Did that volume at Bennigans. Never could get the stink out of my clothes
Ace_Robots
I absolutely love cutting onions. I like to cut into a fresh onion and I bring it directly to my face and give it a good hearty sniff. It is the only moment that my eyes aren’t painfully dry. One of my favorite pain-adjacent sensations.
Mexican-Beer
cry about it
TheGameMastre
You’re getting off easy if you only have to slice them. You could have to dice them.
ilike2makemoney
Are you kidding? Getting to chop veg with my knife is probably my favorite part of what I do. Even more so when you’re good at it. Often times I’ll set up to do veg and about halfway through I look up and some of my servers are just staring. Lol it’s the little things
Illustrious_Hair_502
If you have a deli slicer….
Effective-Breath-505
I’d do that 5 days a week for 2 hours a day first out of the gate. Get it out of the way, and move on. Allowed me to ease into the day slowly. (I was about 18 I think..) And it wasn’t punishment, it was typical apprentice duties in the place I worked. First/second year apprentices always got the ‘shit jobs’. My chef often would come around and whisper that when I reach his age I’d beg to be mindless for a while every day! He wasn’t wrong. 30+ years ago and I can still smell the musty cutting boards.
xRedditGedditx
I could come home, take a shower, put on deodorant and my wife will say I still smell like onions and garlic lol. I think it’s in my pores now.
Old-Entertainment844
No, I have a mandolin.
ddurk1
You’re cutting them wrong
Quercus408
Not really. I don’t mind it, its kinda nice sometimes to zone out and julienne your way through a sack of onions.
I am a little concerned that they dont make me cry, anymore. Have I finally and fully died inside?
Genius-Imbecile
Change it up and chip some chives.
wendellbaker
Cutting onions? No. Peeling onions, yes.
budbailey74
Mandolin brother mandolin
FormalEconomist3623
honestly.. no. I love cutting onions. always get pumped to julienne at least 20 onions.
LiveMarionberry3694
My brother learn to properly julienne an onion. You’re cutting it the wrong direction
welcometothemeathaus
No, because we have an onion dicer and slicer. So it’s dead easy
Maybe spend less time being tired of cutting and more time cleaning that station. I NEED A LINE SWEEP ON THE FLY CHEF. Take a towel to those shit kickers while your at it chef
ChichisdeGata
RobotCoup bro. especially if it’s for carmies or french onion.
sheeberz
Never. Prepping veggies is always a pleasure. Its knife work, and i take pride in doing it well and efficiently. One kitchen i worked at would julienne 50lbs twice a week for caramelized onions for burgers. You just have to go zen, and be in the moment. Pretend to be a onion chopping machine, and get into character.
mpark6288
Now imagine they’re chives.
CasualObserver76
Stop. Cutting. RAINBOWS.
LivingCamel3326
Way to throw your scrap in the garbage. Definitely don’t want to use it for stock
High_Questions
I tell people I hate being Sous and I just wanna chop onions all day instead
My brother in Christ, are you bringing your knives to work in their original boxes?
Also, you might want to slice those onions in the other direction, using the root structure to hold your slices together. The root structure is where the majority of the crying juice is, so the less you disturb it, the less you’ll cry
full_of_bjokr_pills
I love cutting onions. Frenching 20 peeled and halved onions at record pace makes me feel invincible
Ampersandcetera
Never.
There is no simpler joy than slicing onions with a sharp knife.
MasterOfBunnies
Too bad. Now you’ll have to post your cuts every day until they’re perfect.
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You need a slap chop!
Did that volume at Bennigans. Never could get the stink out of my clothes
I absolutely love cutting onions. I like to cut into a fresh onion and I bring it directly to my face and give it a good hearty sniff. It is the only moment that my eyes aren’t painfully dry. One of my favorite pain-adjacent sensations.
cry about it
You’re getting off easy if you only have to slice them. You could have to dice them.
Are you kidding? Getting to chop veg with my knife is probably my favorite part of what I do. Even more so when you’re good at it. Often times I’ll set up to do veg and about halfway through I look up and some of my servers are just staring. Lol it’s the little things
If you have a deli slicer….
I’d do that 5 days a week for 2 hours a day first out of the gate. Get it out of the way, and move on. Allowed me to ease into the day slowly. (I was about 18 I think..) And it wasn’t punishment, it was typical apprentice duties in the place I worked. First/second year apprentices always got the ‘shit jobs’. My chef often would come around and whisper that when I reach his age I’d beg to be mindless for a while every day! He wasn’t wrong. 30+ years ago and I can still smell the musty cutting boards.
I could come home, take a shower, put on deodorant and my wife will say I still smell like onions and garlic lol. I think it’s in my pores now.
No, I have a mandolin.
You’re cutting them wrong
Not really. I don’t mind it, its kinda nice sometimes to zone out and julienne your way through a sack of onions.
I am a little concerned that they dont make me cry, anymore. Have I finally and fully died inside?
Change it up and chip some chives.
Cutting onions? No. Peeling onions, yes.
Mandolin brother mandolin
honestly.. no. I love cutting onions. always get pumped to julienne at least 20 onions.
My brother learn to properly julienne an onion. You’re cutting it the wrong direction
No, because we have an onion dicer and slicer. So it’s dead easy
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Maybe spend less time being tired of cutting and more time cleaning that station. I NEED A LINE SWEEP ON THE FLY CHEF. Take a towel to those shit kickers while your at it chef
RobotCoup bro. especially if it’s for carmies or french onion.
Never. Prepping veggies is always a pleasure. Its knife work, and i take pride in doing it well and efficiently. One kitchen i worked at would julienne 50lbs twice a week for caramelized onions for burgers. You just have to go zen, and be in the moment. Pretend to be a onion chopping machine, and get into character.
Now imagine they’re chives.
Stop.
Cutting.
RAINBOWS.
Way to throw your scrap in the garbage. Definitely don’t want to use it for stock
I tell people I hate being Sous and I just wanna chop onions all day instead
It’s the peeling that annoys me
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My brother in Christ, are you bringing your knives to work in their original boxes?
Also, you might want to slice those onions in the other direction, using the root structure to hold your slices together. The root structure is where the majority of the crying juice is, so the less you disturb it, the less you’ll cry
I love cutting onions. Frenching 20 peeled and halved onions at record pace makes me feel invincible
Never.
There is no simpler joy than slicing onions with a sharp knife.
Too bad. Now you’ll have to post your cuts every day until they’re perfect.
Get a mandolin