Working in a kitchen is not for the ‘faint-hearted’. Behind the delicious dishes served to diners, there are kitchen moments that can make even the bravest reconsider their career choice.
From unexpected disasters to hilarious mishaps, kitchen staff face a unique set of challenges every day.
Wikiany.net compiled 15 kitchens around the world that highlight the chaotic, often unpredictable nature of the culinary world.
These kitchen moments might just leave you vowing never to become a chef.
Let’s explore these kitchen moments with us!
15 kitchen moments leave people to vow never becoming a chef
1.“Hit the holy grail shucking Kushi oysters tonight.”
2. “End of my night last night. Understaffed and overworked. Still love this job for some reason.”
3. “The way my coworker stacked the clean potatoes.”
4. “I present to you, the humble 2 gal cambro.”
5. “I don’t know why”
6. “We all have that one cook that unknowingly teaches everyone a valuable lesson, like: Never leave your tray on an active burner.”
7. “Customer broke a bar stool. Rather than throw it away we decided to make a luxury milk crate.”
8. “When you come in to find that nobody watered the hot wells all day.”
9. “When you’re on overtime and chef asks you to sweep…”
10. “Former McDonald’s employee here. I used to build random stuff at work and everyone loved it”
11. “I heard a scream from the backroom so I went to see what happened, and I saw this.”
12. “The worst possible thing happened an hour before close. Busser knocked an ABC extinguisher off the wall and it went everywhere. I stayed with our dishie until 4 AM.”
13. “We’re going to need a bigger kitchen.”
14. “The foot of the front leg on the stove gave out. Luckily it wasn’t during service and no one was near it when it happened. 10 gallons (the pot didn’t look like that before this happened haha)”
15. I got this
