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Time to fess up... who cooks professionally?

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,161
    JethroVA said:
    Who has read Anthony Bourdain's book on this topic?  I have. 
    I’ve read them all. Frighteningly true for the time 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • vb4677
    vb4677 Posts: 687
    I've been given $$$ for cooking food, if that's what you mean...

    Kansas City: Too Much City for One State - Missouri side
    2 Large BGE's, Instant Pot, Anova Sous Vide, and a gas smoker...
    Barbeque, Homebrew and Blues...
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  • mahenryak
    mahenryak Posts: 1,324
    edited July 2019
    Does spending enough money on equipment to cook like a pro count?  No?  I didn't think so.  Oh well, then better count me out.
    LG BGE, KJ Jr, Smokin Bros. Premier 36 and Pizza Party Bollore



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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    edited July 2019
    Dad had 4 restaurants and a catering business growing up. Breakfast and lunch places,think Mel's diner. One was a country convenience store with a grill and on premise beer and wine. I rode herd on that flustercluck (dollar flat pints of Richards Wild Irish Rose) Sat nights. That was an education in humanity.
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,172
    The_Stache said:
    I had a Kool-Aid stand when I was 5.... does that count?
    So you are that sick b@stered who dressed up in that inflatable costume. Hope all is well up your way.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • Zippylip
    Zippylip Posts: 4,768

    Worked at an “Orange Bowl” in the Springfield Mall in 82, was a cheap knock-off of Orange Julius, sh!ttiest food I’ve ever eaten, me & my buddy smoked reefer non-stop & it all came crashing down when he poured about a ½ cup of dish washing liquid into the fountain to “see what would happen”

    I think I may have wet my pants


    happy in the hut
    West Chester Pennsylvania
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  • dharley
    dharley Posts: 377
    milesvdustin said:
    I watch food network for giada 
    I watched her shows for two and a half years before I noticed she had a head. The whole time I kept wondering where all the noise was coming from.
    LBGE, PSWOO, 36" Blackstone, MasterBuilt smoke box- Playing with fire in Three Rivers, MI

    My '23 & Me' said I'm 2/3 bacon and 1/3 Red Blooded American

    USMC Veteran

    Always do sober what you said you would drunk, that'll teach you to keep your mouth shut.  -EH
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  • dharley
    dharley Posts: 377
    A month or two mess duty in the service. No sex, drugs or women. Just a bunch a angry, sweaty jarheads dumping boxes of frozen grey meat labeled 'for institutional use only' into huge steam-fed caldrons. We would walk across the courtyard to the barracks at FC555 and have three of four beers for lunch (I mean, it's not like you were going to eat that slop). The afternoons were much more tolerable.
    LBGE, PSWOO, 36" Blackstone, MasterBuilt smoke box- Playing with fire in Three Rivers, MI

    My '23 & Me' said I'm 2/3 bacon and 1/3 Red Blooded American

    USMC Veteran

    Always do sober what you said you would drunk, that'll teach you to keep your mouth shut.  -EH
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,690
    i just learned what not to do from my mom, she couldnt even reheat frozen store bought mashed taters =) served still frozen at the table
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 6,852
    dharley said:
    milesvdustin said:
    I watch food network for giada 
    I watched her shows for two and a half years before I noticed she had a head. The whole time I kept wondering where all the noise was coming from.


    I couldn't agree more...
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Related image
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    I love lamp..
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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,623
    Tis Friday
    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,342
    I had the benefit of my roommate working at sub and a bagel shop when we were young. I unfortunately got him fired when he was secret shopped by the company as he gave me a free meal daily. It probably didn't help that he'd sit down with me and shoot the breeze with me while I was eating. He still brings it up and gives me crap for getting him fired. 

    It's not a restaurant related story but thought I might add a little something from my past job...

    When I was younger I had a summer off and needed some work before going back to school. So I took a senior living center driving position. I essentially would have to drive all these elderly people around to their doctor appointments or other small errands. So the senior living housing facility gave me a Mercury Grand Marquis to drive around. A big boat of a car. It drove like a dream. So one day I had to take out a blind elderly gentleman and his seeing dog to the bank. Easy enough. The elderly gentleman finishes his business in the bank and comes back into the car. I start to leave the bank parking lot and roll to a stop at the stop sign. Waiting to pull out on busy mainstreet. Mind you I'm driving this big Grand Marquis car. I think I may have had my left arm propped up on the door. For some reason I use my right hand and stick it through the huge steering wheel to turn on the blinker. As soon as I reach for the blinker with my arm in the steering wheel I see an opening in traffic. So I punch the gas and use my left arm to steer out into traffic. I unfortunately didn't get my right arm out of the steering wheel quick enough when pulling out onto mainstreet. My arm got lodged into the steering wheel for a split second where the Mercury Grand Marquis turned hard right and jumped the curb. I had to the whole front end of the car up on the curb. So the car went bouncing up and down. Next thing I know I hear the older blind gentleman go, "What happened?" In that split second I realized he didn't see my dumb a$$ get my arm locked in the steering wheel. My response, "WE ALMOST HIT A DEER!!!!!" Was I supposed to tell the guy my arm was stuck in the steering wheel? That poor guy. We actually had a really good relationship. I really miss the job. I enjoyed talking with all the older residents when driving around and learning from them. Other than almost hitting a "deer" they were in safe hands. ;)
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,172
    johnmitchell said:
    dharley said:
    milesvdustin said:
    I watch food network for giada 
    I watched her shows for two and a half years before I noticed she had a head. The whole time I kept wondering where all the noise was coming from.


    I couldn't agree more...
    Mother Nature has been reeeeaaaalllll good to her.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    northGAcock said:
    johnmitchell said:
    dharley said:
    milesvdustin said:
    I watch food network for giada 
    I watched her shows for two and a half years before I noticed she had a head. The whole time I kept wondering where all the noise was coming from.


    I couldn't agree more...
    Mother Nature has been reeeeaaaalllll good to her.
    HUGE.....tracks of land.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    GATraveller said:
    northGAcock said:
    johnmitchell said:
    dharley said:
    milesvdustin said:
    I watch food network for giada 
    I watched her shows for two and a half years before I noticed she had a head. The whole time I kept wondering where all the noise was coming from.


    I couldn't agree more...
    Mother Nature has been reeeeaaaalllll good to her.
    HUGE.....tracks of land.
    with a couple of impressive peaks
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    frazzdaddy said:
    GATraveller said:
    northGAcock said:
    johnmitchell said:
    dharley said:
    milesvdustin said:
    I watch food network for giada 
    I watched her shows for two and a half years before I noticed she had a head. The whole time I kept wondering where all the noise was coming from.


    I couldn't agree more...
    Mother Nature has been reeeeaaaalllll good to her.
    HUGE.....tracks of land.
    with a couple of impressive peaks
    Right next to the valley.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,623

    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    bgebrent said:
    frazzdaddy said:
    GATraveller said:
    northGAcock said:
    johnmitchell said:
    dharley said:
    milesvdustin said:
    I watch food network for giada 
    I watched her shows for two and a half years before I noticed she had a head. The whole time I kept wondering where all the noise was coming from.


    I couldn't agree more...
    Mother Nature has been reeeeaaaalllll good to her.
    HUGE.....tracks of land.
    with a couple of impressive peaks
    Right next to the valley.
    The valley is stunning
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    I see some like chicken breasts more than pork butts, I can identify.

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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    nolaegghead said:
    I see some like chicken breasts more than pork butts, I can identify.

    I prefer dark meat. 

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,483
    edited July 2019
    JethroVA said:
    Who has read Anthony Bourdain's book on this topic?  I have. 
    I have too; must also recommend Heat... by Bill Buford.  It also covers a lot of the early days of the Food Network.  
     
    This thread is fun!  
    ___________

    "They're eating the checks!  They're eating the balances!"  


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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
    Village Inn
    Hollywood drive in
    Burger King
    Beef-A-Roo - blows Arby's away
    Wags - Walgreens tried a restaurant didn't make it.
    Mr. Steak
    Bobby G's Chicago Deli

    Not a professional but I learned some sh!t

    BTW lets take the trash code out was universal.
                                                                
    _________________________________________________
    Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!
    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,457
    @JRWhitee- you get a trash induced waiver to join the Army or...??  B)
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
    lousubcap said:
    @JRWhitee- you get a trash induced waiver to join the Army or...??  B)
    In 1977 anyone could join...
                                                                
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    Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!
    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,457
    JRWhitee said:
    lousubcap said:
    @JRWhitee- you get a trash induced waiver to join the Army or...??  B)
    In 1977 anyone could join...
    And after the close of the draft...didn't know that.  He!! the challenge today is that around 70% of the 18-24 year old age pool can't qualify and most not for the ASVAB (intell) piece. 
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
    @lousubcap
    you are right about that

                                                                
    _________________________________________________
    Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!
    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    GATraveller said:
    shtgunal3 said:
    I worked at Taco Bell in high school. The only “cooking” I remember is boiling the bags of meat and mixing boiling water with the dried beans.
    Scary!
    I had Taco Bell today it kicked a$$!
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Cooked for 6 years at McDonalds truth be told.  Or was it Nichole?
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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