashy Nipples posted:Super unlikely to find someone here, but ever since Facebook got rid of the Jobs tab I'm not sure where to look. I can manage a peppermint stick and some peanuts
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chefs aren't made of candy, mostly liquor and rage
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Naelyan posted:chefs aren't made of candy, mostly liquor and rage I know, I know, I know.... I have some kids from the local highschool culinary program, and I'm always trying to gently warn them about what kitchens are like.... because my little candy shop is nothing like that.
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Come over here, children! I have candy!
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Squashy Nipples posted:I know, I know, I know.... Working in a candy shop sounds awesome. Maybe I'm getting influenced by Willy Wonka. Don't think I'd want to move somewhere that cold to do it, though.
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Still remember when one of the chef instructors in culinary school told us about a student who did the ol' "dip your finger in something and have a taste" to a pot of molten candy. Scarred both the finger and his mouth.
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Republicans posted:Still remember when one of the chef instructors in culinary school told us about a student who did the ol' "dip your finger in something and have a taste" to a pot of molten candy. Scarred both the finger and his mouth. How do you still put it in your mouth after feeling the heat on your finger? Also, loving gross if that's candy people other than you are going to eat.
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Good of you to scold the person reporting someone else having been physically injured for doing something dumb years ago.
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prayer group posted:Good of you to scold the person reporting someone else having been physically injured for doing something dumb years ago. How was I scolding anyone? There was some scalding happening in the last few posts but that wasn't the fault of me or the OP
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Generally speaking, you are extremely abrasive and generally do deserve derision. But not in this case, you were very clearly just screaming into the ether. Also props to the new avatar, the old one physically repulsed me.
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The General posted:Generally speaking, you are extremely abrasive and generally do deserve derision. The Poster's Mantra
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The General posted:Generally speaking, you are extremely abrasive and generally do deserve derision. But not in this case, you were very clearly just screaming into the ether. Also props to the new avatar, the old one physically repulsed me. I'm abrasive but the guy who accuses me of things you agree I didn't do isn't? I hope you don't break your neck when you fall off your high horse. Air Skwirl fucked around with this message at 23:32 on Jan 23, 2024 |
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Let's move on.
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I absent-mindedly dipped a finger into a batch of caramel once. I did NOT taste it, the wayward digit was under running cold water instantly. No blister, no scar. I consider that a lesson.
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mllaneza posted:I absent-mindedly dipped a finger into a batch of caramel once. I did NOT taste it, the wayward digit was under running cold water instantly. No blister, no scar. I consider that a lesson. You know how we're all stupid and when a knife falls off a counter, your first instinct is to reach for it? Well, same thing happened except it was a candy thermometer that got hit by a bubble and started falling into the pot. Thumb, index finger, middle finger, up past the first knuckle. Lost a couple layers of skin, not at all fun. 1/10, do not recommend.
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I'm knocking on every wood available right now, but I've had zero candy burns in three years of cooking sugar. Two high school kids have gotten small contact burns on their forearms from cleaning the deep kettle when it's still hot (it's almost 3 feet deep), and one minor burn from the bag sealer, and that's it. Well, early on I gave myself a small burn from the caramel. It wasn't even that hot, we were dipping apples, so it was probably down to 180-200 degrees. But that's the thing about hot sugar, it sticks to you like napalm: a little spot of 200 degree caramel can burn you way worse then touching an 800 degree pizza oven, because your reflexes will pull you away from contact with the oven. Everything we do on the hot side is well over sterilization temps, so we wear gloves strictly for our own protection.
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How did someone cop a burn on the bag sealer? That's effort
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So it turns out the grease trap and one of the toilets that a client managed to clog share the same downpipe to the sewer. Ask me how I know! Does anyone have a preferred degreaser? 
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Oh my dude... I had a similar incident with my brand new plumbing, dumbass teenage girl flushing tampons, combined with the clean out on the engineering drawings not existing. The most practical advice I have, is you are going to have to clean it like three times. My favorite degreaser comes from Restaurant Depot, let me go look it up.  One gallon usually lasts me a while, as you need to dilute this A LOT for most applications. This is good for the gunk that builds up on the door, the nasty fur that grows on the ceiling fan blades, etc. etc. I would use that for the first two cleanings, and then switch to Windex with amonia or Lemon scented amonia for the last clean. (always dilute properly, of course)
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angerbot posted:the grease trap and one of the toilets This is my Jazz band's name.
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Republicans posted:Still remember when one of the chef instructors in culinary school told us about a student who did the ol' "dip your finger in something and have a taste" to a pot of molten candy. Scarred both the finger and his mouth. Just a home cook here. I was making my first caramel at the start of the pandemic for a Japanese purin. I was pretty sure the caramel was dark enough, but I wanted to make sure. As my finger approached the molten sugar, my brain was asking itself, "Doesn't sugar melt at like 350 degrees farenheit?" While my brain was sorting that out, my finger breached the surface of the caramel. Immediately yanked it out and wiped it off... with my other hand. Now I had two burns. Then reason took the captain's seat, and I got the caramel off me with a kitchen towel and water. The first one, the one of my finger, blistered and entered my top 5 burns. Worst part was that it took out my motivation to finish the purin. Anyway, I wonder if that kid's brain short-circuited and he stuffed his finger in his mouth like he would for a normal burn or something.
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A rather hard week ended with my chef telling me, "Good work today, Chef."  
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So. I'm out singing karaoke on the outskirts of town. A couple buys me a beer as they close their tab(I didn't notice them prior to this). I served them dinner last night. A nice $200 upscale steak dinner outside of Chicagoland. They stayed just long enough to hear me belt out "gently caress you" by ceelo green.
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Does anyone have a cheat sheet for the ServSafe Manager? By the gods, this is boring.
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Just gotta have it open on your phone or something. No way around doing the time, I don’t think
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No, I just wanted a one-page review sheet for the test. All the acronyms, the key temps, etc. etc.
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It's super easy, I did it while reading a book at the library and if you aren't an idiot you should be able to answer the questions without actually watching it. This was before smart phones existed so maybe they made it harder now?
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Squashy Nipples posted:Does anyone have a cheat sheet for the ServSafe Manager? By the gods, this is boring. ServSafe is stupidly easy. The questions, at least when I took it in 2002 and again in 2006, were like, "Should you wash your hands after using the restroom?" "Should you wear gloves while handling raw, uncooked meats?" "Should you thoroughly clean soda dispensers on a regular basis?" "What is the appropriate way to react to a patron who is visibly over-served or intoxicated?" "Should pots and pans be washed and dried before re-use, yes / no?" Sure, it's dry and boring, but it's an easy pass.
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Yeah, it's a test that if you fail you should probably not prepare food for yourself, let alone anyone else. just put it on your computer and look at your phone the entire time or vis versa.
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I did actually take a physical ServSafe class years ago before handler cards were mandated by FDA food code, and holy poo poo did I learn a lot because the instructor really went above and beyond.
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One of my managers likes to ask, "Would you be ServSafe certified?" like an evangelist.
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Depending on the state you legally need some sort of food safety certification to work in a restaurant. Depending on the restaurant it's a gamble if they actually check. I always got my food safety card, but half the places I worked never asked for proof of it.
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I think they were more asking for a list of guidelines/regulations to post somewhere for easy access. Because like we’re all saying, it’s dumb easy to pass it but that doesn’t mean you actually retain any of the info
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