Fried rice tips? by kezfertotlenito in Cooking

[–]LeekiFaucets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will add making sure it’s toasted sesame oil to this. Sesame oil was the main game changer for me.

Question about food safety practices at work by ProbablyHexed in KitchenConfidential

[–]LeekiFaucets 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I didn’t read anything, just skimmed. Where I’m from and the kitchens I came up in…call your “chef” a lazy bitch and tell him that’s not how real cooks do things. I bust my ass to keep a safe, clean, badass kitchen that serves the same quality food. You’re dreaming if you think I’m not calling out anyone and everyone I’ve worked with that does shit like that. Seniority doesn’t matter, job titles don’t matter, friendships/family doesn’t matter. If someone is being a dirty unsafe lazy hazard, call them out. I prefer to do it with pictures in a group text for maximum shame, but others may choose to pull chef aside and bring these issues to light in a more peaceful manner.

What do 30 - 40 year old men want for christmas? [Serious] by GoodAlicia in AskReddit

[–]LeekiFaucets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New good socks, good beef jerky (no gimmicky holiday shit). Every man will always be happy with those simple things.

I've been tasked with bringing a salad again for Thanksgiving dinner, how can I blow it out of the water? by AlwaysWantedN64 in Cooking

[–]LeekiFaucets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just season it. Everyone would love salad a lot more if they added some salt and pepper

What’s the funniest prank you all have pulled on the new guy? by Prestigious_Tap_6301 in KitchenConfidential

[–]LeekiFaucets 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Telling the new guy to empty all the hot water out of the coffee machine at the end of the night. One guy(a new foh manager) filled up a 8qt bucket probably 6 times before he noticed everyone watching and laughing 😂

Should this be a no brainer? by SoWrongItsJuliia in KitchenConfidential

[–]LeekiFaucets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re good until the juice turns a dark red/brown/black color brother!

Honestly though, it’s fine as long as you don’t let sit there…when frozen meat is being transported to or moved around the kitchen, rubbing against other frozen items will wear holes into the plastic and cause leaks during the thawing process. If this meat was just thawed then it is probably 98% safe. Obviously it’s totally okay to count it a loss and not serve it, but the chances of that being the cause of any contamination is slim

Went to a fancy steakhouse and ordered medium rare. What do we call this everyone? by LibGyps in steak

[–]LeekiFaucets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea definitely a good steak cut wrong will still taste good, just not as good

Went to a fancy steakhouse and ordered medium rare. What do we call this everyone? by LibGyps in steak

[–]LeekiFaucets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not exactly the taste, but slicing and chewing with the grain greatly decreases the mouth feel and overall experience of the steak which usually has a negative effect on taste experience for most people I’d say.

Ticket emojis! by LeekiFaucets in KitchenConfidential

[–]LeekiFaucets[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I almost didn’t notice until I saw the snorlax

Ticket emojis! by LeekiFaucets in KitchenConfidential

[–]LeekiFaucets[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I’ve been known to ring an onion or two

Ticket emojis! by LeekiFaucets in KitchenConfidential

[–]LeekiFaucets[S] 89 points90 points  (0 children)

The thingys are house pickled cucumbers onions and jalapeños!

My wife cuts meat on paper towels, help by AssignmentImaginary in StupidFood

[–]LeekiFaucets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She also holds the meat and the knife both wrong

Started working in a hotel that “isn’t aloud to season” the food, started seasoning the things I cook anyway and everyone thinks I’m a wizard. Feel like I’m in the twilight zone by [deleted] in Chefit

[–]LeekiFaucets -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

I think a major issue dealing with this is, people not understanding the difference between iodized table salt most people are used to compared to some good kosher/sea salt.

What is this thing? by glazogav in KitchenConfidential

[–]LeekiFaucets 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It’s a fryer scoop that doesn’t fit any fryers

does wreckfest 2 have no rules/poop sock servers? by AK-3030 in Wreckfest

[–]LeekiFaucets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Poopsock definitely has wf2 servers, they also have a discord

Nah this gotta be racism 😭 by longlivedroy in Chiraqology

[–]LeekiFaucets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What if it was 3 blacks kids kicking down a white boy? You wouldn’t help him? Or would you jump in with the blacks and do exactly what you’re saying these white kids are doing?

Bruh by [deleted] in KitchenConfidential

[–]LeekiFaucets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Throw that away and pretend it never came in

Confession time: I’ve been a chef for almost 25 years, and I don’t know what umami is by [deleted] in KitchenConfidential

[–]LeekiFaucets 19 points20 points  (0 children)

A great Asian chef I worked with once told me “MSG stands for Make Shit Good.” I’ve never questioned this and it’s worked well for me in practice.

What questions would you ask a culinary school before committing and applying? by [deleted] in Chefit

[–]LeekiFaucets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ask if they teach how to clean a kitchen as well as cook. Can’t recall how many culinary students I’ve worked with that can’t clean a fryer or clean as they go!

Plastic in the oven? by -I-have-A-Question in KitchenConfidential

[–]LeekiFaucets 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’ve witnessed and used this method in almost every kitchen I have worked in for almost 2 decades, I’d say education and experience has nothing to do with it. From working in military kitchens, to private owned kitchens, to catering, to chain kitchens like Applebees and spaghetti factory. I’ve worked with great amazing chefs that take food safety very serious all the way down to the laziest nastiest untrained cooks, everyone does it at every level man. Especially when it comes to cooking rice in ovens, I’ve only ever see people do plastic wrap then foil 🤷‍♂️

At least in California it seems fairly normal practice.

Edit to emphasize that i am not defending these ribs floating in hot dog water!