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Walked into a diner kitchen in Detroit and saw something wild
Stopped by a place called The Hudson Cafe in Detroit last weekend for breakfast. The whole kitchen is open to the dining room so I watched the crew work. Every cook used the same spatula method to flip eggs, no wrist action just a slow arm slide. The head cook came out and said they drill that move into everyone so yolks don't break during a rush. Never saw a whole line move that uniform before. Made me wonder how many of my own kitchen habits are just habits vs something I actually learned right. Anyone else picked up a weird trick from watching another kitchen work?
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diana82926d ago
How do you ever unsee something like that once you notice it? It's funny how most of us just pick up habits by copying whoever showed us first, not because it's actually the best way.
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Playing devil's advocate here but that slow arm slide thing sounds like it could be exactly the kind of trick that saves time and frustration in the long run. Most people just flip eggs with a quick flick of the wrist and end up with broken yolks half the time, especially during a rush. If a whole crew can do it the same way without messing up, there's probably a solid reason behind it. Habits picked up from whoever taught you first are often just shortcuts or lazy moves that feel natural but aren't actually efficient. Watching a pro kitchen work made me rethink half the stuff I do at home just because "that's how I've always done it." Sometimes the way you learned it is the wrong way and you don't find out until you see someone else do it better.
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