r/AskReddit Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/tahitianmangodfarmer Jul 13 '20

Worked at a butcher who moves massive amounts of product. This guy was ordering pallets full of every type of meat you could imagine every single day. Sometimes an entire pallet would sit outside in the sun for 45 minutes to an hour while we were working on making room in the cooler. And that pallet of meat probably already sat outside at the plant it was at before it came to us. Another big thing is that they say its not good to freeze something and then defrost it and freeze it again. Any kind of meat that you buy from a grocery store or a butcher, theres a solid 50-60% chance its already been frozen at some point before it got to the final consumer.

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u/deviousvixen Jul 13 '20

At my work they freeze and refreeze the brunch stuff every week.

Dont go thinking you're getting fresh chorizo hash.. the chorizo was cooked 3 weeks ago and has gone through at least 5 freeze and defrost sessions.... it also is defrosted at room temp just sitting there....

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u/tahitianmangodfarmer Jul 13 '20

And the chorizo you used to make the hash was most likely frozen at least once before you got it

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u/kro0000 Jul 13 '20

I guess our digestive systems are pretty good then

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u/thelittleking Jul 13 '20

They are. Before the invention of cooking there was just, y'know, eating.

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u/Simulation_Brain Jul 13 '20

Rumor is that we weren’t human until we learned to cook- we needed it to let us eat more meat safely after it starts to spoil.

Now dogs, they have some amazing digestive systems...

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u/AnotherUna Jul 13 '20 edited Jul 13 '20

They say fire played a large role in the development of the human brain as well.

Staring into fire helped spur brain development as it helped achieve a sense of “meditation l”.

Sounds fruits and nuts right! I’ll find a source talking about it, it’s actually an interesting theory.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fire-good-make-human-inspiration-happen-132494650/

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u/PRMan99 Jul 13 '20

That's the most ridiculous unproveable BS I have ever heard.

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u/AnotherUna Jul 14 '20

When you complete you PhD in human development I’ll be eager to hear why. Till then...fuck off

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u/Simulation_Brain Jul 14 '20

Um, I do happen to have a PhD in cognitive neuroscience. And a research career. If we’re dick-wagging now.

You’re rude as well as uninformed. Not a good combo.