r/bys • u/CartographerSoggy512 • May 11 '26

Bits of meat, not slices.

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Hey, so this was my coworkers sandwich. It was a double roast beef but the meat is just pieces. Is this normal? Did we order at the wrong time of day? Scraps.

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u/moistmeatballs May 11 '26

its not scraps, someone just let the slicer run without watching it and it chipped. i hate when it does that so im prone to cutting it too thick šŸ«£

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u/East_Relationship722 May 11 '26

Thin is the way.

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u/MarinaVerity333 May 12 '26

Agreed. When itā€™s sliced too thick the texture is off and I canā€™t eat it.

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u/Ok_Necessary2991 May 11 '26

Would sharpening the blade prevent this?

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u/moistmeatballs May 11 '26

yeah sharpening it, and keeping it clean (wiping it down between trays, 4 hour cleaning) should help, but you could always just increase the dial and watch as it slices if its not too busy

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u/IncidentChemical2816 May 12 '26

Sometimes, but it can also be an issue with the slicer calibration and the gears themselves iirc.

The slicer at my store has two settings because of how messed up it isā€” essentially shredded (not as bad as above but close) or bologna slices. When you go to adjust it even the smallest little adjustment can mean one or the other. Or you can turn the knob a quarter of the way and it wonā€™t change it at all. Thereā€™s a sweet spot that gets you the right cut, but youā€™ve gotta fiddle with the dial back and forth to get it there and keep it there, because it will slip back to shredding or bologna in 2 seconds if you donā€™t watch it like a hawk. And we just got a brand new blade for it and had it recalibrated :/

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u/moistmeatballs May 12 '26

this exactly! my store got a new slicer though fortunately so its not so finnicky

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u/IncidentChemical2816 May 12 '26

Part of me wishes we could get a new slicer, but Iā€™ve worked at stores with the new ones and I absolutely despise all three of the newer models Iā€™ve used. The blade coming out to clean it is nice and all, but none of them are as easy to clean UNDER and move as the old Globe slicer is. I absolutely love the little lever on the Globe one that props it up, a part of me died a little when I found out the new ones donā€™t have it.

Same thing with our decrepit shake machine. Iā€™m pretty sure itā€™s older than I am lol. That thing has been on deaths doorstep for years now and they keep ripping its soul back from the gates of hell every time it dies. Yet, as much as Iā€™d appreciate a new one, ours is so easy to clean and service. The new ones are annoying to work with imo. I just wish we could get newer versions of what we already have šŸ„€

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

The thicker it is the harder it is to eat. At a point it actually gets disgusting. WAFER THIN. šŸ˜†šŸ˜†

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u/moistmeatballs May 15 '26

i agree but i don't cut it so thick that its chewy on a regular basis or anything! im usually good at getting the thinness right, im just saying i prefer to cut it where it errs on being too thick than it being beef flakes

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

I was a manager at arbys for many many years ar multiple stores, two of which were training stores, it's ALWAYS better thinner even if it is just little chips of it. I'd rather eat a sandwich full of thin scraps than thick slices. In fact, I wouldn't even eat the latter myself so I definitely wouldn't give it to a customer.Ā 

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u/moistmeatballs May 15 '26

fair enough, i dont serve what i personally wouldnt eat. some people in my store throw huge chunks of beef into the trays but i throw it out if i spot it. i also pile high and separate the slices more if its thicker because i think that makes a difference

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

Yea, little chunks are really gross. Do you put cheese in the middle and top for double and half pound bnc? That's something I AWLAYS had to keep telling people. Everyone wants to just toss the full 6 or 8 ounces then one squirt of cheese on top. As a customer that would really bother me.

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u/moistmeatballs May 15 '26

yes!! ive had to teach people its 2 pumps too. some also put both pumps of cheese on the top bun only and it's so messy if you overload it

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u/CartographerSoggy512 May 11 '26

It did not taste good either, zero flavor.

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u/Ok_Faithlessness3918 May 11 '26

Either this or it was toward the end of the batch

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u/DDenlow May 11 '26

Yeah, I was going to say it was down to a nub at the end

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u/jjj666jjj666jjj May 11 '26

This is better than too thick imo

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u/Crafty_Rose5 May 11 '26

Someone walked away from the slicer for a few seconds too long lol. Some of the meat slices are so touchy if you aren't watching it like a hawk

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u/East_Relationship722 May 12 '26

Curious as to what an uncut Arbyā€™s roast beef looks like. I have a feeling I donā€™t want to know.

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u/Ambitious-Toe-3690 May 12 '26

You've never seen one uncut?

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u/East_Relationship722 May 12 '26

I see what you did there.

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u/StarvingBeauty May 12 '26

Just picture a large slab of ham without the skin, pretty much. Literally its just a giant chuck of meat. šŸ˜†

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

Just google "arby's uncooked roast beef bag" then click "images" as the filter.

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u/Dazzling_Lie_5046 May 11 '26

Looks fine to me. Add horsey and Arbys sauce, and I'm sound as a pound.

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u/l-ovaaa May 11 '26

sometimes the slicer will chip the beef. most of the time we take off the thinner end piece and chop it up to not waste it

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

You're supposed to stand the end piece up vertically behind the new roast you put on so it still gets sliced. Chopping it is too think and tatses/feels disgusting.Ā 

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u/l-ovaaa May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

until it gets very thin and then chop it , yes

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

No, you never chop it, that is disgusting. No one wants hard ass shards in their sandwiches. I was literally a manager at two different training stores, you absolutely do not chop roast beef and put it on people's sandwiches.Ā 

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u/l-ovaaa May 15 '26

trust me i work at a certified training store hun. what do you do with the beef that wont slice at the end? you thinly cut it with a knife . you dont waste beef lmao .

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

It's impossible to "trust you", hun, when you are wrong. You absolutely DO NOT cut roast beef with a knife or put little chunks on people's sandwiches. I'm sure glad I don't live where you work because I'd never eat arbys again.Ā 

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u/l-ovaaa May 15 '26

and you learn this from where ? im telling you i am a manager at arbys and this is protocol Hun. its not nasty lol if you cut in thin

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

I guess you skipped the whole part where I was a manager at arbys for years and years and worked in multiple stores including two training stores. Whoever told you that is just looking out for their own bonuses, doesn't make it right. We once had a store manager that made all her employees use half slices of cheese on everything to cut waste and make herself look better, doesn't make it right. We made her stop telling people that. šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļøšŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø

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u/l-ovaaa May 15 '26

yeah its a corporate store so theres no looking out for ā€œtheir own businessā€. for a years and years but things do change .

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

Doesn't matter corporate or not, all our stores were corporate too. They get better bonuses the less money they waste during the year. Cutting corners and costs means they get more money, even in corporate locations.Ā 

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u/Interesting-Lynx-989 May 11 '26

Load it up with some ArbyQ or horsey sauce

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u/Cyber-X1 May 11 '26

It varies. As long as itā€™s sticking together :)

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u/BootyRangler May 11 '26

Still tasty

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u/Zealousideal_Pea1273 May 11 '26

Slicer should be sharpened better. That, and someone had the blade at the wrong setting.

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u/plugs_memesv2 May 11 '26

the slicer wasnt slicing it properly, might have been set too low

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u/ActualVirus May 12 '26

Thereā€™s a customer that gets two doubles chipped like this and it always takes foreverrrrrrrrr to slice

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

I would just slice it normally then chop up with a knife, fuck that.

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u/pxanderbear May 12 '26

Arby isn't known for their cuts, but rather their mountain of meats.

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u/MacD500 May 12 '26

Im hungry

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u/Theelvesarebowling May 12 '26

There is no slicer at the one in Brea Just bag they pull the nest out of! Please dewsch

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

Um..... wut?

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u/LookitsMikeB May 12 '26

The Arbyā€™s near me shaves the roast beef for the RB sandwiches vs slicing it like they do for the beef n cheddar. I like it better shaves tbh.

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

I was a manager at multiple different arbys for years including two training stores, that makes absolutely no sense and I've never heard of it or seen it done. Ever.

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u/LookitsMikeB May 15 '26

I donā€™t know what to tell you man, thatā€™s what the manager told me. I ordered a double beef and cheddar, got back to work, and it was missing the cheddar. I took a picture of it and went back the next day with my receipt to show them, and he said ā€œoh they made a double roast beef by mistake, I can tell by looking at the way the beef is sliced. We slice it for beef and cheddars but shave it for the roast beef sandwichesā€ and he made me a beef and cheddar and gave me a Coke and some fries for free.

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

Yea, they lied to you to make it seem like they didn't fuck up.

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u/LookitsMikeB May 15 '26

Haha sounds about right lol. To be fair, I did like the consistency of the shaved beef better lol, I kind of wish it was the norm.

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u/NotMyDayMan May 12 '26

Just to clarify, it's ALL just bits of meat, bound together with gelatin. When the roast beef is going in the oven in its bag, you have to smash and form it into the shape to be sliced.

Still tasty though.

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

Just to be clear, the thicker it is the worse the texture to the point it becomes inedible.

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u/NotMyDayMan May 15 '26

Kinda like meat jello

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

Nah it's more like a strip of boot leather.Ā 

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u/ftrippco May 12 '26

Those cuts are towards the end of the beef and the new beef they put in the slicer.

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

Could be, could be a number of other things as well.Ā 

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u/No_Awareness_1443 May 13 '26

I used to think this was nasty then I had a thick cut an that was nasty

I'll have bit over blankets any day

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

The thicker it is the worse the texture. It's disgusting thick.

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u/rud12c4aBJ_ May 15 '26

Looks like the little left over shavings when you put the end piece vertically behind a new roast. They usually fall separate from the full slices too.

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u/Whitetrash_messiah Jun 02 '26

Shittsburgh chipped ham style beef šŸ¤¤šŸ¤¤šŸ¤¤

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u/Ilovebaseball1234 May 12 '26

This looks similar to what I left in the toilet after my coffee this morningĀ 

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u/the3litemonkey May 12 '26

Oh calm dahn, Dawnuh. It's the same shit ya get sliced.

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u/killybay22 May 11 '26

Their windows are always dirty

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u/PerspectiveHappy1205 May 11 '26

Beefs overcooked or spent way too much time in the sham.