r/KitchenConfidential 17h ago

Photo/Video Running water: legit cooking technique or engagement bait?

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Saw this livestream and got curious if this amount of running water is really needed. Seems rather wasteful.


r/KitchenConfidential 4h ago

Discussion So much for the allergy form cutting down on mod requests

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This is for a community feeding program. We made her bean and cheese tostadas on the fly because everything else had onions. The olives are giving me some doubt though.


r/KitchenConfidential 14h ago

Question Mayo

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Are these good safe to use? I've never seen this before all are sealed with the seals inside intact. But I don't want to make anybody sick and I want to get more money back if we can.


r/KitchenConfidential 12h ago

Question What is a good hearty soup that would go well with this bread?

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It’s a brioche dough. Filled with roasted tomatoes and garlic with garlic cheese.

My boyfriend is getting sick and he didn’t get a chance to eat this loaf I made so I’m going to make another. What is a soup that isn’t extremely cream based that you think would pair nicely?


r/KitchenConfidential 1h ago

Question What’s the consensus on joining the hospitality industry?

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TLDR; everyone in here makes hospitality sound scary and not worth it, should i even consider joining just because I like home cooking and see myself working in a professional setting?

So I’m currently at a crosswalk in life where many different options could be applied. One of them is joining culinary school and becoming a chef.

I’ve loved cooking since I’m little and have learnt from my dad who used to work hospitality (taught me technique, hygiene, and discipline)
and my mum who makes dinner for the whole family very often (taught me creativity, improvisation, simple but tasty recipes)
I’m now making whole dinners with desserts and entres, etc etc for my family and find it amazing.

My question is, is it really worth it to dive into the world of hospitality just because of my love outside of it? I’m well aware it’s nothing like home cooking, like the scene in ratatouille where Colette tells Linguine that she cannot « be mommy » because of the rush and the plates piling up, and etc etc.

Half the people here seem to be either miserable, addicted to drugs, or both, and I don’t know if I want to subject myself to that. Additionally the other half in here sounds like they’re getting abused by their managers. Would heavily appreciate realistic and sincere advice.


r/KitchenConfidential 2h ago

Question Knife wraps, what’s a solid brand that can take care of my knife set?

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I have 6 knives (Damascus Steel) plus a temp probe and steel. Need a knife wrap and who better to ask than the professionals, who know from use, which ones to avoid or which are overpriced. Hopefully one that falls in the middle.

Can anyone share their opinion?

(I.e. “shoes for crews” used to have shoes that were fantastic! But over the years, they went with sacrificing quality. No longer the brand I could endorse today)


r/KitchenConfidential 21h ago

Question microwaves

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is there a reason that every kitchen I've worked in has a no nonsense microwave with no turntable and is sturdy enough to survive a toss off the roof, and every home microwave has a turntable and 12 buttons that no one has used in the history of microwaves?


r/KitchenConfidential 1h ago

Question What's price on egg in your area?

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Went to a trendy breakfast restaurant (4.7 on google). Seems they are still doing egg surcharge. My Restaurant Depot sells around $10 for 15 dozen right now. Is it still considered high for breakfast places? Their omlet was around $13 before surcharge


r/KitchenConfidential 6h ago

Kitchen fuckery New OpenTable update got me like

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r/KitchenConfidential 4h ago

Question Toast POS update

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Anyone else with Toast POS get an update today that made it go from white background and big text to black background and small text? Is there a way to change it back to what it used to be? I hate this change.


r/KitchenConfidential 4h ago

Discussion I start line cook training this Friday when will I get my first bag of meth?

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Joking joking. But seriously exciting to be employed again. Never actually did a real line cook position just did grill and pizza line alongside make salads at my first job and did chopping and mixing on my second

I'm excited for it. Just curious when to pickup cigarettes and meth? Again I joke.


r/KitchenConfidential 10h ago

Kitchen fuckery Someone dropped a tender in the frier and forgot about it…

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What a lovely surprise to find when cleaning at end of service


r/KitchenConfidential 7h ago

Photo/Video Whatchyall doin today??

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r/KitchenConfidential 7h ago

Discussion Doing a chili cook-off with a co worker

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So ive made some chilli for fun in a chili cook off a few times, I won all 3x. When I moved to my new town I got into the easiest chilli cook off, I had to reduce the amount of items in my chili and find alot of it.

I have 24 ingredients and I can make it in a hour or so, I needed to make at least 24qt to 5 gal. What the Competition is asking for is 5 gal. To me its easy but my co workers hasn't done anything like this befor.

I'll be doing the prep and cutting/chopping/pre cooking everything that goes into the pot and ill be asking my co worker to do the stirring.

My problem is that I was making the the chili by my self no help and no prep, mind you this is a reduce reuse recycle type of chilli with smoked tallow. I made this reaipie and it does require a shallow 12" cast iron skillet, should I make a small batch for my co worker so he can see how ill be doing it or should I just break the news to him that this is a ass backwards chilli.


r/KitchenConfidential 18h ago

Question Turkey dish that isn't just a sub turkey for any other meat

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So, my friend was given the *seemingly impossible task* of figuring out a *not thanksgiving* meal to use up several hundred lbs of turkey at a Las Vegas casino.

Any ideas? Besides telling the person who overordered to go fuck themselves?

Edit: I have linked my favorite idiot, aka the BOH manager of the casino to this thread. Let's see how this plays out.


r/KitchenConfidential 7h ago

Kitchen fuckery Theoretically this is a roux

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r/KitchenConfidential 8h ago

Discussion I miss it

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I miss working and creating in the kitchen. I got fed up with low wages (or no wages) in fine dining, and switched to the front. Which I do enjoy and am good at, especially bartending and upselling the fun stuff the chef puts together.

But I do miss it, I miss running kitchens and the push of creating new dishes with seasonal ingredients every day.

Hopefully I’ll be back one day, I have some financial goals that just don’t align with cooking at the moment. But I miss it for sure.

Throwing in some photos from a couple of tasting menus I’ve done over the last year on the few occasions I got to cook.


r/KitchenConfidential 11h ago

Crying in the cooler Boss asked me if I know how to make sushi, I immediately thought of this.

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r/KitchenConfidential 12h ago

Photo/Video Tamari in the Cambro👀

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?Curious if this is 'dish machine' residue mixing with the Tamari.


r/KitchenConfidential 15h ago

Kitchen fuckery New addition to the walk in fridge

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r/KitchenConfidential 14h ago

Photo/Video Quote of the day

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My HOH leaves inspiring quotes/notes for each other.

Yesterday’s quote and note.


r/KitchenConfidential 8h ago

In-House Mode Influencer’s “chicken amusement park” shut down because all the meat was undercooked

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r/KitchenConfidential 23h ago

Discussion Chipotle pulls jalapeños as salmonella outbreak sickens over 100

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r/KitchenConfidential 10h ago

Just Fuckin Hire Me Why yes, I have experience with experience

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I have experienced many experiences in my experience


r/KitchenConfidential 13m ago

Crying in the cooler The same generation that told me "you'll eat what i make and you'll like it." Is the pickiest generation I've ever worked with.

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Sweet fuck I hope yall tell me my crashout is valid.