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Cook at my old spot said he plates with tweezers because the owner times tickets with a stopwatch, and I can't get it out of my head
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grant.nina19d ago
Ha, my buddy watched a chef do that once, @jordang32.
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jordang3219d ago
A stopwatch on the line is actually pretty normal at busy spots, lot of kitchens live and die by ticket times. The tweezers part is where I'd push back a little. Plating with tweezers doesn't automatically mean the food is gonna be better, it can honestly make some dishes look stiff and overworked. I get why the stopwatch stuck with you, time pressure plus tiny tongs is a wild combo. But a cook who's fast and careful with his hands can plate just as clean without feeling like he's doing surgery.
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