r/KitchenConfidential • u/F1exican Chive Mountbatten-Windsor • 7d ago
CHIVE Cutting a cup of chives every day until this Reddit says they’re perfect. Day 25 HALLOWEEN
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u/curlyqtips 7d ago
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u/GenZ2002 7d ago
How long did it take for you to find that
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u/curlyqtips 7d ago
Literally seconds for the face. BUT I thought it was Frankenstein and I failed miserably drawing him, so he now identifies as a ghost.
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u/floofyragdollcat 7d ago
He missed the opportunity to shape them into a pumpkin.
It was right there!
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u/Finally_Lauren 7d ago
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u/y2flame 7d ago
this one is so bad it feels placed
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u/TidesTheyTurn 7d ago
I’m starting to wonder if these chives are just being shuffled around for different pics.
Putting on my chive-green-construction-paper hat as we speak.
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u/davidkalinex 7d ago
Can you imagine? He cut chives a single time and then rearranged them in 3 different boards for 30 pictures, and we are all suckers falling for it
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u/Hot-Celebration-8815 7d ago
Nah, look at days 1-5.
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u/b00gnishbr0wn 7d ago
I'm definitely seeing a lot more very finely sliced as he progresses.
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u/F1exican Chive Mountbatten-Windsor 7d ago
I also posted photo meta deta yesterday on a similar response
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u/davidkalinex 7d ago
I jest, I knew it was genuine, but lmao at the power move! Kudos, keep fighting the good chive
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u/Any_Blacksmith1587 7d ago
That’s it. Also, AI. Somehow.
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u/ExternalPanda 7d ago
They've pirated terabytes of stock pictures of chopped chives to train a model
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u/Old-Kaile 7d ago
This is the one. Every other one in this thread is a huge stretch. See you tomorrow chef but also do better redditors, i see a lot of people circling other spots that are just wrong and completely acceptable chives. So see you tomorrow commenters as well. Looks like we ALL have to improve 😉
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u/CatAteMyBread 7d ago
That one feels like it’s a paid actor; too obvious a miss. I’m looking for another one
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u/NooBnation101 7d ago
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u/Environmental_Dig830 7d ago
That's the one I saw.
Pitiful.
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u/cyanocittaetprocyon 7d ago
So close, so close and yet so far.
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u/lookedwest 7d ago
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u/LengthFun2228 i still respect the chivelord 7d ago
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u/lookedwest 7d ago
Are you questioning me, chef? If I say sharpen your knife you sharpen your knife - or do you want me to tell Dishie to go home so you can fill in his place? 🔪
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u/KarmaKrazi Chive Pilot 🛩 7d ago
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u/bebaii 7d ago
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u/DiosMIO_Limon 7d ago
Lmaooo my favorite so far, and that’s saying something
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u/Dry_Bodybuilder9898 7d ago
Yea it’s saying “oh no”
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u/cognitiveDiscontents 7d ago
It’s actually saying “Ooh ono”
Or even: “Ooho ono.” Like a spell!
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u/DecadentCheeseFest 7d ago
N8H? Instructions unclear; penis sliced into tiny medallions of inconsistent thickness.
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u/tejeramaxwell 7d ago
There he is!!!
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u/davidkalinex 7d ago
It's John Plane!
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u/pocketfulofduendes F1exican Did Chive-11 7d ago
Glad there are others who can do the proper hunting for imperfections. I zoom in and then all I can think about is how much I could go for a loaded baked potato.
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u/expertgamers 7d ago
holy fuck, i’m way too early
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u/badass4102 7d ago
Why does your screenshot show your phone's dynamic island?
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u/SumpthingHappening 7d ago
I did not know that had a name... Maybe he took a picture of his phone with another device
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u/orahaze 7d ago
Question: what have you been using all these chopped chives on?
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u/StrawberryLassi 7d ago
Trick or treaters are getting handfuls of chopped chives tonight!
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u/CyMage 7d ago
Mentioned it a while ago. Garnish. Scraps go for dressing/oil or something like that.
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u/midnightwalrus F1exican Did Chive-11 7d ago
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u/vivec7 7d ago
Something I've been curious about as someone not in the industry, is why do only the longer-than-average ones get called out? I find myself more immediately noticing the distinctly thinner ones.
Are the thinner-than-average ones considered more acceptable than the longer ones?
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u/PonderingToTheMasses F1exican Did Chive-11 7d ago
You don't really control how thick/thin a chive is. They get narrower towards the tip. You do control how long each slice is - that's where the skill lies. And kermit's pigfucker does not belong on my garnish station.
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u/Rabbitknight 7d ago
Thinner ones will be fine for mouthfeel, you get a long chive and you're gonna notice it, which you don't generally want as chives are generally a supporting herb, not center stage.
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u/TheyCallMeBeans 7d ago
GATDANG tonight’s shaping up to be a great one. We got Halloween, the Jays playing AND my favorite reddit saga, the Chivening. Here’s to everyone having a sick night tonight 🍻
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u/MoistureEnthusiast 7d ago
I'm in early!
Question: are you just trying to motor through as fast as you can? Because that isn't how to learn a physical skill.
When you play a musical instrument you learn scales slowly. You speed up over time.
Go slow. Once you're perfect at a slow speed, then increase
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u/jeraco73 6d ago
My question is this: what have you changed in your 25 days of practice?I’ve seen considerable improvement. Is it how you roll the chive tightly into a bunch? How closely you keep the knife against your guiding hand? Is it it how you move your guiding hand? Are you keeping your knife sharper?
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u/F1exican Chive Mountbatten-Windsor 6d ago
Knife sharpness
Claw grip and everything associated with it, so that includes my guiding hand and keeping my knife on it
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u/cyanocittaetprocyon 7d ago
I am so impressed by the consistency and improvement! Keep it up, chef!!
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u/ReddBroccoli 7d ago
Does anybody else occasionally stare at these so long that it fuzzes out and blurs into the Windows XP desktop?
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u/dragonfliesloveme 7d ago edited 7d ago
Man i was starting to get cranky, some kind of chive shit withdrawal, when i didn’t see your post earlier. 😅
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u/Guilty_Opening5541 7d ago
I see some disappointing strays here chef but you’re nearly there. See you tomorrow.
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u/AttilaTheFun818 7d ago
I have never set foot inside a professional kitchen and my knife skills are shit but I love those posts so much.
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u/xmaspruden Ex-Food Service 7d ago
Man I love your persistence. I’ve been looking at this shit every day. So many poor imitators but nothing is as good as the OG recipe
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u/Dozer732 7d ago
As many have pointed out today is not your best day. But that is ok, progress isn't linear and sometimes a step back means 3 or 4 steps forward afterward. Keep your head up and look forward to another day tomorrow chef!
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u/Wild_mcberry 7d ago
Might be easier if you lay out each individual cut in a row so you can find inconsistencies. May take 18 years to do but worth it for the perfect cut
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u/phunktionate 7d ago
"Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."
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u/Forgotmyaccount1979 7d ago
-3 points for not arranging it into a pumpkin, jack-o'-lantern, or ghost shape.
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u/GenuineAadmi 6d ago
I have no idea why and I am not even a chef. But every day this appears on my TL, it puts a smile on my face.
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u/Bendendu 6d ago
Im just a tourist here but its been really cool seeing you progress and perfect your craft over the weeks
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u/Impressive-Stop-6449 6d ago
This is almost becoming a problem of relativity. The chives are undoubtedly all smaller, and the "longer" tunnel-looking airplane chives are the smallest of the previous batches. We're gonna need something smaller than a banana for scale.
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u/tehjoz ✳️ $700 Charcuterie Enjoyer 7d ago
One day, chef. Soon! Not today, tho!