Rant: Heard a line cook trashing my mise en place and it actually made sense

I was prepping for Saturday service and overheard this kid Jose telling the dishwasher my onion dice was inconsistent. At first I was pissed, but then I looked at my board and he was right. My brunoise was all over the place size wise, like 3mm to 6mm in one batch. So now I'm slowing down and actually checking each handful before it goes in the pan. Has anyone else had a junior cook call them out on something stupid that ended up being a good thing?

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elliot_patel10d ago

Bet Jose didn't even blink before roasting you like that.

wells.olivia10d ago

Told my new prep guy the same thing about my shallots last week.

tara79310d ago

Buddy of mine got roasted by a new saute guy for oversalting his pasta water. Took it personal for a day, then realized his pasta was always a little too seasoned.