Poll
Question:
Whe eating something you have to cut,Which is your prefred method?
Option 1: Cut it up into bites before hand
votes: 4
Option 2: Cut it up as you go
votes: 8
Whe eating something you have to cut, Do you cut it up into bite size pieces all at once then start eating
OR
Do you cut it up as you go along?
Cut it up as I go along. Seems silly, lazy and childlike to cut all at once.
Mainly cut as I go but I sometimes cut it all up beforehand.
If it's something like Salisbury steak or Spam I'll cut it before I start eating, otherwise I cut as I go.
I cut as I go......
Unless it's a spiral sliced ham; then there's a teency bit o' confusion..........
Quote from: claws on December 23, 2020, 09:39:53 PM
Cut it up as I go along. Seems silly, lazy and childlike to cut all at once.
I concur. If it's hot food, it does not retain its heat as much if you cut it up all at once.
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Quote from: claws on December 23, 2020, 09:39:53 PM
Cut it up as I go along. Seems silly, lazy and childlike to cut all at once.
I see it as efficient. when you work in food service, you're lucky to get 3 bites every ten minutes, it makes sense to have it ready to go.
Quote from: chefzombie on December 24, 2020, 12:12:34 AM
Quote from: claws on December 23, 2020, 09:39:53 PM
Cut it up as I go along. Seems silly, lazy and childlike to cut all at once.
I see it as efficient. when you work in food service, you're lucky to get 3 bites every ten minutes, it makes sense to have it ready to go.
When at work perhaps. When you have "quiet" time at home eating a meal, do you still cut it all at once?
It made sense to cut all at once for the elderly and disabled when I worked in a retirement home. And it might be helpful to cut all when you have small children.
Quote from: claws on December 23, 2020, 09:39:53 PM
Cut it up as I go along. Seems silly, lazy and childlike to cut all at once.
That's funny, I cut it up as I go because I'm too lazy to cut it up beforehand. But Zelmo might have a point that it could cool faster if you cut it beforehand.
That might be a good thing; sometimes that stuff is too hot!
I cut it up as I go. I mean, what if I get full before I finish whatever I am cutting up?
Then, like, if I had steak, I would nuke it as little cubes. I don't know.
Don't seem natural. Kinda spooky.
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Quote from: Rev. Powell on December 24, 2020, 10:05:58 AM
Quote from: claws on December 23, 2020, 09:39:53 PM
Cut it up as I go along. Seems silly, lazy and childlike to cut all at once.
That's funny, I cut it up as I go because I'm too lazy to cut it up beforehand. But Zelmo might have a point that it could cool faster if you cut it beforehand.
Quote from: pacman000 on December 24, 2020, 12:14:37 PM
That might be a good thing; sometimes that stuff is too hot!
I dunno. What kind of meal is so hot you rather cut it beforehand to make it cool faster instead of waiting one minute? For example when I'm at the restaurant and order a schnitzel
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the meat is already cooling as the waiter brings it from the kitchen. Its not like its sizzling with deadly heat on the plate. Its a thin piece of meat bound to cool quickly as soon as it leaves the pan.
I had my share of piping hot soup though but that you can't cut :wink:
These things called knives and forks: we don't use them in Africa :wink:
Quote from: Trevor on December 25, 2020, 03:19:01 PM
These things called knives and forks: we don't use them in Africa :wink:
Claws & fangs, I presume, or do you politely ask your meat to surrender?
Quote from: claws on December 24, 2020, 01:09:43 AM
Quote from: chefzombie on December 24, 2020, 12:12:34 AM
Quote from: claws on December 23, 2020, 09:39:53 PM
Cut it up as I go along. Seems silly, lazy and childlike to cut all at once.
I see it as efficient. when you work in food service, you're lucky to get 3 bites every ten minutes, it makes sense to have it ready to go.
When at work perhaps. When you have "quiet" time at home eating a meal, do you still cut it all at once?
It made sense to cut all at once for the elderly and disabled when I worked in a retirement home. And it might be helpful to cut all when you have small children.
yes, i still do, the efficiency of it at work makes sense in my home life as well. i eat in a more leisurely manner at home instead of in 90 second bursts, but it's still nice to just have my plate ready to go when i hit my chair.
Quote from: chefzombie on December 25, 2020, 10:49:17 PM
...yes, i still do, the efficiency of it at work makes sense in my home life as well. i eat in a more leisurely manner at home instead of in 90 second bursts, but it's still nice to just have my plate ready to go when i hit my chair.
I would say this describes my behavior.
Quote from: LilCerberus on December 25, 2020, 08:45:06 PM
Quote from: Trevor on December 25, 2020, 03:19:01 PM
These things called knives and forks: we don't use them in Africa :wink:
Claws & fangs, I presume, or do you politely ask your meat to surrender?
:wink: :wink: Bit of both.
I usually cut it up beforehand. Every time I try cutting as I go, I start feeling like a presumptuous food snob :tongueout: