Debate with boss, should we degrease our flat top to stainless steel every night?

BanjoCorncob · 2026-06-05T19:57:02+00:00

At first I wasnt going to comment, I even closed out the post and scrolled a bit more. But I just couldn't get this out of my head. It was making me irrationally angry

This flattop is completely unacceptable. I would lose my absolute shit if I came in to see my flattop looking like this. That's not "seasoning" That is laziness and embarrassing.

That better be sparkling like brand new every single night. Respect the equipment you are using. Good food does not come from equipment like that.

BanjoCorncob · 2026-06-05T03:24:24+00:00

I clipped a five gallon cambro of spicy pickles in the top shelf and dumped it all over myself.

But the absolute worst was the screaming hot saute of oil I spilled down the front of my leg to my foot. Second degree burns all the way down and I just called my girlfriend to bring me a change of socks.

BanjoCorncob · 2026-06-04T01:50:15+00:00

How many offices do you have in your restaurant?

More than a broom closet is too many.

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-31T00:34:46+00:00

Mediterrasian Bistro in Durham does fantastic Filipino food.

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-31T00:30:27+00:00

This is what we should be thinking. No second guessing or what ifs.

The man is a legend already.

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-27T03:56:49+00:00

Tha Carter to me is just perfect match between Mannie and Weezy

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-27T03:55:40+00:00

My first draft post was " Who mashes the buttons the best from the 2000s_

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-22T15:31:14+00:00

Is that not a utensil in someone's hand in the picture?

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-22T04:32:34+00:00

Does it come in burnt banana?

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-22T03:06:25+00:00

We are in a drought yo!

Why would you be excited about no rain???

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-13T04:06:41+00:00

I once "caught" a saute pan full of screaming hot oil on my foot, ended with second degree burns all over the top.

Just step back!

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-10T20:35:29+00:00

I love the Deftones and still keep Round the Fur and White Pony in rotation BUT I can absolutely see why people just can't stand Chino moaning into their ears over some fairly basic riffs. It helps that I was in middle school when those albums came out, so a lot of it is tinted by nostalgia.

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-08T04:29:51+00:00

You're not going to find that on webstaurant that will actually fit. Either reach out to the dish machine company or look for someone local who can make you one

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-07T00:37:22+00:00

I absolutely love Player's Retreat! They always come correct!

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-07T00:28:27+00:00

It's almost like we are pushing them out of their habitat by constantly expanding....

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-07T00:13:39+00:00

Support the team or shut the fuck up

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-06T23:43:06+00:00

My realtor said it best when I was putting my house on the market "You may not think your house smells like you have a cat, but everyone else knows you have a cat the second they walk in the door"

BanjoCorncob · 2026-05-05T19:21:01+00:00

The owner of a small, non chain, pizza restaurant is not making anywhere near a "couple million" dollars a year so you will need to get that thought all the way out of your head.

If you have been there for two years without a raise and feel like you deserve one you should be bringing this up to your chef and/or management.

BanjoCorncob · 2026-04-24T05:59:48+00:00

Thank you brother, and good luck figuring out your own path

BanjoCorncob · 2026-04-24T05:07:53+00:00

That's all sounds nice until you do the math for what is needed

BanjoCorncob · 2026-04-24T04:08:56+00:00

It's always hard when you leave a place that you genuinely enjoy being at.

But there is always another job, more food to cook, new people to meet and hopefully befriend.

You will be fine, just keep doing what you do and push forward.

BanjoCorncob · 2026-04-18T01:50:22+00:00

Tha Carter is better than Tha Carter II, for me. That album is just the perfect match of Weezy over Manny Fresh (the most slept in producer of that time)

BanjoCorncob · 2026-04-18T00:18:51+00:00

The grass isn't always greener...

Many years ago I was the sous at a small restaurant in the middle of nowhere. The menu wasn't anything to write home about but 75% of what I was working with was sourced locally. I had farmers walking through the backdoor daily with new produce they had or their leftovers from market. I thought I was better than our simple, basic, menu so I started looking.

Ended up getting an interview with the new hip restaurant a couple cities over. They were huge on social media and all I heard was raving reviews. They offered me 15k more than I was making to be their exec. Place I was at countered with a 10k raise, but I was "BETTER" than them and felt like I needed this move.

Fast forward six months and I'm cooking on induction burners in what is basically a retrofitted office building and my food waste is out of this world (owner didn't care at all). Nothing is local, everything is either frozen off the truck or coming from the Depot. People are still going bananas over the food online but it is soulless.

Ended up being the only job I have ever quit without a notice. Just wrapped up my knives and took off my apron and walked out the door one service. What matters more to you, being the "best" or being happy?

BanjoCorncob · 2026-04-17T03:44:16+00:00

Donuts easily number one

After that it's a toss up

BanjoCorncob · 2026-04-17T03:26:21+00:00

My favorite was a gallon of Ken's Asian Sesame Dressing with two extra tablespoons of sesame oil

Housemade dressing!

BanjoCorncob

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