Crimes of food preparation

oregonzoo
oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
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1. overcooked steak
2. soggy hash browns
3. limp bacon



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  • the_journeyman
    the_journeyman Posts: 1,877 Member
    Green beans cooked to mush.

    JM
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    Dry overcooked red meat (steaks, burgers, etc.). Blech.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    any overcooked protein
    sushi grade fish . . . cooked (either at all or more than just a sear)
    light poached eggs served poached hard
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    light poached eggs served poached hard

    On the other end, undercooked egg whites. Makes me think of.... Runny egg whites :wink:


    Omg! Runny eggs and limp bacon. The saddest thing ever.
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    Any overcooked vegetable.

    Vegetables in a can.

    Ketchup on steak
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    Under or over cooked anything

    Not washing utensils or cutting board when going from meat to vegetables

    over seasoning anything

    Using finger foods as a forklift device for ketchup, BBQ sauce, mustard or mayo. or any sauce, really.

    crappily battered anything fried.
  • rambo831
    rambo831 Posts: 93
    Places like McDonalds, Applebees, Carls Jr, Chilis etc. claiming they sell "BBQ" food.
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    Places like McDonalds, Applebees, Carls Jr, Chilis etc. claiming they sell "BBQ" food.

    ^^^

    And "southern brewed sweet tea" yeah, whatevs. Get back to me when you figure it out!! In the mean time, I'll just make it in my kitchen.
    :drinker:
  • clydethecat
    clydethecat Posts: 1,087 Member
    i did this one year, i cooked a prime rib then let it rest, but i let it rest on the stove and it just cooked it to death.. it was an expensive piece of meat too, well marbled, dry aged.. beautiful, and i just screwed it right up...

    one year for thanksgiving, my mil and her sister took the turkey out of the fridge, then let it sit on the counter for 8 hours, in a hot house. everyone by my husband and i got sick that year... (we didnt eat it)
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    West Coast “pizza”

    Any place that claims to have a “Philly” cheese steak that is not located in and/or run by someone from the Philadelphia area

    Burgers cooked to the consistency of a hockey puck
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Oversauced pasta
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
    Putting together things that just make each other taste worse. I've done that in the past.
  • kappyblu
    kappyblu Posts: 654 Member
    Undercooked rice or pasta
    Overcooked rice or pasta
    Glue-y mashed potatoes
    Burnt popcorn
    Burnt bacon
    Dry cheesecake
    Runny jello

    Double dipping :sick:
    Not washing hands :sick:
    Not using cutting boards properly :sick:

    Sitting a purse, backpack, messenger bag, etc on a kitchen counter! Ugh! :grumble: Think about the germs on the bottoms of those things. My mom would always plop hers on my counter every time she would come to visit. After me always moving it, she finally got the hint. :laugh:
  • dunlunicor
    dunlunicor Posts: 189 Member
    "Just scrape the mold off!" <---Happened in a kitchen I used to work at.

    Also, "If it smells fine, serve it!" "If it falls on the floor, pick it up!" "If it's too old to serve make a soup of the day out of it!" "Don't bother cleaning, I know the health inspector!"

    I did not work there very long.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    "Just scrape the mold off!" <---Happened in a kitchen I used to work at.

    Also, "If it smells fine, serve it!" "If it falls on the floor, pick it up!" "If it's too old to serve make a soup of the day out of it!" "Don't bother cleaning, I know the health inspector!"

    I did not work there very long.

    :sick:

    I hope you reported them too
  • HiKaren
    HiKaren Posts: 1,306 Member
    Over-Salted Everything :ohwell:
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Over-Salted Everything :ohwell:

    Under salting/seasoning is a larger crime imo
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Over-Salted Everything :ohwell:

    I agree... it makes me want to gag when things have too much salt...:sick: It's the only way to screw up mcdonald's fries I think.
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    Putting mayo or butter, or any other jizzy product, on my food. Ack!
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    gummy pasta -_-
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    Leaving the poop vein in shrimp. :explode:
  • IntoTheSky
    IntoTheSky Posts: 390 Member
    Cutting the bloodline in most fish.
    undercooked rice
    overcooked cabbage
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    Green beans cooked to mush.

    JM

    Overcooking ANY veggie until it's total mush is a mortal sin in my book.
  • rambo831
    rambo831 Posts: 93
    Places like McDonalds, Applebees, Carls Jr, Chilis etc. claiming they sell "BBQ" food.

    ^^^

    And "southern brewed sweet tea" yeah, whatevs. Get back to me when you figure it out!! In the mean time, I'll just make it in my kitchen.
    :drinker:

    Yup, drenching it in bbq sauce does not mean it's barbecued.
  • suzii32
    suzii32 Posts: 26
    The McRib!! Has anyone ever ate one? I worked at McDonald's when I was 16 and I couldn't understand why people liked them!!
  • btwalsh132
    btwalsh132 Posts: 289 Member
    Overcooked pasta
    Overcooked rice
    When grilling a burger, squishing it down to "make it cook quicker"
    Multiple flips of burgers or steaks. Just leave it alone!
    Pizza that is slightly undercooked, cheese is still white and crust is gummy.
    Overcooked eggs.
  • auzziecawth66
    auzziecawth66 Posts: 476 Member
    Burnt food, undercooked food, anything that is covered in so much sauce it's slop that cant even be recognized as food (like over sauced pasta for example, yuck)
  • serena569
    serena569 Posts: 427 Member
    The lobster I had on Saturday night. It was so overcooked and rubbery, it required a steak knife to eat.
  • HurricaneElaine
    HurricaneElaine Posts: 984 Member
    Limp, army-green asparagus. Blech.
    Fish so under-cooked that it's still translucent in spots. :sick:
    Hamburgers blackened to the point of looking like a hockey puck.
  • ShmoozyQ
    ShmoozyQ Posts: 390 Member
    Shredded iceburg lettuce on...anything.

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