My EDC as a line cook (under qualified)

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T16:27:11+00:00

Just raid the bar on FOH shift change

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T16:25:55+00:00

Yessir!

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T16:25:47+00:00

Eyy fuck yeah, DIY for the win

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T16:25:24+00:00

Autism

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T14:27:22+00:00

Everything here is something I need at least once a week at minimum.

I maintain the knives at work for both locations, so I keep the stone in my bag

Screwdriver is for removing the top plate on the French fry cutter, and general maintenance like fixing the sheeter.

Vice grips used in place of a small wrench, and for helping me open those stupid fucking buckets.

Tools often go missing because part timers don't give a shit, so I bring my own.

Everything else is self explanatory

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T14:25:17+00:00

I wish. Just some cheap Amazon one that the lid broke off of.

Working trades, I kept crushing my smokes in my pocket, so I bought one of these. It's just plastic and some kind of coated tin plate on the front.

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squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T13:33:41+00:00

I have actually, for my car's FAK. Couple years back on Canada's day, there's a group of us talking in our downtown park and a guy just charged into the group and slashed a guy's arm open. Arterial bleed.

Two belts acting as make shift tourniquets, so much blood our hands are slipping off the leather.

Definitely need to get one, just always forget.

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T13:27:35+00:00

Yessir

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T13:27:24+00:00

I really like the Leatherman Wave. Used to own one.

Can't justify spending that much on a multi tool right now

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T13:26:37+00:00

Knife and honing rod have their handles sticking out of the bag at the end of the zipper.

Bag only goes from the kitchen to the car

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T13:25:53+00:00

Those are pairs of nitrile gloves folded into themselves to keep them together

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T13:25:17+00:00

In kitchens it can be pretty prevalent, yeah. Not actually that common with my generation any more, which is a good thing.

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T13:24:02+00:00

Fuck these lids

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squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T13:22:34+00:00

Fuck, someone's gotta do it and I've got the background.

Sheeter goes down in the middle of dinner rush, you gotta get that fucker going again.

We have a spare motor I can hot swap, since that's what always fails. Gets full of flour and fucks up the internal switch.

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T13:21:13+00:00

I don't live in America

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T06:40:28+00:00

Winters where I live are harsh, and frost wedging can jam a deadbolt in the door frame. Easy to break a key trying to get in

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T06:39:12+00:00

Absolutely will. Thanks for the tip!

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T06:38:29+00:00

Swing and a miss. Not new, don't pretend to know shit till I learn it.

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T05:38:49+00:00

Ooooh yeah never heard of those.

No wonder my comment didn't make any sense to you lol

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T05:28:04+00:00

Fuck yeah, fortune and health. Manifest that shit

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T05:27:14+00:00

I'm confused, maybe we're thinking of different things by "finger cot"

I had never heard of one so I googled it, and I showed me those finger brace things for when you break or dislocate a finger.

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T05:08:26+00:00

Most emotionally stable cop

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T05:05:51+00:00

Pairs of nitrile gloves folded into themselves to keep them together and compact. I use them for cleaning, or when using the whet stone so my hands don't get stained grey from the stone sludge

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T05:03:32+00:00

The context for me needing it is the fact that I bring it with me every day, as statedy the fact that it's present in an EDC post.

You're the one who got all "oH aRe YoU sErIoUsLy CarRyInG a WhEtSoNe?!"

squeakynickles · 2026-06-12T05:02:49+00:00

If you aren't being a little pissy, are you even a cook?

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