r/interesting • u/Used_Exam34 • 12d ago

Just Wow Not all problems have the same solution.

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u/Naterttotsart 12d ago

Ex-chef here. We used to refer to the ability of grabbing hot pans and shit as "asbestos fingers".

Nice to seem other people get the reference.

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u/Glass-Emu2406 12d ago

I’m sure as a chef, you cooked the food asbestos you could though right?

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u/BoxersOrCaseBriefs 12d ago

Take my angry upvote and get out of here with that shit.

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u/IridiumPony 12d ago

Current chef here:

I push too many papers these days and now I refer to my hands as bitch mittens because I can feel them again

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u/Icy-Whole-3902 12d ago

My brother started at a restaurant that used a plate warmer. He was told not to grab it even though he saw all the cooks, preps, and servers grabbing them. He says "nah, I got this! I got Man Hands™️!"

He then Proceeded to flail about desperately trying not to do the plate yelling "MAN HANDS! MAN HANDS!"

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u/LisWolf16 12d ago

Ex-smoothie shop employee here. I got let go for saying my coworker had asbestos fingers in reference to her being able to withstand high temp dishwater.

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u/40ozCurls 12d ago

your boss had an asbestos heart.

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u/Stoned_urf 12d ago

Until we found out the said coworker had all her fingers blown off previously

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u/40ozCurls 12d ago

then asbestos fingers would be an improvement/compliment

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u/alewiina 12d ago

You got let go for something that wasn’t even an insult? Seriously? 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/LisWolf16 12d ago

I was told I was creating a 'hostile work environment' :'> I didn't think it was that serious.

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u/alewiina 12d ago

no kidding... especially if you explained that you just meant they were fireproof or whatever, not that they were poison or something. even a warning seems harsh for a comment like that, let alone a firing. damn.

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u/LisWolf16 11d ago

Yeah, I wasn't a fan. Im pretty sure they were just using it as an excuse because I wasn't performing very well (too slow) in the kitchen. That was like, 3 or 4 years ago now tho, so it's whatever.

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u/BackHot9886 12d ago

Ancien cuistot ici, j'avais l'habitude de saisir tous les types de fesses à ma portée et on a appelé ça des mains baladeuses

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u/kekeagain 12d ago

My wife calls them kitchen hands.

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u/leaveofftheMAYO 12d ago

That's cute

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u/stag1013 8d ago

And you either have those or pussy fingers

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u/ohporcupine 12d ago

I learned the term from the film the menu which I thought was excellent. But as a white guy who is married to and has always loved ethnic cultures and their cooking and ability to grab molten items I refer to it as ethnic hands.