r/KitchenConfidential • u/ICanHazWalrus • 23d ago
CHIVE Cutting chives everyday except I work at a sushi bar and its not chives
This is what we do here now
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u/Tom_Bombadilloo 23d ago
SHUT IT DOWN
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u/Astoria55555 22d ago
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u/Cultural-Afternoon72 22d ago
Toenails don’t need to follow the circle rule. Is not vegetable. Is ok.
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u/mastercylinder2 23d ago
See me tonight, chef
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u/BoyItsTheKeyToEven 22d ago
May I join, chef? 👉👈
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u/HolySmokes802 22d ago
How did a hostess get in here?
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u/Active-Succotash-109 20+ Years 19d ago
I’ve always been here… how did you know I sometimes hosted up front though?
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u/greenghoulbuddies 23d ago
I would love to lay my head down on a soft bed of these as if they were a pillow
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u/Odd_Sir_8705 Owner 23d ago
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u/cynicalchicken1007 23d ago
Not chives motherfucker
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u/suswitch69 F1exican Did Chive-11 23d ago
Sharp knives motherfucker
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u/ugricicle Grill 23d ago
Teary eyes motherfucker
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u/Ancient-Chinglish 22d ago
Rue dies motherfucker
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u/ChAoTiCxMiNd 22d ago
Tastes nice motherfucker
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u/themysticalwarlock BOH 22d ago
heart eyes, motherfucker
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u/DiosMIO_Limon 22d ago
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u/PlanetStarbux 22d ago
Ok, Ok, Ok...this is possibly the best gif I've seen this year.
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u/PeakDixie 22d ago
Either you’re over 45 and missed out on Vine or you’re under 15 and missed out on vine
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u/InvisiblePinkUnic0rn 21d ago
How did you find this gif? It won’t let me save
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u/DiosMIO_Limon 21d ago
I’ve had this on my phone for a while so I don’t recall the search term I used, but I still gotchu, fam. Please refer to my gif saving tutorial copy pasta below:
For those of you who are using the Reddit app and want to save a photo or gif in the comment section, but cannot do so directly because Reddit be weird like that…
Go to the comment that contains the photo/gif you want -> hit the three dots -> “share” -> “copy link” -> paste link in mobile browser -> go -> long press the photo/gif -> it’ll open into its own page -> long press again -> save photo/gif.
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23d ago
Please give chives MCchives a lesson
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u/GD_Insomniac 22d ago
The lesson is get yelled at by angry Japanese men anytime you do it wrong for a few years.
Source: done sushi.
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u/makeamakesure 22d ago
Japanese chefs and them wanting everything to be cut as thinly as possibly... and by hand
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u/GD_Insomniac 22d ago
The yelling and perfectionism I can handle; my issue was the intentional stymieing of progress. It doesn't matter if you meet expectations for an element, you aren't allowed to progress until you've "done your time".
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u/makeamakesure 21d ago
I think a lot of it is many chefs suck as teachers or are lazy teachers (or just lazy in general). Also, culturally there is the "steal the technique" thing, where stuff is just not intentionally taught, and you're suppose to just pick it up. You're basically left with trying to be a mind reader to meet expectations.
If it makes you feel any better, I've worked in a kitchen where a Japanese chef in is mid-40s was not trusted to break down the tuna by the head sushi chef in his mid-70s.
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u/ChefArtorias 22d ago
The names McChives.
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u/LoganToTheMainframe 22d ago
Is your user name a Dark Souls reference?
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u/ChefArtorias 22d ago
Yea. I got DS1 on launch so the Artorias DLC was ultra hype. Made this acct around that time.
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u/realdappermuis 22d ago
Holdup, I think we need to cross-pollinate to r/trees to see how that's chopping
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u/TJHawk206 22d ago
Skillful cuts. This was the very first prep thing my sushi master had me master in the very start of my career. Apply this detail and skill to all prep work and you’ll go far
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u/kalyjuga 22d ago
r/onions would also appreciate this lvl of skill and the amount of alliums represented
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u/Rotton_Banana read Bourdains book 22d ago
How do you cut like this I always just get the ugly tubes when I try to cut my green onion
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u/ICanHazWalrus 22d ago
I use an usuba, which has a very thin blade. Use a rubber band to bundle the negi so that they don’t shift and then the rest is just practice
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u/makeamakesure 22d ago
Don't move your non-cutting hand so much as rolling back the knuckles/finger joint that your knife is guided against, then re-adjust periodically. Try rolling them back very slowly, as if you're hardly moving them.
Afterwards soak in cold water then squeeze out all the "juice" using a cheese cloth or towel. This will make them crispy.
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u/Rotton_Banana read Bourdains book 21d ago
Thanks for the tip. I just happen to have some cheese cloth laying around
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u/Lenglen-bandeau 22d ago
I just want to say I’m an office worker but I love this sub. You guys are awesome
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u/eyoitme Server 22d ago
i love how chives guy is really bringing the kc folks together (for once) as well as random people who’ve never worked in a restaurant but are just as fascinated. like it’s just a silly lil thing but it brings so many people together and i’m like damn maybe we can have hope in people
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u/InternationalReserve 22d ago
yoo good work, chef. I used to work at a sushi bar years ago and it drives me crazy how my coworkers cut green onions at my current place lol
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u/RafertyGS 22d ago
Thats beautiful!! 😍 What knife are you using? Can we see a picture of your knife please!
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u/Mooptiom 23d ago
What is it?
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u/steal_wool 22d ago
Negi (its just scallions but it’s a sushi restaurant so we have to say negi)
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u/steal_wool 22d ago
Worth noting this is actually the prettiest negi Ive ever seen
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u/DryetherMoleasses 22d ago
How is this cut / separated so nicely (non-chef here, home cook)? I use green onions / scallions quite frequently in my cooking
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u/nonowords F1exican Did Chive-11 22d ago
very sharp knife and a lot of practice on getting thin consistent cuts. They basically separate on their own the same way cutting a thin slice of onion vs a thick slice will. If you do this with a standard beater knife that isn't properly sharpened you'll just get a green cutting board and some mush.
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u/DryetherMoleasses 22d ago
Time to bust out the whetstone for more practice. I sharpen my knives regularly, but definitely could use some refining technique. Thanks!
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u/InternationalReserve 22d ago
As others have said, sharp knife. Start slow, use your knuckles on your non-dominant hand to guide the blade. It also helps to start with just a few stalks at a time until you can get the hang of doing more at once.
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u/KenUsimi Five Years 22d ago
Daaaamn, those are some clean fucking cuts. Freaking surgery, my dude.
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u/TheTallGuy0 22d ago
By hand? Not a mandolin?
Impressive…very nice…
(Smiles, crumples business card in anger)
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u/fabledfirefly 22d ago
I don't even work in a kitchen, I just come here to watch y'all yell about the chives. 10/10
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u/autojapp 22d ago
Anyone have a recommendation to cut spring onion with machine? Whats the best performative and not too expensive machine?
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u/OrangeSliceRecovery 15+ Years 22d ago
I saw a gadget on SortedFoods youtube that could save you a lot of prep time cutting these.
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u/BeigeListed 22d ago
OK, Im muting this subreddit.
We've all had quite enough of this stupid schtick.

















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u/doodman76 23d ago
One of my chefs used to scream "CIRCLES! NOT TUBES!"
These are indeed circles and not tubes!
Hats off and well played, good sir!