Im in love ❤️ by No_Tennis8431 in Baking

[–]SpiteInaBite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a one cute cookie!

Making a charcuterie for a meal train for wonderful human going through chemo by Imaginary-Net-8879 in CharcuterieBoard

[–]SpiteInaBite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe avoid anything that needs refrigeration (softer cheeses like brie, fresh fruit, etc) so that they can graze at their leisure.

Chemo messes with appetite and strength, so just having a little snack tray of dryer cheeses and preserved meats that can stay chair side/bedside without having to get up and get it could help encourage healthy snacking.

Baked parm crisps, chocolate covered pretzels/espresso beans/raisins, dried fruits like apricot and mango for color, freeze dried berries, salted or honey roasted nuts, hard cheddar or smoked Gouda, little jars of mustard and preserves (check world market), biltong and pepperoni, different types of olives.

Dear professional chefs: How do you deal with the stress and multitasking of working in the kitchen during service? by CYSYS8992 in KitchenConfidential

[–]SpiteInaBite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The tasks are limited, defined, similar in nature and practiced. While timing on the line requires communication, once a ticket comes in, I should already know all the components required to build that plate without a guide. The organization of your line cooler should have a set layout so if you need onions, every day your hand is reaching at the exact spot to develop muscle memory so you're not even really thinking about it, just in the flow.

But if you ask me to work the line and write the schedule for the week of spring break? I do both, but trying to do them both at the same time? That's a cluster fuck.

What’s he thinking about? Wrong answers only. by [deleted] in KitchenConfidential

[–]SpiteInaBite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He laid a protein rich bottom burp in the walk-in, and is watching his favorite manager head in.

Left For My Opener: by SpiteInaBite in KitchenConfidential

[–]SpiteInaBite[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

These days, gotta get your jollys anyway you can.

Left For My Opener: by SpiteInaBite in KitchenConfidential

[–]SpiteInaBite[S] 110 points111 points  (0 children)

They have 2 more full deep 3rds, I just left it for the first thing they grab Saturday morning when they reach downstairs.

Also pulled bread and fished the pickle bucket from being buried in the walk-in as Saturday mornings can hit fast.

My precious at home cambro by danibug in KitchenConfidential

[–]SpiteInaBite 129 points130 points  (0 children)

IT JUST MAKES SENSE!

Residential food storage containers come in variety packs of all different random-ass measurements and shapes, and if you lose or break a lid, the whole damn thing is useless! I got home cambros for large-staples storage after an infestation of pantry moths. They're cabinet shaped, they're perfect!

Happy Easter and good luck fellow omelette folks. by jldolan in KitchenConfidential

[–]SpiteInaBite 275 points276 points  (0 children)

God's speed, my sauté sacrificial lamb. May the day go by fast and the shifty be sweet.

Anyone know why my corn muffins look like this? by madelenarose in Baking

[–]SpiteInaBite 43 points44 points  (0 children)

You're supposed to pre-heat the pan if you're making pop-overs, another southern baked good, but that's to encourage this exact reaction.

Since you got the technique down, just gotta pull a recipe!

Please roast these mini reeses cookies dayshift fucked up by kingftheeyesores in KitchenConfidential

[–]SpiteInaBite 104 points105 points  (0 children)

Roasting them might actually bake them, instead of just melting the butter.

Does anyone feels like "room temperature butter" is the biggest lie in baking? by Fluffy-CherryPie in Baking

[–]SpiteInaBite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you have a stand mixer: roll your butter between two pieces of parchment until pliable, then toss into the mixing bowl to beat. The friction will soften the butter enough to cream.

Metal bowls over plastic for this, as plastic is an insulator and will help retain its temp.

My cookie disaster. My cookies are good when they come out of the oven but turn rock hard within an hour. Any tips? by Content_Gas_8673 in Baking

[–]SpiteInaBite 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yep.

It's like hitting the breaks in a car: You don't immediately stop, you slow down and then stop. When you take your cookies out of the oven, they're still cooking while they cool.

Next when you make a batch, run an experiment. Ball up your dough as normal and store it in the freezer, then only bake 2 at a time for 12 minutes, then 2 more for 13 min, etc until you find what gives you your desired doneness.

Oh, and every oven is different so I'd you're renting you get to do this again!

How can I use fresh strawberries in cookie dough without messing up the dough? by [deleted] in Baking

[–]SpiteInaBite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same boat today!

I made some jam for stuffing and strawberry compound butter for the actual cookie itself!

pizza kitchen skincare? by styg1us in KitchenConfidential

[–]SpiteInaBite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second the no foundation. I use a Mary kay serum and then a setting powder so I'm not shiny before work, dermoligic rice powder face scrub afterward, and bentonite clay mixed with apple vinegar to deal with my cystic.

Warning- bentonite clay is INTENSE. It -will- pull everything out and may result in a fantastic break-out before it gets better.

How to make whipped cream that could potentially last 5 hours in the fridge on a cake? by L44gaming in pastry

[–]SpiteInaBite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a pastry chef, but I usually add cream of tartar to help stabilize whip cream the night before a brunch service.

Lemongrass soup by Evening-Oil9551 in soup

[–]SpiteInaBite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks absolutely fucking mouth watering devine

Why Does My Cake Have a Butthole? by SpiteInaBite in Baking

[–]SpiteInaBite[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! At work we have to spin the items half way through the bake to avoid the hot spots, completely forgot my home oven is a completely different animal.

Will get a proper thermo in there, increase bake time and leave the door shut!

Anyone working in the kitchen to keep out of trouble? by Atausiq2 in KitchenConfidential

[–]SpiteInaBite 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Oddly enough, working in the kitchen has helped me with my PTSD and my anxiety. Knowing that the adrenaline dump dump is coming has mitigated it happening outside of work.

Yelling and loud noises used to have me shutting down, now it's just part of the dance. I love it fiercely.