/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>9558780
Have you fantasized about fucking either Ben or Jerry.

Would you put water on your nuts and stick it to the cold top if it meant you could creampie the cutest coworker there?

>>9558814
my coworkers arent super attractive so I would say no

>>9558802
afraid not

>>9558780
pretty mediocre ice cream, although I used to get strawberry milkshakes with reese cups in it. It was strangely good. I used to work next to cold stone at a pizza hut AMA

>>9558907
>strawberry icecream

bluepilled as fuck

chocolate icecream, 2 brownies, 2 scoops of PB is the only acceptable option

>>9558914
sounds like a pretty basic bitch tier combo

work at McDonald's
crew member

>>9558780
Isn't Cold Stone the place where they have to sing if you tip?
Isn't it humiliating?

>>9558780
what was starting pay? How many hours you get? Is there always work to do?

>>9559011
they took that away and made it optional based upon the location

my manager thinks its fucking gay so we don't do that shit

I wouldn't be working there if I had to do that homo shit

they actually used to call the interviews "auditions" cause you used to have to come up with a on the spot song and dance to perform for your interview cause they wanted to make sure you would be the type of "fun" person they wanted in their store

needless to say I didnt have to do that shit cause I would have straight fucking left if I had to do some gay shit like that

>>9559008
what's your favorite menu item

>>9558914
If you really want a good milkshake try a Portillos one. They put a piece of chocolate cake in it and it is the damn best milkshake I've had.

>>9558780
Every time I go to cold stone I get cake batter with Butterfinger

>>9559015
crew members get 7.25 an hour

shift leaders get 7.50(lol)

I dont know what my manager makes but shes on salary

but tips are very good cause icecream so I can make an effective extra 6 dollars an hour (untaxed) on a usual saturday

for example on last friday I worked 7-11 and made 27 dollars in tips so that was an extra 6.75 untaxed

its a good deal with pay desu

I can get as many hours as I choose but I only do around 20 a week cause school

my shifts are always having me do some kind of task unless its oddly dead and we did all our prep work

>>9559033
For me, it's the mc chicken

nah but really I would say egg mc muffin combo. I like everything though

>>9559044
oddly enough milkshakes make me feel ill

I never get them anymore cause I cant finish them

Do they train employees to flip the ice cream scoopers around like a bartender, or do you guys just do that for tips?

I am a former student employee at one of my university's dining halls.

>>9558780
It's my birthday, will you sing for me?

>>9559008
Opinion on the Buttermilk Crispy Tenders?

I'll plan to try out the meme sauce and the rest of the sauces as I can. I found the tenders and signature sauce to be fine, but there are other places here in the South where I can get nicer tendies.

can you get me technical documentation on how they cool the slab. i need it for reasons.

Dishwasher at a high end breakfast hipster joint in fredericksburg VA here, AMA

Hipster sushi resturant here.

>>9559055
>but tips are very good

People actually tip? But there's no service, just people doing their jobs.

I worked at Taco Bell in college, AMA

>>9558914
>chocolate icecream, 2 brownies, 2 scoops of PB is the only acceptable option

The mojo mud pie is pretty amazing.
I was surprised that coffee ice cream went together so well with peanut butter

>>9559348
we practice it ourselves if we want to cause it makes people tip us better

I dont do that shit cause Im uncoordinated with my hands, my manager is a goddamn pro though, when she hops on line she can toss this shit 5 feet in the air and do all kinds of tricks its impressive

>>9559382
I actually have no idea how it works I just know there is a refrigerator unit under the table and it cools the removable marble slab that is on top of it

Deli employee here; AMA.

>>9558780
What's the weirdest order you've ever gotten?

>>9558914
So you like the BBC (big brownie chocolate) ice cream and you criticize others as bluepilled?

>>9559399
I dont question it, I guess I chalk it up to the fact that most people getting icecream from a shop are on a date or are tourists and feel the need to "spend it up" cause they can

I mean I'm nice and everything but I'm usually never nice enough to warrant a 20% tip for fuckin scooping icecream onto a slab and chopping in oreos and shit lmao

I guess the chopping on the slab and stuff looks impressive so people are 'amazed' and want to tip

>>9559404
that is a p good signature 2bh

most of the signatures I'm pretty satisfied with our master taster seems to do a pretty good job

but whoever decided that creme brulee icecream with strawberries, blueberries and raspberries was a good idea needs shot

>>9559415

I got one mother fucker today who ordered

coffee icecream with strawberries, peanut butter, fudge and oreos

fucking sickening pairing fruit and peanut butter


and I've heard a story from a shift leader today of someone who got a plain sweet cream icecream with raspberries and peanut butter

literally garbage

I went to cold stone exactly 1 time, when I saw it had silly names for the sizes I walked right out

Its strange how businesses don't realize how much more money they would make if they didn't give silly names to things

starbucks used to enforce it too some time ago
>can I have a medium hot chocolate
>we don't have medium
>then you don't have my business
>[turns into bats and flies away]

>>9559456
you know we understand small medium and large aswell you autistic faglord

>>9559463
some places used to refuse unless you ordered with their size names

>>9559469
y tho

>>9559415
what is objectively T H E best sandwich

>>9559453
>fucking sickening pairing fruit and peanut butter

>>9558780
What's the flavor of ice cream people order the most?

>>9559475
brand image is important to them or some shit

>>9559485
That I've ever had? Softshell crab po'boy.

That we sell? Probably the Four Horsemen: spicy cappacuolo, Italian hot ham, Cajun turkey, and Buffalo chicken.

>>9559494
cake batter or sweet cream are probably the two contenders I dont actually know which one we generally cycle through faster but overall those two are on top for our location

though sometimes if we have a seasonal flavor that will take the cake for a small period of time like the pumpkin cheesecake is killing it right now

Strawberry + cake batter UNIXED is god tier

I've worked at various Jimmy Johns for like 4-5 years total as a manager, driver, and line worker if anyone wants to know anything.

Also the secret to the Tuna salad is soy sauce.

>>9559485
On a hero, spicy chicken cutlet, bacon, lettuce tomato, honey mustard, Swiss or provolone.

That or a chopped cheese, my guy.

>>9558780
I har a whole crew of high school friends who worked at coldstone. They would let me behind the counter and in the freezer and let me eat and drink whatever i wanted. Even pretended to work there when a customer came in. Needless to say that location closed down in like 8 months after that.

>>9559432
how do you feel if i go to your place and don't tip.

>>9559401
Opinion on the Naked Egg Taco? I have seen many gimmick products before, but this particular product seems to take the cake.

>>9559857
Are you the same anon that worked at an Athens location?

>>9559370
Zaxbys

I work at Red Robins. I will probably answer questions until I get bored, which may be really fast.

KFC employee here. Ask away, friendos.

>>9560204
what's the nacho game like these days?

last time I went to red robin was as a kid over 20 years ago, and it's the first time I had nachos piled high with toppings

you still have em? what are they like

>>9560230
Assuming we follow the recipe to order, yes. A standard order of nachos will have our chips coated in melted mozzarella and cheddar cheese and topped in our in-house chili, guacamole, sour cream, diced onions, and tomatoes with picked jalapenos and salsa off to the side and everything garnished with cilantro. It's quite a pile of food.

Assuming we DON'T follow the recipe and do a rush job like we always do, it'll have all of the things listed above but like, 2x more chips which makes it even funnier to look at.

>>9560222
Are you a nigger?

>>9560246

No. We had a black guy work there for one day then quit. I'm white, the majority of the people are white, then there's one mexican and two asians.

>>9560243
>garnished with cilantro
reeeeeeeeee

I thought you were making food for white people!?

I seem to remember nacho cheese, beef, sour cream, and guacamole and I think that's all there was
this was probably around 96

>>9560269
>I thought you were making food for white people!?
There are no white people in California. It's nothing but mexicans and mistakes.
But for Red Robins, it's been having its recipes redone to match popular opinion.

We don't have nacho cheese, but our chili uses tons of our ground beef so you still kinda get that. The nachos are legitimately amazing, but I doubt I could finish even half a serving alone.

>>9559453
>fruit and PB
do you know what a PB&J sandwich is??????

are you retard?

>>9560181
That's actually the restaurant I had in mind referring to both the quality of Zaxby's tenders and the similarity of the McD's signature sauce to Zaxby's sauce. Multiple times I have ordered that 4 finger combo and left that plate empty.

Brueggers bagel guy reporting

>>9560222
Do yall really reuse the same shit for weeks on end until you have to make new or is everything made fresh every few days? Also what is the mash potato making process like

Local pizza joint manager, AMA

The dumbest people order pizza

>>9560391
How much do you make?

I work the kitchen at Quiktrip. AMA

>>9560401
kek

>>9558780
do you play Pokemon

>>9560401
I make $14/hr

>>9560424
Go work panda express they pay much better. I hope you're still very young man

>>9560432
Their Sweetfire chicken breast is worth applying for alone.

>>9560432
Ive only worked a year, ill be up to 15 next May. Plus I work 42 hrs a week, which fast food wont let me.

>>9560436
That's a new one right? Tried it last week was bretty good. For me the broccoli beef is the best
>>9560441
How old are you m8?

>>9560445
23, I only have my GED

>>9560450
Look into local staffing agencies, get a data entry job. Easy money just let em know you're good with computers, goodluck!

>>9560454
I have noob lvl comp exp. Im more of a manual labour type. Dream job is Vetrinary and farm related

>>9560466
Lets hope you brush up on those grammar skills before tackling any medical profession.

>>9560469
Its 2:30 am and I'm typing on my phone with one finger. Grammar does not concern me at this point.

>>9560382

We use the oil for days in a row until it's too dirty. Not sure if true, but I've heard we use the grease in the Gravy mix. The batter can usually last one day, then before closing, we make a new batch for the next morning.

I only cook the chicken, the mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, corn, beans, wedges, are all cooked seperatley.

Dont ever get a salad from long john silvers, i dont even know how long that shit has been there for. anything else is fine, the fish might be a bit old ~30 mins so just go in when theres people eating there already.

Do you serve Neopolitan ice cream?

Has any of you that worked at fast food cleaned the soda fountain nozzles that the customers use? because they are fucking gross. after i cleaned them once i stopped drinking at fast food places.

>>9558780
I saw a poor fuck employed there just sitting in the back room unwrapping every single individually wrapped Reese's out of a big bag. Is there seriously no better way for a chain this size?

>>9560479
>Use the oil until it gets dirty then put it in gravy
That's literally how you're supposed to do it. Never throw out oil it's useful til you turn it to gravu

>>9562198
>implying he wasn't taking his time and enjoying the break from dealing with customers
Want to know how I know you've never worked in food service?

>>9562152
>Has any of you that worked at fast food cleaned the soda fountain nozzles that the customers use? because they are fucking gross. after i cleaned them once i stopped drinking at fast food places.
Then bitch at whoever the service company is. They're supposed to be in at least once a week to clean those.

>>9562848
I do work in food service, I still wouldn't want to unwrap Reese's and I still think cold stone would have an interest in getting unwrapped candies so they don't have to pay someone to do it.

>>9562855
when i worked at taco bell it was cleaned like once a year.

>>9562855
I worked in a local pizza joint. We disassembled those and cleaned them nightly, along with the iced tea and coffee maker.

>>9560466
>been flipping burgers/making pizzas etc for years dreaming of something better
>get a chance to work as a vet assistant and learn otj and work up to tech
>learn cool shit like blood draws, x-rays, catheters and all kinds of cool shit
>botch some shit that winds up killing a dog in our kennel I took care of for two months
>back to flipping burgers for the rest of my life
Take it from me, idiots like us have no place in any profession that deals with life and death.

>>9562899
and ive spoken to others that have worked fast food like KFC, Mcds and burgerking and they say the same. they are often forgotten about and never cleaned.

>>9560378
How often do you get people that want lox, because whenever I ask for it there they act like i'm some kind of space alien.

>>9562984
Same thing was done for closing at my dining hall. That and the ice machine can't afford to get ignored.

>>9559383
Cereal on the menu?

former deli employee, bartender, and vegan prep/line cook AMA

>>9564047
In all honesty, a sort of "deconstructed" cereal, yes.

>>9562881
I'm guessing cold stone gives that kind of job to the employees with mental disabilities, since it's repetitive and doesn't require them to use anything dangerous.

>>9562990
The dumbest one in this story is the veterinarian that allowed you to take care of the animals without certification and proper training. The only reason why I havent gotten a higher education is because I already own my own home and car and am waiting until next year to start classes in animal husbandry, veterinary sciences and biology.

>>9564088
How do I get into bartending? Is a bartending school necessary or just to learn my cocktails on my own and jump in?

>>9564198
Oh that's right they hire special needs people. I forgot they were one of those companies

>>9564250
Work busboy and have bartenders teach you when your shifts over. Pour beers do what they tell you and when a spot frees up you'll get it

>>9558780
I work in a Comfort Inn.
I cum in your cheerios.
Your "free" breakfast is free for a reason.
Because it is prepared in a microwave by a person who probably does not have a food handling certification.
That is all.

White Castle here, ama.

to anyone who works at Jersey Mikes:

What makes your sandwiches taste so fucking good? Is it the oil?
Yesterday I went there for the first time and asked for the real italian with everything on it and hands down it was the best cold sandwich i've ever had in my life
but now I don't know what made it so good because everything was on it

What's in the oil you put on it? is there a marinate for the lettuce/onions?

Any Churches Chicken workers in here? I live a few blocks from one and I haven't gone in to eat from it yet because the shit has had a fucking C grade in the window since August. Those fuckers took time to put up Halloween decorations but can't get their shit together.

Almost considering calling corporate to complain out of spite.

Former Tim Hortons full time here
Thank fucking Christ that shit is long over, what a horrible experience I had with that company while living alone for the first time after being kicked out of home.

>40 minutes until close
>fryers cleaned and turned off
>grills cleaned and ready for tomorrows open

>uhh can I get 3 big macs and 5 double cheese burgers no pickles?

If you try to pull this stunt there is a 110% you WILL have your food tempered with. Enjoy that saliva (if you're lucky that's all you'll get). It amazes me how people think they can pull this off and expect their food to be spit free. Even the fucking managers are in on it. Some buffoon had the audacity to order 7 cheeseburgers 22 minutes from close, jokes on that fat fuck he's probably in the ER right now

>>9564644
80% sure this is a copypasta

but still
>mcdonalds
>closing

>>9559868
u fuckswith that new wu tang guy?

>>9564609
I applied at one not too long ago. What made them so bad to work for?

>>9559456
I work at starfucks

>>9564727
Stop looking at me sideways when I spell my name out, retard.

Former Papa Johns employee here.

>>9558780

My store used to be Right next to a coldstone creamery. We used to do food trades all the time with them and the steak and shake down the road. You guys ever do any of that?

Used to work at this dump AMA

>>9567552
How often do you get asked for gluten free options?

>>9558780
I never tip, have I ever got spit in my ice cream?

>>9567588
Honestly not a whole lot, especially since we went the whole gluten conscience route, but even before that, still not a whole lot even with the whole gluten free craze

>>9564525
How close are the frozen supermarket burgers to the ones sold at white castle.

>>9567715
Ours have holes in them so steam cooks them. That's pretty much the only difference.

What qualities are you looking for when hiring an employee?

I try to be reserved and polite during my public functions, which some managers interpret as timidness. I have been declined employment opportunities from nearly forty fast food locations. McDonalds and Subway would rather give a teenager stumbling over their words a job than a man in his 20's. It's discouraging. I have also been accused on rare occasions more recently for loitering while waiting on my order and told I have to buy something or get out because this is not the lottery. I just want to work.

>>9567782
White Castle dude here, pro tip: be a woman. No joke the gender split here is 12 women to 2 men.

Best franchise to work for a PT with late night?

>>9559349
How clean and quality of food for basic college kids running everything?

>>9567782
Good hygeine, talkative but still within bounds, good natured and a few jokes. Drives a car and is not over 260 lbs, if male

>>9568812
As a bit of background, my university's food services is consistently ranked high in the nation, so it does its best to uphold that reputation. The biggest factor is not because they contract out to Sodexo or Aramark, but because it's kept in-house with voluntary contracts for meal plans for everyone (including on-campus freshmen). With no outside money coming in, the budget is set up to be self-sufficient based off its own merits of voluntary meal plan purchases.
Student employees do a lot of the work, but there are also student managers, full-timers (adults), and regular managers (also adults) that work together. I did a variety at tasks including taking orders, refilling food pans, preparing/cooking food, prep work, dish room duty, resetting the dining area, and closing depending on the schedule or immediate need. While I could man the deli station or switch out pans by myself, there were certain stations such as the stir fry, bake shop, and dish room that would always have a full-timer to supervise that spot. The main kitchen itself had full-timers with an exception of one or two experienced student employees who assisted them. Everyone who works a shift gets a free meal (while those on meal plan get reimbursed), so there's an interest in not cutting corners in the break meal. For closing however, there would be that pan once in a while that made it through the cleaning process and retained a couple of food specks that weren't vigorously scrubbed out because the student employee assigned on dish room duty wanted to leave as close to clock-out time as possible. If I (or any other reasonable employee) picked out a pan that wasn't fully clean, it's a simple matter of chucking that dirty one in the dishwasher and picking up a clean one instead.
Food scores at the dining halls and retail locations were consistently graded 'A', but there was a rogue dining hall that got graded a 'C' a few years back that got executive management worked up about it.

texas roadhouse here. Dishwasher/salads

Line cook (broiler) at a local fine dining establishment AMA

What do labor percentages look like where everyone works? During rush and at close?

In n Out associate, worked there for 5+ years

>>9560222
You happen to have the recipe for the original KFC spice mix?

>>9569377
Friday dinner rush, if I'm doing my job right, labor's at ~15%. Usually between 22% and 28% by close. In the 30s if it's a shit slow day. Pizza shop.

>>9567552
what positions? i was hired as a cashier, but i hated it and made them switch me to dish twice a week and dining room the rest. i worked as a cashier before though

>>9568008
I've noticed that. Several locations are 90-100% female staff.
>>9568820
I am very hygienic and well groomed. I have no vehicle but I'm driven by my motivation. 90 lbs wet. I can talk the ear off an elderly grandmother. Do I need to make cheesy jokes like the rest of them to get along? They're often in bad taste and the kind of falsity exuded by customer service specialists always seemed disingenuous.

>>9569796
I had 60 percent labour last Thursday. I decided to cut everyone off Thursdays and just do it alone from now on. I will see today if thats a good idea or not

Worked at Dairy Queen in high school and Food & Beverage at Disney World last summer, AMA

>>9558780
I was thinking about applying for coldstone in the past but I saw that they said that part of the job was singing all the time, especially when you get a tip, is that rule actually enforced, or do people not sing all the time like normal people?

>>9570490
>>9559033
Depends on the store

>>9569801
satrted off as dinning room, and worked for 5 months as that, switched over to dishwasher but tge managers didnt want me to switch cause they didnt have a lot of dining room people, then went into cooking after my year, then as a prepper for about 5 months

>>9558780
Did Cold Stone bail out of Taiwan? They used to have locations by Ximen and Zhongshan, but they're both closed now. I haven't found any more.

>>9571492
Me again, BTW, yes, I know about the website. The locations that I've mentioned are still shown on it even though they've been closed for at least a year now.

Taiwanese businesses absolutely SUCK about updating their websites and responding to emails. They think that just putting a shitty 1990s designed page up is more than enough.

Prep foods at Whole Foods here

Kitchen manager at a Red Robin ama

>>9567552
Whats the overnight Baker typically do, I'm thinking about applying to do this at my local spot.

>>9569752
How do you guys handle that bloody rush? I've never seen a quiet in and out. Do you guys have lots of turnover?

>>9571886
>Whats the overnight Baker typically do
bakes bread, they start at 11 pm typically. when i used to prep, i would start between 5:30 or 6am and they would almost be finished. you put bread in a rack and let it sit in a cooled fridge for the morning baker to bake them

Zaxby's BOH shift leader. ama.

>>9572271
Usually we know when we have events nearby that would entail a large crowd, so we're well staffed when we need to be. We look at last years sales on the same day and use that as a guideline for how busy we're supposed to be that day, surprisingly it matches for the most part. Occasionally we do get busy with only a handful of us working and we just do our best to push orders out one at a time, not much else you can do. And most people usually stay for two years, but those who stay end up moving pretty quickly into management

>>9573441
That jives with what folks I've known work there. Solid place to work for, and folks just roll with the workload. Hats off to you either way, you guys do good work and put up with some heavy traffic.

Five Guys Burgers and Fries cook here, AMA

By the way I hate my fucking job

>>9573529
Why do they serve so many fries?

>>9573544
Well do you want less? We will happily serve you a half portion if you want that (you'll be charged the same price ofc)

How do you feel about wait staff running after customers to ask for a bigger tip?

>>9567552
I used to sleep with a girl that worked at one of these and she said it was the worst job she ever had. Got a lot of free bread, though

>>9559349
CU Boulder has, by far, the best dining hall I've ever seen (its called the C4C, "center for community" or something). Actual trained chefs, about ten different types of cuisine on any given night, and real, non-deep-fried food. They serve sushi, authentic Mexican, traditional American (think yams, beans, and pork dishes), and then several wild cards like Vietnamese and Indian, depending on the night. I transferred to a school closer to my work after my first year there, but damn if I don't miss it.

I visited my sister at University of Vermont recently, and most of the on-campus students just keep their contraband hotplates in their rooms to avoid having to eat in the dining halls. Sad, because it's about $10,000/semester, you would think the food would be decent

>>9559055
Where are you? Minimum wage here is $9.25, and most jobs start at ~$12. I'm astonished that anyone could live on anything below that.

Used to work at a Poke place, Applebee's, and now a Mexican joint

Ama about anything that goes on

>>9569377
I run a cafe, so not quite the same as a restaurant because most of are sales are drinks. Anyway, labor is typically between 12 and 18%, if it goes above 20 I start worrying. However, our staff is paid minimum wage ($9) and most of their income is from tips (most six-hour shifts result in about $200 in tips)

>>9574008
How do you make your beans?

>>9559453
Strawberry ice cream and peanut butter are pretty good though.

>>9559391
Tell me a story about a shitty customer, I'm sure there are plenty. Jackass is fine but I bet you have some decent s stories about some absolute tools that eat there

>>9574014
>200 in tips

Fuck, that's about how much I make at my 8-5 desk job and I get taxed for it.

I guess the suffering of dealing with the general public is a high price to pay though.

>>9573977
Kek the location i worked at, almost every coworker was sleeping with another coworker, but yea the bread was fucking great, shit hours and favouritism ran with the GM so it was a pretty shit job

>>9558780

D-do you judge adults still who order beary beary blue

>>9572576
That sounds comfy as fuck.

>>9572620
There's multiple Zaxby's locations in my town, but I got lucky last year when they opened a new location a mile away from my place. I've practically become a regular there getting food for myself or family. The qt 3.14 working there since opening who recently became an assistant manager is another positive.

Any insights regarding the chicken and why it's so good?

>>9577179
In my experience, with any place that serves fried food, a lot depends on how well they maintain the equipment. If they're regularly cleaning and changing out the frying oil and keeping the place clean, the food'll taste better. Even something as standard as KFC, you can tell the food generally tastes better at a newly opened kfc because they're still actively giving a shit about keeping the place running.

I'm on lunch right now, about to go back. I work at a college dining hall, but my day is basically over since all the kids are making their way to the footy stadium now.

AMA you figgots

>>9579598
Hamburgers and hot dogs on the menu I suppose? That's what they did at mine during game days.

omg I love coldstone creamery

>>9579747
omg no way XDDD me 2 lol

Opinions on Cold Stone vs Marble Slab? I personally like Cold Stone but there are none in my area close enough to justify going to over the Marble Slab I can walk to.

I've worked at
>cookout
>five guys
>aramark
>just starting at zaxbys but haven't worked yet

>>9579699
Of coursh

>>9580160
I should have clarified my question better. Besides the standard grill station, any modifications to the menu on game days? For example with my university, people can still go to the grill for made-to-order dishes but the main line will always have those hamburgers, hot dogs, and toppings on those specific Saturdays.
I specified no weekend work since I had season tickets and traveled home often, but those can sometimes be easy shifts to take on.

>>9580271
Not for gameday specifically. But as a consequence of gamedays falling on the weekend, we do an almost all day breakfast/brunch menu from open (1030) til 3 pm on Saturday and Sunday where we serve generic breakfast foods (biscuits n gravy, eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, etc.)