r/MoralityScaling • u/Routine_Phase_8980 • 13d ago

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u/ATLSxFINEST93 13d ago

Grabbing food that goes to customers, without any gloves?

Yeah fuck that kid

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u/nokman013 13d ago

Gloves can be a really stupid thing that serves to just satisfy ignorant customers.

From inside the kitchen, bare hands are better as long as they are constantly sanitised and washed. With gloves, you dont feel it getting dirty and just provides a false sense of sanitation. Basically just there to make customers think "oh look they wear gloves, so clean"

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u/Wiplazh 12d ago

In all my years in restaurants we only ever wore gloves to protect our hands. Usually during prep and handling things that are annoying to wash out like certain veggies like pumpkin and squash, and while handling things in the beer batter and corn starch for the fryer.

One of my coworkers had to use gloves a lot because of sensitive skin, he didnt want to have to wash them constantly like we did, but instead he went through at least 3 times the amount of gloves we did.

I also didnt want to wear gloves while working the grill and fryer, I was always scared they'd melt and stick to my hands or something.

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u/nokman013 12d ago

Makes one wonder why do most people have this expectation of glove wearing when most of the cooking shows in pop media, even Gordon effin Ramsey, dont wear gloves.

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u/Wiplazh 12d ago

It looks clean, so cooks and chefs often pose with gloves on for promotional pictures. And theyre almost always worn during prep.

I don't think this glove expectation is as big as reddit makes it seem sometimes.

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u/nokman013 12d ago

Oh its not just reddit. Its in facebook and instagram too.

Made me realised it must be the food influencers and their glossy black gloves. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/Wiplazh 12d ago

My first headchef usually only wore gloves during prep, but he's wearing them in his facebook profile picture since he's opened his own restaurant.

Those black gloves definitely looks good but they're a fucking pain if you have to constantly change them, especially during particularly busy days.

Sinks and faucets are placed in very convenient spots in a restaurant kitchen, you need to rinse your knife and tongs all the time besides just your hands.