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>taps knife
Why do they do this?

>> No.14293978

>>14293974
same reason teachers used to tap the chalk stick, to get you to look.

>> No.14293984

>>14293974
How many carcinogens does the surface of that meat have?

>> No.14294072

>>14293984
not enough to raise your sperm count.

>> No.14294097

to piss off autistic faggots like you

>> No.14294146

>>14293974
To test the position of their hand to the board

>> No.14294163

>>14293974
Idk, but it pisses me off everytime I see it

>> No.14294187

>>14293984
all of them

>> No.14294213

>>14293974
To make sure the knife and board are still corporeal

>> No.14294239

>>14293974
knives will go limber if they have been sitting too long. when you tap it the spines are shaken and align

>> No.14294321

>>14293984

More than there are atoms in the universe

>> No.14294327

it's a habit, like clicking kitchen tongs

>> No.14294344

There is probably a very real muscle memory/spatial awareness thing that this helps with prior to cutting.

>> No.14294345

>>14294327
Tong clicker here, knife tappers are cancer and deserve to have their hands cut off

>> No.14294348

>>14294327
Kitchen tongs need to be clicked to be primed.

>> No.14294367

>>14293974
that meat is dry as fuck

>> No.14294373

>>14294327
Yeah. I just like doing it. Makes me feel cool.

>> No.14294385

>>14294373
I empty an entire round from my Luger into the ceiling before I cut meat. That's how you know I'm a badass.

>> No.14294393

>>14294385
As opposed to half a round?

>> No.14294396

>>14294385
Is it 1941 and are you a Nazi?

>> No.14294536
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14294536

>he doesn't activate his knife

>> No.14294544

>>14293984
Carcinogens are flavor.

>> No.14294546

>>14293974
the spics i used to work with would do the knife tap before every time they started cutting shit because they thought it was cool. all it does is dull the knife and is annoying as fuck

>> No.14294554

>>14294385
Is not really badass to use a Luger

>> No.14294579

>>14294345
fuck tong clickers

>> No.14294589

>>14293974
bizarre and stupid rituals are a symptom of autism

>> No.14294595

>>14293974

hard to explain, it gives you a better feel for the knife

>> No.14294599

>>14294396
The Luger predates Nazism by a fair bit.

>> No.14294600

>>14293974
>Why do they do this?

Gotta turn it on before it can cut anything.

>> No.14294607

>>14294595
This. If you've been cooking for a long time many people just start doing it subconsciously. Nobody is doing it because they "think it's cool".

>> No.14294743

>>14293974
Thank god for the south and their bbq magic.

>> No.14294776

>>14294344
nice explanation, I wanted to say this but couldn't put it into words.

>> No.14294796

>>14293974
same reason anyone will bounce a basketball u toss them before they take a shot

>> No.14294827

>>14293974
It makes him feel in charge
do you feel in charge OP?

>> No.14295039

>>14294072
enough to raise your cancer cell count.

>> No.14296559

>>14295039
What does this mean?

>> No.14296574
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14296574

>>14293974
knocks shit off the blade. i do it all the time. anyone who says it dulls the blade is fucking retarded. you think steel is dulled by tapping it on a poly cutting board? you probably went to culinary school because you think it makes you a better cook, too, fucking idiot.

>> No.14296581

>>14296574
Why would you need to knock shit off the blade? How about washing it, you slob?

>> No.14296588

>>14296581
not efficient, need to get tickets out on time. you think i'm some fucking prep cook?

>> No.14296591

>>14296574
The blade is clearly fresh and clean with nothing on it, no stains and no meat, nothing. The dude is doing it because he's an autistic /ck/ fag who thinks he's special and his little chef mannerisms make him look like a pro.

>> No.14296732

>>14293974
Why do you watch a sunset?

>> No.14296749

>>14296732
Captain Kirk is climbing a mountain. Why is he climbing the mountain?

>> No.14296757 [DELETED] 

>hipster tattoo faggot serving bbq
pass

>> No.14296767

>>14296757
>tattoos are no longer considered manly
What's next, eating meat isn't considered manly? Oh wait.

>> No.14296782

>>14296757
imagine being so mad over people having tats

>> No.14296797

Isn't it just to get a good feel for it like bouncing a basketball once or twice before a free throw or flushing a toilet before you sit down?

>> No.14297004

>>14296797
>flushing a toilet before you sit down
Excuse me, WUT

>> No.14297011

>>14297004
That was the classic strategy. Casually say something extremely weird as if it's completely normal and watch as you get a million replies.

>> No.14297029

i like the sound of flushing a toilet

>> No.14297310

cant believe you just asked that, you never ask this question. Tapping, It is the way, this is how its done.

>> No.14297312

>>14294327
No, every time you use one you can to do 2 clicks to make sure it still works

>> No.14297318

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aherm, cleanfrypan spinner master race has arrived.

>> No.14298653

>>14296581
it's called seasoning

>> No.14298662

>>14297004
>>14297011
No you see, you have to make sure the toilet works before you use it. What if the toilet didn't flush? It's a precaution.

>> No.14298665

>>14298662
Or worse, what if there's a spider in there? You flush it to remove the spiders.

>> No.14298676

>>14296591
You think it's clean but there are still microparticles on the surface and edge of the blade. I saw a youtube video of this once that showed this.

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14298925

>>14297318

I started doing this as a precaution against lazy dishwashers leaving a ton of WATER in my SAUTEE pans which led to many frustrations and infernos of fire when its sloshed into a pan of hot oil.

Now i always do it cause its badass

>> No.14298961

>>14298925
I swear you people are pure evil.

>> No.14298967

>>14293974
To get a feel for the weight and balance of the knife when you were changing from one knife to the next

>> No.14298973

>>14294579
I bet you like Skub

>> No.14298975

>>14298961

Sometimes i spin them a full 720.

>seething cooklets cant into pan spinning

SAD

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14299011

Because tapping good steel generates high frequency vibrations that activates the knifes true cutting power and makes cutting meat like butter. Only plebs dont know this.

>> No.14299120

The same reason you suck a dick before taking it up the ass OP, a Jewish conspiracy.

>> No.14299180

>>14299011
I fucking hate Wojak posters so much.

>> No.14299197

>>14294796
That's to check air pressure

>> No.14299215

>>14294367
just like ur mums pussy

>> No.14299295

>>14299197
You don't check your knife's air pressure before cutting? Fucking amateur.

>> No.14299327

>>14293974
Is this what Americans call a "snack"?

>> No.14299438

>>14298665
found the australian

>> No.14299462

>>14293974
Same reason you slap your dick on the pussy before you enter

You just gotta

>> No.14299463

Imagine being so insecure you seethe at people tapping a knife Holy shit. You are so self conscious every little thing is cringe and tryhard for you, you are in perpetual idleness because you are too self conscious to do anything.

>> No.14299475

>>14299462
Do people actually do this?

>> No.14299478

>>14297318
Truly we are Kings amongst Kings

>> No.14299486

>>14299475
The harder you do it the more alpha you are

The virgin tap tap vs the Chad schlapschlap

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14299498

>>14294239
what does this even mean? Am I dumb for stretching my knives and making sure they're limber before use???

>> No.14299515

>>14299498
Is.. is that chris-chan?

>> No.14299520

>>14299515
BNo

>> No.14299529

>>14293974
If someone gave me that burnt meat, I'd send it back to the kitchen.

>> No.14299546

Because they are faggots. I could see rocking a chefs knife to get a feel for it before using but tapping it is the gay. Makes them feel like brokeback lumber jacks setting up for a swing. Probably spit in their hands, too.

>> No.14299575

>>14293974
>No zesty salad to help digest that crap.

Honestly, Ive tried to go to one of these bbq restuarants in Australia and literally felt like fainting after eating a tray for 1. The meat is god tier if it aint cooked by some faggit who cut corners but damn, I just need some green sides.

>> No.14300338

>>14294213
Underrated

>> No.14300469

>>14294385
>an entire round from my luger
so you shoot once?
fucking stupid ass noguns

>> No.14300475

>>14293984
yes

>> No.14300877

>>14300469
What's wrong with what he said, idiot?

>> No.14301039

>>14293984
as many as fags asking stupid questions

>> No.14301148

It stores potential energy into my blade.

>> No.14301181

>>14293974
just a pet peeve my boy

>> No.14301245

Honestly as a pro you do this kind of stuff with everything its the same reason you clack tongs tactile feedback feeds you info and when you cook your constantly monitoring EVERYTHING

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14301307

>>14293974
i always assumed it's a way of signalling to yourself that it's time to work, like how japanese train engineers physically point to all the track signals to make sure they're not just fuguing out on autopilot

>> No.14301320

>>14301245
>your
I guess you're only a pro at cooking, not spelling.

>> No.14301325

>>14299575
One of the sides was southwest salad which often has an acidic dressing and/or lime juice. That's also what all the pickles are for.

>> No.14301344

>>14301325
Nah, I meant fresh salad. The onion and pickle reserves just make it even less appealing. The salad/bread to meat ratio should be as close to 1:2. Its too little greenery for the amount of meat there is. The red cabbage and apple colslaw works but too much mayo makes it also "heavy" too. I wouldnt mind to have a tray like that for a picnic though. The meats can be used to make some nice sandwiches.

>> No.14301352

>>14301325
Hang on, pickles help you digest meat so you can eat more of it? Are you supposed to alternate between meat and pickle or something? I've never heard of this before.

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14301391

>CLAP CLAP
yep, it works, now to grab some pastry

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14301393

>>14301344

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14301682

>>14301344
>I meant fresh salad
There's one in there.

>>14301352
Mostly they taste good and work as a palate cleanser but I've found that pickles help mitigate the bloated feeling you get from fatty and greasy foods or too much meat in general. IDK if there's any real science behind that but it works for me.

>> No.14301781

>>14294385
Do you take your Luger, pull out a round, open it, take out the power, and then hurl that at the ceiling before you cook? What...

>> No.14301793

>>14301781
Yes, it's well known to give good luck.

>> No.14301819

>>14293974
Get a feel for the knife and how to handle it

>> No.14301873

>>14301819
Doesn't picking it up accomplish that?

>> No.14301956

>>14293974
He uses gloves for everything except for cutting up the sausage and putting it in the little paper vessel.

>> No.14301962

>>14301956
I never understood why anyone would prepare food without gloves. I don't care if your hands are clean, I still don't want your hands touching my food.

>> No.14301993

>>14301307
Also signals to anyone around you're about to handle shit, don't bother me.

>> No.14302049

>>14301962
What if they wash their hands and then the food they touched is cooked at a high temperature?

>> No.14302763

>>14293974
I've seen this BBQ webm many times. Gloves on, gloves off, gloves on, oh and for sure gloves off when touching the final plate. The fact he uses his hands on the food some of the time, and dispenses in a scoop at other times, yet no gloves at all at other times is as disgusting as his tattoos up each arm.
It shows you how much he does not actually maintain a sterile field when no one is looking to keep him accountable. It shows you how they steam the brisket and there's no actually crusty bark texture. He's just awkward.
Not sure where it is, but it's obvious they're plating and doing things awkwardly outdoors away from their bench, for a camera not to catch their dirty kitchen floor or surroundings they didn't want on film for being poorly lit, too busy, or something like that.

As a child, they watched Yan Can Cook, and Ron Popeil, style over substance kind of sleaze salesman Home Show demo kinds of flourishes.

Though they may be slicing in this application, they're using the rhythm and technique to kind of get your balance using a cleaver. When and if the knife is in your hand, it's an extension of your hand. Just before getting some leverage to forward leaning, there's the tap. He's just getting his grip, they are kind of doing a nerve and muscle test. It's like a drummer tapping on the rim of his drum, and then automatically knowing how far that arm will move next to hit the center drum, or some other sweet spot they've practiced. Muscle conditioning and training. Like the batting cage, repetitive motions til muscle memory, building habit through practice. You look down at your keyboard oh there's that key, and from that point forward you can move to it without looking again.
Maybe they're more used to butchering?
Or just maybe they don't mind sharpening their knife more often?
Or just maybe they are dumb? I mean look at all the other examples in this video.

>> No.14302825

>>14301307
>i always assumed it's a way of signalling to yourself that it's time to work, like how japanese train engineers physically point to all the track signals to make sure they're not just fuguing out on autopilot

Almost.

They're on camera, most of all. When and if they do f up, various mages will be like running back a black box. Outdoor cameras of the quality they'd have at these spots might not detect actual eye movement (even if indoor can), but it would see the hand waving about and at what millisecond they did that. You aren't asleep/distracted/so zoned out you are daydreaming (or in this day and age, distracted by a cellphone) if they see you pointing. So, maybe what happened is you had a stroke after that.

Pointing, like you said, can also be a quality work assurance technique. You're multi-tasking, but on 2 things that are both relevant. In the train, the space shuttle, nuclear plant, hospital, airplane, even driving, those kinds of places, have 1, 2, 3, then do 4 scenarios practiced over and over. If you don't? Human error more likely with various levels of no do-over kinds of risks.

I used to work under a fume hood, and the chemical I worked with was benzene (hepatotoxic carcinogen), for which no exposure is safe, no oopsies, so you didn't do a thing that would cause a spill while pipetting in there, and you also didn't have anything or or decanted til home was on high, and door rolled down to your elbows, breathing protection, etc. All in the right order, or else!
A driver pointing with one's finger ensures you could be more likely mentally processing what you see, because you're involving the body not just the brain, it will not be past memories. It's like slapping the end of the pool each lap, clicking a counter and not maintaining a count of a number in your mind. Any system, stick to it, and when a mistake happens, oh boy, how, why, let's change the protocol to make it more foolproof.

>> No.14302887

>he doesn't tap the knife before he cuts

Next you're gonna tell me you don't click the tongs together to make sure they're calibrated

>> No.14302888

>>14299462
stop watching porn

>> No.14304004

>>14302763
Why are the tattoos disgusting? It's not like they permanently give you germs or something.