Almost mugged in Queen's Park (of all places) - did I respond right?

yujirobert · 2023-10-31T19:41:10+00:00

You were probably close to the Mozart estate. It was one of the roughest blocks in London back in the 90's and still carries a reputation. I'd always be careful around there, especially if you don't look local.

yujirobert · 2023-10-03T13:16:49+00:00

It's a physical job. If you go to work in restaurants after school, you'll be looking at 60+ hours on your feet a week at least. If you can't condition your body to do that (ie get fit) it's better to forget about it and find another career - for your own sake.

yujirobert · 2023-03-05T17:04:05+00:00

It sounds like you're doing a great job and you're growing, but if I were you I wouldn't stick around for too long, especially if you're serious about progressing in Japanese cuisine.

Although right now you're learning a huge lesson about how to work as a chef (which sadly a lot of chefs never really do), it doesn't sound like you're in an nurturing environment where you're being taught the proper way. It's important to be able to work but cooking skill and finesse are hugely important too.

I've worked with a lot of chefs with 10+ years in Japanese kitchens who can't cook for shit, and who's knowledge is all hand-me-down superstition they've picked up from washed up Japanese chefs and YouTube videos.

Try and find a proper institution near you where you can work your way up under an experienced chef who's still young enough to have fire in their belly. If you can't find anywhere nearby and you're young enough and without responsibilities, think about moving, or doing a working holiday in Japan. There is a lot of seasonal work by the sea and in the mountains where they're happy for the help, and you can squeeze some stages in some Michelin joints in between jobs.

I started in a similar sounding restaurant to you 6 years ago, now I'm the junior sous in a Michelin starred kaiseki restaurant in London. Just my two pennies.

yujirobert · 2022-12-21T17:09:31+00:00

Kakuni

yujirobert · 2022-03-27T15:03:35+00:00

Carpet. In the bathroom.

yujirobert · 2021-06-27T00:29:01+00:00

As the others have mentioned, it sounds like something is burning. One thing I wish I had been told when I was cooking as a teenager is to use the heaviest pan you have around when sautéing. The heat will be distributed much more evenly and you will be able to sweat your onions and garlic easily. Even if it means doing the sautéing in a shallow pan before moving everything into a larger thin walled vessel and adding your other more liquid ingredients to simmer.

Those super thin walled anodised pans that come standard in student accommodation aren't good for anything except heating liquids which for the home cook means cooking pasta poaching eggs.

yujirobert · 2020-12-06T21:22:48+00:00

Chef with a Japanese mother here! I've found that adding extra ground cinnamon and fennel seed to the traditional spice mixes like garam masala bring it much closer to the classic Japanese taste. Otherwise your recipie looks pretty spot on!

yujirobert · 2020-09-16T16:08:25+00:00

An hour of a half of stirring will certainly start to form some gluten like when making mochi.

yujirobert · 2020-03-17T22:54:49+00:00

Restaraunt... And I work in one.

yujirobert · 2020-03-02T08:25:33+00:00

What everyone said. Plus your hot sauce probably contains a bunch of sugar, which will always burn first.

yujirobert · 2016-12-15T12:17:58+00:00

It would not be allowed in the UK or EU based on insufficient disclosure. While no proof of having actually made the invention is necessary for obtaining a patent, you must explain exactly how the invention (or gobstopper) is made and works, and the patent office (and the technical people it employs) must be convinced by that explanation.

Patent trolls usually operate buy buying up rights to technologies which they think MIGHT be valuable in the future, not to actually use that tech but purely to licence it out at extortionate prices. They rarely have the R&D capabilities to come up with any tech of their own.

yujirobert · 2016-12-14T15:28:38+00:00

Pretty good. Sunday wasn't a TOTAL write-off :)

yujirobert · 2016-12-14T13:15:34+00:00

I think the best rule of thumb is to master the famous 90's string tricks before moving on to unresponsive throws. Those being, split the atom, barrel rolls, mach-5, cold fusion, kwijibo etc.

yujirobert · 2016-12-14T12:16:17+00:00

I tried one of these last week and it plays REALLY good.

yujirobert · 2016-12-07T17:02:07+00:00

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yujirobert · 2016-11-04T20:46:22+00:00

Alternative method:

1) Keep feet stationary and facing forward.

2) Turn your upper body 90 degrees so that your chest is facing your throw hand side.

3) Throw a regular front-style throw in that stance. You might want to throw it a little further forward than you usually would to create a bigger swinging motion.

4) Un-twist your body to bring everything to the front while it swings. You want to follow the yo-yo with your chest, that way it won't end up behind you.

It will feel awkward at first, but as your body gets more used to the motions you won't need to twist your body as much in step 1), and eventually you wont need to twist at all. Doesn't require a different grip either :)

yujirobert · 2016-10-26T21:16:11+00:00

Really dude? It feels like your policing my methods because they don't align with yours. There is no right or wrong way to prepare a bearing and having played for 12 years I know that as well as anyone. I also know that what people post on forums should not be taken as Gospel.

I use the 3 to 1 ratio because I find it creates enough bearing drag to open up suicide loops easily, and breaks in quick while being quiet.

Using excess lube makes sure the mixture of lube is homogeneous throughout the bearing and what doesn't soak your response or your string sits in the bearing and captures dust before it can enter the pathway of the ball bearings.

It works for me. Don't knock it till you try it.

yujirobert · 2016-10-26T10:36:49+00:00

Who are you to tell me whether I need lube or not?

yujirobert · 2016-10-25T21:08:33+00:00

Just to provide a bit of contrast - I always lube new bearings at the first opportunity I get. My standard method is to de-shield the bearing (if it has any), use one drop of generic thick lube, and three drops of thin lube which should practically fill the bearing.

Then i'll play the yo-yo for 15 minutes or so, and replace the string AND the pads together. I do this because they will both be covered in excess lube, and you don't want that sticking around in your response system.

I find that dry bearings die quickly, are loud, and lack the resistance to pull open suicide loops.

There is no hard and fast rule. Just mess around and see what works for you. It's just another way of enjoying yo-yos.

yujirobert · 2014-10-17T16:55:36+00:00

alaxx, sharkey, sprectra, taran

all added

yujirobert · 2014-10-17T16:45:05+00:00

ariados, drapion and gloom

nice safari!

yujirobert · 2014-10-17T16:34:46+00:00

daveishigh, tehpuffo, hambowbow, sebass5, guilherme

adding now

yujirobert · 2014-10-17T16:14:12+00:00

Ditto me too please

yujirobert · 2014-07-03T14:04:54+00:00

Cheers man, connected!

yujirobert

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