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Sundae · 08-01-2013, 01:24 PM

Deli Handcarving training today.
Good news, I took home a sandwich bag FULL of very good Wiltshire ham and roast turkey.
Not so good news, I did not discover a latent skill.
I'm 41. I know I can't cut or carve worth a shit.

But hey, I'll be doing it five days a week, if it's possible to learn I will learn it.
Just so long as they don't bring in a Spreading Cold Butter On Thin Bread section of the Deli.

Tomorrow is branch stock management. May be yawn, but is necessary.
Then baguettes. Hmmm. I like baguettes. Can I take some home please? I will not get any money now until 29 August. I do have some supplies laid by, but I don't want to use them until I have to. Can you imagine the shame if I reach the end of the month and am sacked for scavenging in company bins?!

Okay, things aren't rosy but that is an exaggeration.
I still live with the 'rents and after all still have two stone left to lose.
And there's always that flour at the back of the cupboard...

glatt · 08-01-2013, 01:31 PM

Hand carving? In a grocery store? Here in the US, every grocery store I've seen uses a motorized deli slicer. You get nice thin uniform cuts. I've seen butchers use a knife, but never in the deli.

08-01-2013, 01:24 PM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Deli Handcarving training today. Good news, I took home a sandwich bag FULL of very good Wiltshire ham and roast turkey. Not so good news, I did not discover a latent skill. I'm 41. I know I can't cut or carve worth a shit. But hey, I'll be doing it five days a week, if it's possible to learn I will learn it. Just so long as they don't bring in a Spreading Cold Butter On Thin Bread section of the Deli. Tomorrow is branch stock management. May be yawn, but is necessary. Then baguettes. Hmmm. I like baguettes. Can I take some home please? I will not get any money now until 29 August. I do have some supplies laid by, but I don't want to use them until I have to. Can you imagine the shame if I reach the end of the month and am sacked for scavenging in company bins?! Okay, things aren't rosy but that is an exaggeration. I still live with the 'rents and after all still have two stone left to lose. And there's always that flour at the back of the cupboard... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-01-2013, 01:31 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Hand carving? In a grocery store? Here in the US, every grocery store I've seen uses a motorized deli slicer. You get nice thin uniform cuts. I've seen butchers use a knife, but never in the deli.

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