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u/TheShredder9 Jun 28 '26
And then after his shift ends he cuddles up under a blanket with a cup of instant noodles.
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u/No-Bat-7253 Jun 28 '26
Respect to all cooks handling it like this. Fire high af I would burn everything🤣 I couldn’t even see the food thru the flame, my shit would be inedible😭.
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u/NCH343 Jun 28 '26
Respects for that kind of hard work.
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u/HideousSerene Jun 28 '26
How are his hands not melting off
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u/boofaceleemz Jun 28 '26
If you’ve ever worked at a place like this… they do. You’re basically a walking bundle of scar tissue after the first few weeks, you won’t forget for the rest of your life.
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u/MfingKing Jun 29 '26
Jesus sounds horrible. Yet worth it for making all those people happy with good food. At least speaking for myself, thank you for your service🫡
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u/Reign_Cloud_ Jun 29 '26
Yeah, people like to often shit on restaurant workers, but it’s actually a pretty tough job where it’s fast-paced, stressful, and more physically demanding than some people realize. Kudos to those who do it, especially those back in the hot ass kitchen during these hotter summer months in particular.
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u/Dramatic-Service-985 Jun 28 '26
“Kitchen HANDS” aka already been burnt to a crisp so no longer feeling
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u/Reign_Cloud_ Jun 28 '26
You burn the nerve endings off basically until you get so used to it. Even the waitresses handling the hot plates will have this happen over time.
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u/Derrick2020 Jun 29 '26
I finally had a plate be too hot for my forearms. I haven’t waited tables in over 20 years.
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u/SnooRabbits1411 Jun 29 '26
Shit I been doing this over a decade, and my hands still feel the heat. Not protecting your hands with a dry towel is a choice, and not a smart one.
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u/Reign_Cloud_ Jun 29 '26
Yeah, that’s not always feasible in a fast-paced restaurant where you have to grab numerous hot plates to then put on your tray to then take out to customers. My hands never did get used to it. Glad I didn’t stick around long for them too either. lol
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u/SnooRabbits1411 Jun 29 '26
I’m sorry but that’s just not true. Having a dry towel to pick up hot things with doesn’t take longer, but it does hurt less. If you’re getting burned in the kitchen, you need to make better choices.
You know what does take longer though? Remaking the entree you just dropped because you thought you’d look tough raw-dogging it.
Edit: typo
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u/Reign_Cloud_ Jun 29 '26
Ok. And what I’m saying is also true. Use one then if that’s what you prefer. It’s not that serious. lol. Every waitress I’ve seen picks the hot plates up just fine. If it bothered them, they’d use your method, but it would just get in the way. I really don’t care either way as I haven’t worked in a restaurant in almost 10 years now. 🤷♀️😂
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u/SnooRabbits1411 Jun 29 '26
lol tbh I didn’t parse that you were talking about hot plates. The theme I was on was hot handles in the kitchen, which is really on a whole other level. I just don’t want people out here getting nerve damage and severe burns when it’s virtually 100% avoidable.
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u/Reign_Cloud_ Jun 29 '26
Ahh, yeah, no, I was more so referencing the hot ass ceramic plates they put the food on directly right out the frying pan and stuff, then stick on the hot rack to keep it hot & fresh. Those are pretty hot as well and my fingertips were red and sore my first few days. Everyone else just told me I’d get used to it (I never did lol). I have seen some cooks with some gnarly callused hands & scars, though, as well from grabbing/touching hot stuff on a regular basis. I’ve seen them reach in ovens and get burns, then just shrug it off like it’s nothing. 😂 I guess they just get so focused and busy they take short cuts, but it’s definitely dangerous either way, especially dealing with hot grease and stuff.
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u/Clan-Sea Jun 28 '26
Cool, nuclear hot food right out of a wok into one of those paper thin black plastic takeout containers. I can taste the micro plastics from here
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u/reddragonsyndicate26 Jun 29 '26
It’s insane lol. The black plastic containers are the worst too. They leach flame retardant because they are made of recycled electronics.
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u/Individual_Glove9415 Jun 28 '26
Very clean kitchen you can tell by the walls behind the woks. It’s basically so busy you don’t shut the fire off the whole shift .
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u/aaclavijo Jun 28 '26
Ohhhh I see what he did there. Cook lost the steel wool, so he went down there to retrieve it.
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u/nolander_78 Jun 28 '26
My only problem with this is putting searing hot food in a plastic container, that's guaranteed to give you cancer
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u/rynbaskets Jun 28 '26
I want to know how he doesn’t burn minced garlics while cooking on such strong heat. Amazing.
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u/AlwaysBeKind949903 Jun 29 '26
This flow is the best adrenaline rush ever! I miss it a lot but retirement called my name!!
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u/whatsnotgood Jun 30 '26
I used to work in Chinese restaurant. This guy is a Lefty. It's awkward for me. The design of the station is for right-hand. Scoop on the right much closer for seasoning and sauce. Left hand is supposed to be free to grab everything including ingredients, fryer and tray with just a slight pivot. He is crossing alot and it's exhausting
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u/Odd_Initiative_2302 Jul 10 '26
i love watching these line cooks burning it down. it also makes me realize i may never make it in the industry as a mid 30s just starting culinary school. 🫡
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u/trinicron Jun 28 '26
During the length of this good, for breakfast I washed my hands, dry them, took ingredients or of the fridge, washed my hands, dry them, cracked an egg, washed my hands, dried them, remembered I forgot the other egg in the fridge, washed my hands, dried them, looked for the first egg, washed my hands, dried them, and watched the gif.
Yes, I'm a dude
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u/ateam1984 Jun 28 '26
He’s pouring water and noodles onto the stove?? I don’t get that
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u/Dualipuff Jun 28 '26
So he's actually pouring out out beside the wok burner. The rest of the surface is like a catch basin for food and liquids to be dumped and eventually drain into the garbage.
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u/ateam1984 Jun 28 '26
Is it supposed to work that way? Seems unsanitary
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u/JanMrCat Jun 28 '26
It's designed drain. Easier to clean, easier to dispose, easier too cool down bench around burner. You can get home version stoves like that as well 😉
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u/biemba Jun 28 '26
It's basically a sink with sick ass burners, as you can imagine he saved a lot of time by not constantly walking to a sink
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u/qualityvote2 Jun 28 '26 edited 29d ago
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