Rant: Forgot to plug the cooler back in overnight before a Friday service

Was prepping a 40 quart stock pot of chicken stock Wednesday. Got distracted by a delivery. Left it on the speed rack instead of the walk-in. Came in Thursday morning and it was sitting at 62 degrees. Had to dump the whole thing. 8 pounds of bones and 12 hours of simmering down the drain. Anyone else have a brain fart moment that cost you a whole prep shift?

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phoenix_carter20d agoMost Upvoted

I mean, at least you got a good excuse to order takeout that night.

west.anna20d ago

Oh man, that hurts. My rule now is to set a timer on my phone the second I walk away from something that needs to go in the cooler.

hannahw307d agoMost Upvoted

Setting a timer for groceries? That seems excessive.