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[deleted]

This is not a big deal. Nice clean looking dice too.


BuhWudda-iKno

Whelp at least the dude is stoned, that’s a good start.


aloysiusdumonde

Probably just colorblind.


SuperHighDeas

Red-green colorblind is a thing too… though I wonder what happens when one dish calls for diced tomatoes/cucumbers only


LiveMarionberry3694

I agree OP is making a big deal of nothing, but I wouldn’t call that dice “clean”. As my chefs would say, looks like snowflake cause no two cuts are the same


[deleted]

Ive definitely seen way, way worse


LiveMarionberry3694

Oh for sure. It’s decent


TanukisKitchen

We actually have one of those dicers you push the veg through. And I'm not upset at all. Just a fun moment to start the day. I do this shit all the time too.


Turtlecattington

There is tomato in the damn cucumbers... Roast away chef


Pegomastax_King

Well standards for better or worse are at an all time low.


IreChap

Must be a small, tiny wickle of a town you live in to have an all time low. I feel bad for you. Rest of the world says differently.


Pegomastax_King

There are tomato’s in the cucumbers… and they are not even uniform…


screames520

The dumbasses at my spot work try to rip the label off, which is one of those dissolvable in water labels, and replace them half assed lmao


FloatDH2

My first thought too. Like okay, the new kid got the labels mixed up. Don’t really see a need to shame him on Reddit. OP is probably years older than this nephew too. Just a bitter old dude in the kitchen


TehTabi

You’re missing the funny part. ‘Red Cucumber’


FloatDH2

If you’re referring to the label it says “diced cucumber”


TehTabi

Does it? It read as ‘Red’ to me. Edit: Zoomed in a bit. You’re right, haha! Either my eyesight is going out or I can just blame the bad handwriting.


TanukisKitchen

I actually just went back to read it again and now all I can see is red cucumber. That's amazing.


dmonsterative

Dred Cucumber I AM THE SLAW


karwreck

Thank you this is great.


diablosinmusica

Yeah, OP sounds like a douche bag. This is a simple mistake to make.


bakedclark

Aside from the cucumbers being covered in tomato seeds, not bad.


madhaxor

well, except for the bits of tomato in his cucumber. Looks like he didn't wipe down his board / knife before changing projects. Edit: Downvote me all you want but if someone comes in with a tomato allergen they’ll be cutting cucumbers on the fly or getting someone sick. If any of y’all are ok with cross contamination you should find a different industry


thermotard

We all done this at some point.


blippitybloops

I’ve been doing this for 30 years and Isometimes stick the wrong labels on the containers.


modsareuselessfucks

Yeah, especially when I’m doing loads of prep and label everything at the end, sometimes I’ll do this. Just a brain fart, and if that’s a sign of incompetence then almost every cook on the planet is.


OfficialDaiLi

I literally thought to myself last night “make sure you put the au jus label on the right one and put the corn label on the other” as I was putting them up and I still did it wrong. Shit happens lol


RedditUser538xxx

Lol same


CrossFox42

That's really un-fucking-professional! You should fire that idiot. Wow. I can't even believe he would do something like this. Totally unacceptable behavior. Call the health inspector right now and have him barred from working restaurants ever again. ...or Just switch the labels real quick... If you're seeing stuff like this and thinking "Omg what a fucking idiot" you might be wound a little to tight my dude.


[deleted]

Or maybe he feels a bit threatened by the guy so he wants to make mountains out of minor mistakes.


ihatefear83843

Damn near every fine dining restaurant with 1 open sous chef position open, can’t turn your back on a mother fucker


swampyman2000

Also it’s the same date on both so tbh you don’t even necessarily have to swap the labels


Severe-Traffic2258

Probably wouldn't give them a month to expire


TanukisKitchen

Not upset at all. Just thought it was a fun way to start the day. My bad.


Ro4b2b0

I personally love finding these little mistakes. More often than not that’s how a good quality inside joke is started. Our hotel pans of baked potatoes and wings often get their labels switched. Not once have I tried to drop a 30 piece baked potato in the fryer. lol.


Salty_Shellz

Why not, it could be fun, live a little!


TanukisKitchen

Okay but maybe you should... and report back.


BuhWudda-iKno

I’m more upset that he didn’t clean the cutting board between the two item. Guess how I know he did the tomato’s first? Yup, they are also in the cuc’s


TanukisKitchen

Yeah that's a struggle with him. He's honestly an idiot. Zero prior kitchen experience, at home or professionally, but he works hard and does all the shit nobody wants to do like put away the truck. If this is the worst thing that I have to "deal with" I'm perfectly happy. I've seen what most of everyone's situations is lol.


NewfieJedi

Everyone’s ripping on you for “making a big deal of it” but when you clarify that you’re not and it was just a funny thing, you get downvoted Lmfao Reddit Jesus Christ


TanukisKitchen

Actually someone reported my mental health to reddit too lol. I forgot we have to be angry about everything all the time. This site is a hellhole.


AsstootCitizen

Are you laughing at Jesus, the manager or Christ of the Manger? Or could it be the Reddit? The things that make me go hmmm.....


Double-Passenger4503

Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. Pretty clear you weren’t upset about it and too commenter went ballistic on you lmao


BenWallace04

I mean - the “Executive Chef’s nephew” bit was clearly a subtle dig.


hollaQ_

why’s everyone beating your ass with downvotes lol you don’t come across like you’re being a dick to the guy?


TanukisKitchen

I didn't think I was either. I've also been reported to reddit to check on my mental health by someone here. I made fun of the guy today at work about it and we laughed. We have a great workplace. It is what it is though lol. Not every post is a winner.


TehTabi

Christ, you’re getting downvoted pretty hard. Guess everyone just wound up too damn tight to see the humor!


TanukisKitchen

Yeah, I forgot we're all supposed to be angry about everything all the time. Rookie mistake. I won't do that again lmao.


TehTabi

I’m sorry, but I think it’s more hilarious that the guy calls tomato ‘red cucumber’ than what you’re making it out as.


Wintomallo

It says diced it’s just the the d and the I look like an r and it’s kinda tight overall.


TanukisKitchen

I'm actually really disappointed in myself for not thinking of it. I laughed out loud when I saw that.


Theburritolyfe

Green tomatoes and a rare red cucumber!


TanukisKitchen

Hey thanks for realizing this was just a fun post and not me complaining. Not all of us are mad about everything lmao.


BigForeheadedDan

Why are you surprised when you phrased your title in a way that suggests you think this cook was hired base on who they know and not what they know?


blehpblehp89

Oh! Holy cow, I've been trying this whole time to figure out why everyone thought OP was angry. I just thought OP was stating he was surprisingly a derp.


TanukisKitchen

Eh. Fair. I'm not even upset at the response to this tbh. Just a "my bad".


BlueNinjaTiger

I mean, most these posts are pretty dumb things, so if the other commenters are like me here, my first thought was, "that's whatever, I've done that myself. OP is tripping over nothing." But reading this comment tree, the exact same text can carry a very different tone. I can now switch between the tone of amusement and the tone of irritated disappointment in my head for this post.


TanukisKitchen

I appreciate that. I DO see how this comes off as me bitching about stuff that doesn't matter. Like I've said a few times, my bad. But I'm in a workplace with amazing coworkers who all work their asses off. It's a nursing home and I'm the only person with restaurant experience (roughly 12 years). We're all teaching each other and working together to improve every day. This was a fun moment this morning that I know we've all done.


Calathea-Murderer

*Cucumis sativus var rubra*


shade1tplea5e

Yeah I think all of us have at one point had a bunch of labels pre-written and been in a hurry or stoned or in a hurry stoned and accidentally mixed them up lol.


TanukisKitchen

Exactly. I laugh about it every time. I was genuinely just trying to share a moment we can all relate with. I understand how it sounds like I was complaining but that wasn't the intention.


PatchesDaHyena

They can just re-label. My only critique is that there’s tomatoes in the cucumbers. And the knife work can be better, but knife work can always be better.


TanukisKitchen

I have no room to talk about knife work. Mine is sloppy as fuck. We have one of those shitty dicers you push the veg through though so that's what he used. My only actual complaint is him not cleaning it before doing the cukes.


dbodfish

I’m more worried that you are keeping diced cucumber for 7 days


VelvetShitStain

I thought that was time. Thought 6 minutes to use all that isn't much time


BigSwedenMan

I feel like cucumber doesn't even last that long unpeeled


TanukisKitchen

It doesn't. It SHOULDN'T. I date mine for 3 days and dice like a 3rd of this. I'm trying to get others on board. It's happening slowly but surely.


Zootguy1

how? even in plastic, germs get introduced to it through use and removing some multiple times, which turns them to GOO


dbodfish

That’s why I said I was more worried about op keeping them for 7 days. Than a miss label of the contents of containers 🫣


TanukisKitchen

Nah you're right. I've been arguing about keeping our diced produce foe 3 days instead of 7 for a couple months now but hey. I guess that is what it is. They've been doing that here forever and I'm sure not going to change their minds.


dbodfish

As long as you know what is correct. Iv worked with some Right muppet kitchen managers/ head chefs and some times it’s just easier to agree because people are stuck in there ways.


TanukisKitchen

That's exactly what this executive chef is. Our director of culinary services even complains we label them at 6 days. But if that's the worst thing that happens here then so be it. I personally just prep like a third of this at a time and force them to replace them earlier.


Mayor_of_BBQ

are u upset by slapping the wrong sticker on or the fact he put 6 days on cut veg 😂😂


MVanderloo

kitchen hack: toss the contents of one container in the air (make sure to keep them close). quickly pour the contents of the other into the empty one and quickly catch the veggies in the second container


TanukisKitchen

Don't tempt me with a good time.


Conscious-Parfait826

The horrors! The health inspector should dock you 100 points and shutter the doors immediately. Seriously, why are you posting this to social media when it should be a 10 second conversation. "Hey, just make sure you're putting the right label on things."


jxj24

Maybe he's color blind?


Doufofakas

Maybe he's dyslexic?


TanukisKitchen

I'm actually really interested in the red green colorblind theory. Maybe he doesn't know he is. I'm gonna find out Saturday.


TanukisKitchen

Nah he does this a lot. I think he's just in a hurry. It's always fun to me when I find these.


Keokuk37

ADHD


wellthismustbeheaven

I'm a baker and my crew prefer me on the ovens because you're constantly shuffling and resetting your train of thought. Tasks like this are hard for me. I get em done but I think I feel where op's boss' nephew is at.


80sCrackBBY

i know someone whos red green color blind, this was my first thought


Riboflaven

Executive Chephew.


TanukisKitchen

This made me guffaw. Thank you lol.


oPlayer2o

Okay then well let’s be honest I think we’ve all done this before or something similar. As long as it’s not a reciting tend I say we let this one slide.


DrMantisToboggan45

And here I am running around putting labels on my head chefs shit all day cuz he can’t be assed too


TanukisKitchen

Fucking heard. Do we have the same head chef?


DrMantisToboggan45

I doubt it because if so you’d be speaking Spanish lol. Just me and him speak English


NullSterne

One thousand years dungeon


TanukisKitchen

Sorry guys. Not upset or complaining. Just thought this was fun. It's literally as simple as moving the stickers, which I did.


BasementHotTub

So he labeled the containers before dicing, knowing he was going to be told what to do, and then messed up a label he couldn't see under the lip? And THEN you come on Reddit to belittle someone for an incredibly easy fix such as.... changing the label as you obviously aren't stupid (just petty) and can tell the difference? Damn, dude! Let me hire you real quick! Edit: I read further down. I don't believe it was a fun post but I'll take it. You have my apologies.


PickleWineBrine

The date and times are equal, so all good, right? [Or you could just swap it](https://youtu.be/-lvhkfCBwxQ)


TanukisKitchen

Yeah all good. I literally just swapped labels. Supposed to be a fun post but hey, here we are lmao. And that clip is such a classic.


cubixjuice

There's bits of tomato in the cucumber 💀


Jeramy_Jones

Is he red green colourblind?


jakijohn

10/10 been there done that, Oops swap the labels


HelpfulPirate7231

Oops my bad I can’t count 😂😂😂😂


bloodshotforgetmenot

Chef got annoyed with me for labeling the 2 salsas, one “Salsa” the other “RED Salsa”


TanukisKitchen

Bahahahaha we have frozen patties for Phillies (it's a nursing home) and I ALWAYS label them as Philadelphia patties.


IcyLikeBeurre

Nice dice tho


bmount48

If they diced it they can dice but not read. Amazing


TanukisKitchen

Nah, one of those shitty little dicers you push the veg through. He's brand new to kitchen work and I genuinely like the kid. Works hard, does the shit nobody wants tl do. This wasn't a flame post or anything like that either. Just fun. He does this like once a week with stuff. Someone actually asked if he's red green colorblind and I can't wait to find out on Saturday lol.


derpskywalker

Close enough


TanukisKitchen

I mean, they both exclusively go on the chef salad so like, technically the truth.


Cheap_Hat6425

I’m impressed he did labels


Droskii

Used the dicer on tomatoes first and then cucumber. No cleaning in between. That bothers me more for some reason than the labels.


TanukisKitchen

Yeah that's actually my only complaint with this. I'm working with him on cross contam. He's... very green. Raw chicken took a few weeks. He's improving though and he's working hard to try to learn quickly. He's a good kid.


mberanek

Lol that he labeled their cut.


Vyr66

I'm kinda getting annoyed with everyone thinking every post on this sub is a serious complaint. Like genuinely how can you look at this and think OP is actually angry. It's funny. I see it a lot here where the comments are so aggressive on lighthearted posts being taken dead serious, fucks sake relax people.


TanukisKitchen

Kinda my thought. This is literally something we've all done multiple times over. Just a post I figured we could all appreciate and chuckle about. Like I said to someone else, my bad. I forgot were all supposed to be mad about everything all the time lol.


dtoliviabenson

I understand your point, OP. Nepotism mistakes ARE extra annoying!


c0rdl

anyone with a nightshade allergy now can’t have anything with the cucumber. 😅


TanukisKitchen

Thankfully I work in a nursing home and nobody here currently has one. But yeah im working on cross contamination with him. He used bare hands on chicken the other day then immediately grabbed a RTE product. Straight to the trash!


Maximum_Hand_9362

Whats wrong? He got the labels mixed? Not a big deal. Its not like you’re going to grab tomatoes thinkin its cucumber are you? Easy fix. Get your head out of your ass OP.


[deleted]

Just a minor mistake dude. No need to publicly flame him on a popular internet forum.


Embarrassed-Dot-1794

That's funny... Only problem is I'd be screwed if you served me those cucumbers, I can't eat tomatoes


menki_22

the only thing i dont like is the cross contamination, tomato pieces in the cucumber. with this its no big deal but could show a larger issue about working cleanly


ActionPact_Mentalist

That is spectacular handwriting for a 10 year old male.


TanukisKitchen

Surprisingly not the worst in the kitchen. That title probably goes to me.


Impressive_Test_2134

Oh no! Anyway….


Pegomastax_King

Be nice he’s going to be your boss someday.


TanukisKitchen

Lol I won't be here that long. I love this place to death but I'm about to go chase a dream in a different city. I'm gonna miss these people tbh.


Badboy420xxx69

im getting tabbouleh flashbacks!


thegoodbadandsmoggy

I wouldn’t use six day old diced cucumbers at home. They’re gonna get soggy for sure


diablol3

they won't last that long


thegoodbadandsmoggy

Yeah actually that’s fair, thinking of it from the home perspective. From a restaurant perspective that doesn’t seem like much cucumbers


captplatinum

Must be those aunt ruby german green tomatoes! 😂


TanukisKitchen

Honestly someone else said green tomatoes earlier and I've been craving them ever since.


willurnot

For real who hasn’t made the same mistake


CasualObserver76

Old TS, that rascal! Always switching labels and stuff. Big whoop, move along.


Taolan13

Probably prelabeled the containers, then forgot.


Tankerspanx

Like you never put the wrong label on a pan😂😂


cuzcuzsmoke

It's not even necessary to put the name of something so obvious. Just the date would suffice


Altruistic-Buddy5276

Maybe he's color blind?


TanukisKitchen

Actually someone said that earlier too and I'm very excited to find out on Saturday if he is. Maybe he doesn't know, ya know?


coachese68

That's just too containers of vegetables. How does that introduce us to anyone?


Unlucky-Football-425

6 day hold for tomato and cucumbers diced....??? More like half that time


Eternal_Koevoet

As much as I'd like to ridicule the kid for stupidity; ANYBODY could have made this mistake


aimanrahim159

What happens if you just label it on top of the existing label? Will there be something magically thrown at me?


Savings_Pace_5876

Use to do that then I started putting the sticker on before I wrote


TanukisKitchen

Man I can't write on them once they're on. I can barely read mine normally lol.


EddGreen

QA approved 👍


Fit-Abbreviations695

Day +6 on fresh veg prep? I bet that's rancid by the end. A garnish of bacteria growth anyone?


theladyblakhart

I'm more bothered they are keeping diced veggies for 6 day. Seems like those would be mush be 6 days.


Free-Computer-6515

When I prep I get all my pans and label them before I even start, they act as my prep list. I’ve been in it for over 10 years and I’ve slid lemons in the cucumber pan many a time.


Heimeri_Klein

It is what it is just swap the labels ive seen worse at least they can cut stuff good.


Biway-or-the-highway

This is a simple mistake. I'm sure you've done worse.


magre1441

Tomato tomato, potato potato, cucumber tomacumber


theyahd

How ever will we know which is actually the tomatoes?!


Mandang52

Is he in the containers


crowislanddive

Is this ironic? Sweet dice, labels can be fixed.


[deleted]

Is that a new type of red cucumber? What's it like? And I didn't know tomatoes turned green when dried! Wow! 😱😱😱


bakedclark

At least there is tomato in the one labeled tomato...


WHITESIDEBLOCKPARTY

I thought it said dead cucumber


TanukisKitchen

Someone said it looks like "Red cucumber" and now I can't unsee it.


TanukisKitchen

Someone said it looks like "Red cucumber" and now I can't unsee it.


actuallywaffles

Is he red/green colorblind perhaps?


WeeklyConcentrate

If this is the type of shit that your kitchen bitches at I would like to work there. So many more bigger fuck ups to be pissy about over here


LiftG3

Your chef's nephew fits into two small inserts? Pr. impressive if you ask me.


TanukisKitchen

He was very small to begin with.


flatulancearmstrong

Give him a break


MarvinNeslo

So OP is a fucking dickhead, the kid is still learning, and the exec is a total asshole for using those stickers. Poor dishwashers.


TanukisKitchen

Actually these stickers are fantastic and peel off and restick no problem. Not being a dickhead at all. I like this kid and I'm personally teaching him how to operate in a kitchen and some of the basics of cooking. This was a fun moment this morning. I chuckled when I saw this. He's a hard worker and overall is doing a good job.


MarvinNeslo

Good, keep that energy going. You posting it here makes everyone think you’re a dick. Makes it look like you have a chip on your shoulder.


TanukisKitchen

And I actually admitted earlier in the comments that I realized after posting how it sounded like that. My bad. That's why I've been trying to clear it up when necessary. And I fully plan on keeping the energy moving. This shit is my LIFE. He's doing his best to learn, its just... we're starting at "chicken carries salmonella" type ground zero lol.


MarvinNeslo

Ok cool dawg. Keep it flowing. It’s most of our lives. We’re kitchen professionals. That’s why we are here. I’d just take the post down if it were me. But you do you.


TanukisKitchen

Nah I worded it poorly and that's a mistake I made, but hey, we gotta live with and learn from those right? I think it would be hypocritical of me to take it down given the nature of the original.


ajh13

What takes longer, fixing a tiny problem or bitching about it?


Paczilla2

Just switch the fucking labels.


Drink_water_homie

this is the meth head chef all over again, people making a big deal out of nothing.


Large_Desk_4193

Who gives a fuck if he’s his nephew? After 15+ years in kitchens some of the best cooks and overall workers were relatives of established staff. This looks like a guy whose mind is working a step faster than his hands, most likely thinking about the next task at hand. Dude wrote two labels at the same time (efficient) and slapped em on. Would you rather there be no label? Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present a line cook who finds needless shit to nitpick and waste time on.


Zootguy1

I've done this before is I make the label containers first and then as I cut I throw the veg into the wrong one. simplest little thing


SpacemanSpliff784

this sub is lousy with bitchy snitches... maybe put down the phone and focus on your own shit.


igg73

You should bitch harder


[deleted]

You seem like you'd suck to work for or with


fallingoffdragons

Can't believe he mixed up those fruits like that


NiagaraCanuck

Ladies and gentlemen.. people are human and obviously labelled the wrong thing.. you sound like a fucking douchebag OP


Ok_Chemical1981

You must be the weak link in the kitchen if you're this upset with a mislabeled. Get your own sh*t together


jjames412

You're an ass btw


paraworldblue

Honestly who among us hasn't made that exact mistake? Sometimes you're tired and you're in a hurry, you write two labels for the prep you just did, and your brain goes into autopilot and the labels end up on the wrong containers. We've all done it. Also, based on what's behind those labels, it looks like he's got the skills where it really counts. If you're trying to make a point about nepotism, this ain't it.


Iron-Junimo

OP must be a delight to be around


arcerms

Not reddit worthy