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A customer told me my pork belly strips looked like 'sad shoelaces' last Tuesday.
Started cutting them twice as thick, and now everyone says they hold smoke way better. Anyone else get a weird comment that actually improved your technique?
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the_james16d ago
Funny how the dumbest comments can actually make you stop and think. Had a guy tell me my burger buns were "slyly stealing the show" from the patty. Started using a simpler, less sweet recipe and the meat finally became the star. Sometimes a weird bit of feedback just clicks and you realize they're onto something, even if they said it as a joke.
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matthew_wilson2216d ago
Honestly, that sounds like a lucky break more than good advice. What if your customer just had bad eyesight or a weird sense of humor? Thicker cuts might work for your smoker, but someone else's setup could dry them out completely. Sometimes a random comment is just noise, not a secret tip. You ever worry about changing your whole process based on one person's joke?
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