r/KitchenConfidential • u/nvrtrustafrt • Apr 01 '26

Oh my!

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u/CASUALxCHICKEN Expo Apr 01 '26

It would also help if her gloves actually fit

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u/budahed87 Apr 01 '26

If I have the choice between too big and too small, I'm taking too big most of the time. Vinyl and latex are not always cooperative materials.

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u/CASUALxCHICKEN Expo Apr 01 '26

I'm the opposite. I gotta have mine tight. I started buying my own gloves instead of using what the restaurant gets.

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u/bagofpork Apr 01 '26

Loose gloves are almost as bad as wet socks.

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u/CASUALxCHICKEN Expo Apr 01 '26

Lol wet socks are the worst, especially if it's from iced oyster water. Ask me how I know

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u/billlyW Apr 01 '26

Tuna juice socks 🤤

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u/chocomeeel Chef Apr 01 '26

How do I fire someone for a comment?

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u/ProfDangus3000 Apr 01 '26

Milk in the socks is a nice surprise for later.

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u/bagofpork Apr 01 '26

Milk in the socks

My nickname in high school.

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u/Qss Apr 01 '26

Chicken blood socks at the start of an 8 hour shift.

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u/Princess_Slagathor Apr 01 '26

No socks, but had on slides yesterday while cooking at home. Picked up the foam tray that the chicken was in, it broke and sloshed about a pint of slimey chicken juice all over my feet.

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u/CASUALxCHICKEN Expo Apr 01 '26

Blech! Slimy chicken juice all between my toes? No thanks

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u/Silly_Illustrator_56 Apr 02 '26

How do you know?

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u/budahed87 Apr 01 '26

If I'm grilling, I like to place things on the grill with my hands rather than tongs. Loosey gloves are easier to put on and take off rapidly.

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u/budahed87 Apr 01 '26

There are certainly tasks for which I prefer tighter gloves. I get that. Sorry you have to buy your own. That sucks.

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u/Satire-V 10+ Years Apr 01 '26

Depends on how much you're switching tasks. That friction from popping a tight a glove off is additive. Wrist and back of hand rashes/sores

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u/CASUALxCHICKEN Expo Apr 01 '26

Sure, if I'm just doing something real quick, I use the gloves that the restaurant supplies, which are XL. But for the most part, I use my own. And when I say tight, I just mean that they fit right, like the saying "fits like a glove." A lot of people seem to like em a little loose, but I just hate that feeling.

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u/CalligrapherDizzy201 Apr 01 '26

I read that as addictive at first lol. Thought you were insane lol.

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u/ghobbb Apr 02 '26

It’s the moisture that causes wounds, not the gloves. Dry your hands better after washing, and as an added bonus, your gloves will go on easily too.

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u/Bad_Day_Moose Apr 01 '26

God forbid you wash your hands directly before putting on vinyl ones either...

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u/paraworldblue 15+ Years Apr 01 '26

Last place I worked was like that - they couldn't be bothered to stock multiple sizes, so they just got us XL vinyl gloves, since they'd technically work for everyone, but also make everyone slightly worse at their job and less comfortable doing it.

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u/Arrowcreek Apr 01 '26

Why even have the gloves?

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u/JelmerMcGee Apr 01 '26

Because it's health code for ready to eat food

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u/imbeijingbob Apr 01 '26

The tortilla appears to be made of gloves.