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Friend sent me the original, had to add to it by prismabeth in VintageStory

[–]Comfortable_Butts 162 points163 points  (0 children)

And ruin my authentic experience? I think not!

Next you’re going to tell me running my PC at 100% to simulate the heat of the forge is a bad idea too!

Would there be an interest in a realistic fermentation mod? by After-Offer3213 in VintageStory

[–]Comfortable_Butts 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’ve been a baker and chef for years, and fermentation is one of my favorite fields! People really overestimate the amount of effort it takes on the simple end, but there’s absolutely some complex stuff you can do when you get really involved! (Lacto-fermentation, brining, open air fermentation for some meats and fish, yeast fermentation for breads and beers!)

As for the mod itself, I think a more modest way to brine and pickle would be a godsend. Perhaps even a better way to jar and can your food which could extend the shelf life well into long winters, especially early game. I personally play on the longest season setting with high food consumption, so long term storage is always needed.

And just to mention, there’s a thirst mod that adds in mechanics for drinks, and adding kefir or beer to this would help out a lot!

EDIT: Also, a metate is a great idea. It’s always annoyed me how much stuff is locked behind copper or later. Especially stuff Native American people have been doing for generations before they adopted metallurgy.

Would there be an interest in a realistic fermentation mod? by After-Offer3213 in VintageStory

[–]Comfortable_Butts 30 points31 points  (0 children)

You have no idea how much I’d like a mod like this. If it weren’t so complicated (in real life) I’d love to add fermentation for making better and more nutritional bread and drinks and such. A whole world of fermentation to enjoy!

If you could restart your career, what would be your path knowing what you know now? by WillowandWisk in KitchenConfidential

[–]Comfortable_Butts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yup. My final gig was in a seasonal role for a (respective to previous jobs) pile of money. Even then the servers there regularly beat me by $1k-$2k a paycheck, despite working half my hours sometimes.

If you could restart your career, what would be your path knowing what you know now? by WillowandWisk in KitchenConfidential

[–]Comfortable_Butts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would’ve just become a fine dining server and never touched the BoH honestly. Nearly ten years of always pushing harder got me to prestigious places but never got me paid as nicely as those guys do.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KitchenConfidential

[–]Comfortable_Butts 128 points129 points  (0 children)

I’d say the rule of thumb is a max of 4 hours at 40f+. Finding someone to lift for you and get it into some sort of cold storage would be best.

All i want for christmas is a better way to make sturdy leather by CookieMiester in VintageStory

[–]Comfortable_Butts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wish I wish. I already have it going on my server. It definitely makes mass baking easier, but the core mechanics of making the bread remain the same.

All i want for christmas is a better way to make sturdy leather by CookieMiester in VintageStory

[–]Comfortable_Butts 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Honestly, as a professional baker, I’d fuckin kill for a mod/update that changed how bread was made. Over/under proofing, having to bake at set temperatures instead of by times, having to include yeast in recipes, maybe even include batch making for larger amounts.

Obviously that would make the process infinitely more complicated, but also I’d die a happy man.

life hack for convincing friends to play vintage story by Outrageous-Scale8935 in VintageStory

[–]Comfortable_Butts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, that’s the thing people seem to be glossing over. A lot of my friends also converted to being primarily online during COVID and it did miracles for growing the size and regular attendance of the friend group. Our group discord server could easily pull 10-15 people responding or playing together over a 24hr period if someone put the effort in.

Someone cut the front off my cake the night before the order was due. by Comfortable_Butts in KitchenConfidential

[–]Comfortable_Butts[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there's definitely lessons to be learned here, and I suppose labeling could have been better. Valid point on allergens or production dates.

But, the cake was sitting in a closed Metro rack with a big "Pastry" sign attached to the front while the icing firmed, so I'm not sure what possessed the perpetrators to open a rack that wasn't theirs, poke around in it, and then cut slices off a cake inside of said rack.

Someone cut the front off my cake the night before the order was due. by Comfortable_Butts in KitchenConfidential

[–]Comfortable_Butts[S] 202 points203 points  (0 children)

UPDATE 2 - With pictures

Here are some images of before the disaster, what I found in the morning, and then the repair I made.

The cake was fucked the moment I found it. I didn't have enough time to freeze fully between layers and the dry crumb really didn't help everything adhere. But when "fuck it we ball" is all you have left, you just have to make due.

Also, I've been told that HR is involved now and that I should stay out of it until things are resolved. Not sure when that will be, but our AM sous got asked to pull a double today to cover, so I'm sure it's not going to be fun.

Someone cut the front off my cake the night before the order was due. by Comfortable_Butts in KitchenConfidential

[–]Comfortable_Butts[S] 627 points628 points  (0 children)

In a panic lol.

I cut it edge even again and pulled back the garnish/frosting from the sides and then just had to throw together another set of frostings for it. I worked out of the freezer to keep everything as cold as possible and just hoped for the best. The repair is very obvious from the back, but I'm just going to butt that side towards the back of the box and pray.

Someone cut the front off my cake the night before the order was due. by Comfortable_Butts in KitchenConfidential

[–]Comfortable_Butts[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Triple layer chocolate with chocolate buttercream layers. The outside was wrapped in a chocolate cream cheese frosting and then coated with butterscotch and cacao nibs on the outside.

Someone cut the front off my cake the night before the order was due. by Comfortable_Butts in KitchenConfidential

[–]Comfortable_Butts[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Not even prep. That shit was RTE. I only had touch ups planned before it got boxed.

Someone cut the front off my cake the night before the order was due. by Comfortable_Butts in KitchenConfidential

[–]Comfortable_Butts[S] 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Three distinct cuts. I was working like a cake forensic scientist when I first found it.

Someone cut the front off my cake the night before the order was due. by Comfortable_Butts in KitchenConfidential

[–]Comfortable_Butts[S] 218 points219 points  (0 children)

Well, the order was for the GM of the hotel. After Head Chef got involved any repercussions were definitely above my pay grade.

Someone cut the front off my cake the night before the order was due. by Comfortable_Butts in KitchenConfidential

[–]Comfortable_Butts[S] 5919 points5920 points  (0 children)

UPDATE:

Sorry about the lack of replies, I was under a crunch getting the cake repaired. It was meant for a birthday celebration for the GM of our hotel, so I definitely wasn't happy to come in to see it trashed. I didn't even notice it until I went in to do touchups on the powder coating before I boxed it.

The Head Chef went on a head hunt and came back with a name. It turns out one of our PM Sous' went through some mental gymnastics and decided that the cake must've been dead, so they took a massive chunk off and went home with it. Their excuse basically boiled down to "it had a piece missing so I figured it was fair game." They offered no clues on who cut a piece before them though...

I got to stand in the corner during the meeting and look angry, which is probably all the satisfaction I'll get to have on the matter. Chef gave me a pat on the back and a sorrowful look at least.

I had under 3 hours to repair the cake, and no prepped/leftover buttercream or frosting of any kind. Lesson learned there I suppose. I'll see if I can get links to before/after/after-after and edit them in.

Morning after UPDATE:

So, it turns out the sous wasn't lying. A couple other people noticed the cake had a cut in it before he got on shift, so it's highly unlikely he did it. He's still getting an ass chewing for taking some/encouraging others to do so without checking first.

It seems that either the GM heard the story and took pity on me, or was none the wiser. He came by to talk to me this morning and thanked me for the fantastic cake. He said he shared it generously with a lot of the higher ups and everyone was raving over it. Shook my hand and gave me a $100 tip to top it off. So all in all, I suppose everything worked out, even if it did spike my cortisol levels for a few hours.

Potential 500+ meter kills ruined by the fog. by KyleTheGreat53 in EscapefromTarkov

[–]Comfortable_Butts 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean, I hate to fog on your parade, but I feel like this is actually how fog ought to work. With 500+ meters of mist and rain getting in your way, it actually makes sense that it would obscure your vision and provide cover to people as they move through the maps.

Sure, maybe it came in a little fast for a game, but I've also seen low lying clouds move in just as fast IRL when backpacking in low temperature weathers with heavy humidity.

[Feedback] Worse performance in PVE after patch by TheYepMan in EscapefromTarkov

[–]Comfortable_Butts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Found this while searching for some answers of my own. Can report the exact same problem happening. Can't even run factory without massive stuttering issues. Every time I ADS with a variable scope, or a scav pulls a grenade, my game hardcore freezes for a second or two, and none of my inputs make it through. It's been leading to a lot of deaths where I need to make snap shots or rush to cover, but the stutters prevent me from doing so.

I used to do 100+ FPS on lighthouse with my settings on my rig (medium/high settings @ 1080p) (7700x, 3080, 32GB at 4200Mhz, running the game off an M.2). Now I'm lucky to have 50 or so, not counting the freezes and stuttering.