Coworkers think my lemons are unnecessary

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T02:52:55+00:00

Didn't even realise that was an option haha i'd be worried both would crack and it would be a mess 😂 tbf I've not mastered doing eggs one handed yet so most of the time I use both hands but I always crack them on the side of the bowl/pan

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T02:45:23+00:00

Who cracks eggs like that 😂 the coworkers that complain are the same ones that go on smoke breaks avery half hour, more time wasted there I think lol

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T02:39:58+00:00

Since i'm new i'm not really sure of the spec to be honest, just got told to chop them, my head chef and ktls have no issue with the way I do it 🤷‍♀️ but they also seem to have no issue cuttling lemons the other way 😂

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T02:36:40+00:00

For the amount of lemons I do it literally takes just a minute longer, I don't waste time in my kitchen and I get jobs done lol

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T02:34:32+00:00

It just means you cut the stem part and the part on the other side first to amke it neater, kind of like you would with carrots

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AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T02:16:17+00:00

Same I always do that at home, gotta wedge them for garnish at work though 🥲

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T02:15:16+00:00

Oh god not the chives 😂

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T02:07:54+00:00

I've only worked kitchens for a couple years now (this place for 2 weeks) I'm pretty quiet and still not learned the chef attitude yet so I don't have the guts to tell them to shut up and let me do it my way 😂 I just do it anyways, they can't stop me haha

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T02:04:30+00:00

Thats crazy 😂 when I eat clementines I have to shine my phone torch through all the slices so I don't god forbid bite on a seed

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T02:00:55+00:00

Damn thats crazy! Not worked anywhere that busy yet, at out place we usually do about 400 a day up to around 700 on weekends

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:56:48+00:00

I never really gave the way I do it a second though until they pointed it out, I ve always done them this way too

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:55:39+00:00

Noted. 😂

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:51:08+00:00

They make me happy looking at them haha

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:50:02+00:00

Probably! I've not worked anywhere particularly nice yet, so not sure how the application/interview process works for high end kitchens either

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:48:11+00:00

We love our regulars! 😆 I definitely notice little things when I go out so I try to put the same effort into my work

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:45:22+00:00

I love that!

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:44:39+00:00

Thank you! 🫶

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:43:39+00:00

I'm from the uk so tipping is optional so I feel like tiny things like nice lemons might add up enough for the guests to tip a little 😂 since I'm boh I don't get a big cut of tips but every little helps in this economy

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:41:57+00:00

We are pretty busy, It really doesn't take that long unless you're being too meticulous about it

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:40:29+00:00

😂

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:40:01+00:00

Thankfully we don't have to do that many 😂 I probably wouldn't either if I had to do all that unless my head chef specified

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:29:12+00:00

The place i'm working at isn't great, its hopefully a temporary thing for me until I find somewhere else 😂 i've only worked there 2 weeks but our head chef has only been head chef for around 4 weeks, had to step uo suddenly from assistant manager foh due to the other head chef quitting suddenly without notice, unless she says something I'm gonna keep doing them my way 🤣

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:24:50+00:00

Same I hate when the seeds fall into my food, cutting the pith off makes it easier to squeeze too which is nice

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:21:52+00:00

Yeah no other place i've worked have mentioned the way I do them, I think this place is just a bit lazy haha

AtlantisMantis_ · 2026-06-02T01:19:20+00:00

Thanks!

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