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Clearly you've never been to hotel that has an egg chef at the buffet. Eggs cooked to perfection on demand.
That said, everyone needs more Kenji in their life!
wrote last edited by [email protected]Again, if you can't beat someone who has been dealing with a couple dozen people AND their kids all rushing the counter to watch someone operate a 3 pan pipeline... it doesn't take much effort. Nonstick pans are the cheat mode of eggs but there is a lot to be said about enough butter that even a Frenchman will give you the side eye.
I've definitely dined at some in-hotel restaraunts that were damned amazing. But a general rule of thumb is that if you can see the chef cooking (and it isn't a hole in the wall where the floors are sticky), you are getting chain restaurant food. Part of that is because they fundamentally can't let pans get hot enough (people get pissy when they see an open pan) so everything is non-stick and cooking spray and just a bit oily tasting. Part of it is also that they can't use the "secret ingredients" like MSG or fish sauce or whatever because, at best, it leads to questions from the lookiloos and, at worst, it leads to aggressive racism. Same with the eggs. You either have everything pre-beaten (which often means it was powdered to begin with...) or you just get a quick mix because, again, you can't have empty pans when there is a queue. Same with dicing onions and peppers versus pre-dicing (again, often frozen) and tossing with a preservative so they won't oxidize. And while I've noticed a shift over the past decade or so (I weirdly credit Brooklyn 99), even something like a salt cellar is hit or miss because most people don't realize that salt is inherently anti-microbial so it is fine to finger it and that you can't season from a shaker.
Don't get me wrong. I am right there with the crowd to get some avocado toast in an Admiral's Club. That shit is good. But you are also always fundamentally looking at something that isn't that hard to beat.
And there is a lot to be said about making your own omelettes... or making omelettes for the person who let you do stuff to them last night.
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Again, if you can't beat someone who has been dealing with a couple dozen people AND their kids all rushing the counter to watch someone operate a 3 pan pipeline... it doesn't take much effort. Nonstick pans are the cheat mode of eggs but there is a lot to be said about enough butter that even a Frenchman will give you the side eye.
I've definitely dined at some in-hotel restaraunts that were damned amazing. But a general rule of thumb is that if you can see the chef cooking (and it isn't a hole in the wall where the floors are sticky), you are getting chain restaurant food. Part of that is because they fundamentally can't let pans get hot enough (people get pissy when they see an open pan) so everything is non-stick and cooking spray and just a bit oily tasting. Part of it is also that they can't use the "secret ingredients" like MSG or fish sauce or whatever because, at best, it leads to questions from the lookiloos and, at worst, it leads to aggressive racism. Same with the eggs. You either have everything pre-beaten (which often means it was powdered to begin with...) or you just get a quick mix because, again, you can't have empty pans when there is a queue. Same with dicing onions and peppers versus pre-dicing (again, often frozen) and tossing with a preservative so they won't oxidize. And while I've noticed a shift over the past decade or so (I weirdly credit Brooklyn 99), even something like a salt cellar is hit or miss because most people don't realize that salt is inherently anti-microbial so it is fine to finger it and that you can't season from a shaker.
Don't get me wrong. I am right there with the crowd to get some avocado toast in an Admiral's Club. That shit is good. But you are also always fundamentally looking at something that isn't that hard to beat.
And there is a lot to be said about making your own omelettes... or making omelettes for the person who let you do stuff to them last night.
You make some excellent points and I agree with everything you say. I would just like to point out the convenience factor of having someone cook the eggs for you.
At home, I cook eggs for breakfast. Why? Because I'm the best at it. Why? Because I'm always the one who does it. Kind of a vicious cycle....
It's nice when someone else does it for me, even if I could do a slightly better job myself. Simply not having to do it makes it more enjoyable
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Seriously though, I'm here for vacation. Why you expecting me up so early!? There needs to be a hotel where the free breakfast lasts until noon. Even McDonalds is 11!
Even McDonalds is 11!
used to be all day
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What’s not to love about print-on-demand pancakes?
These things are absolutely not a replacement for waffle machines. They barely cook the pancake all the way and the batter often has a rubbery texture worse than any store-bought mix. Also you can easily make better pancakes at home.
Meanwhile, hotel waffles are crunchy on the outside with a soft interior and malty flavor thanks to the big heavy specialized waffle makers. They taste much more fresh, and most importantly you can't make them at home without the expensive specialized equipment. Home waffle makers just don't have the same mass of heated metal to get the same results.
I actively avoid Holiday Inn Express for business travel because of these things. I prefer the breakfast at many Quality Inns which are often 1/3 the price. Hampton Inn does it right with waffles and two flavors of batter nationwide.
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yeah but if i stay there for a week why do I have to get up early every day?
They can simply say "please leave your room at ?? AM on the day of your departure" and I'll do it.
Because you are the rare exception - a person who is competent.
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At which hotels are you staying?
All Holiday Inn Express locations have these now. They do not make acceptable quality pancakes imo since the batter must be squeezed from above to get the top cooked. It's a fun concept but I suspect many business travelers preferred the waffles.
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Seriously though, I'm here for vacation. Why you expecting me up so early!? There needs to be a hotel where the free breakfast lasts until noon. Even McDonalds is 11!
Probably because they charge you extra for breakfast and know full well most people won't be up in time for it.
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So nobody cares that this dude sleeps at home without any pillow case? no duvet cover? i bet he's also raw dogging his mattress without any sheets. are you out of your mind? whats wrong with you?
Dear God it's Baloney Bob. Quick someone tell Zach Hazard, also check the closet there's a truck bumper in there.
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At which hotels are you staying?
You know those old crummy motels out in the desert where the population is like 30% prostitutes and only like 10% of the clientele aren't there for the prostitutes. Yeah those are the ones with the 3d printed guns.
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Even McDonalds is 11!
used to be all day
So much has been lost...
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These things are absolutely not a replacement for waffle machines. They barely cook the pancake all the way and the batter often has a rubbery texture worse than any store-bought mix. Also you can easily make better pancakes at home.
Meanwhile, hotel waffles are crunchy on the outside with a soft interior and malty flavor thanks to the big heavy specialized waffle makers. They taste much more fresh, and most importantly you can't make them at home without the expensive specialized equipment. Home waffle makers just don't have the same mass of heated metal to get the same results.
I actively avoid Holiday Inn Express for business travel because of these things. I prefer the breakfast at many Quality Inns which are often 1/3 the price. Hampton Inn does it right with waffles and two flavors of batter nationwide.
Home waffle makers just don’t have the same mass of heated metal to get the same results.
There is a prosumer model waffle maker that's not bad.
https://www.cuisinart.com/double-flip-belgian-waffle-maker/WAF-F40NAS.html
It's $150, which is not cheap. It's huge, it's heavy, and good luck on finding a place to store it but you can get really close to the better hotel gear with it
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Omelet at hotel is better than at home
This is a repost of mine! You need to pay me 10000000000000$
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Omelet at hotel is better than at home
9 am on a workday, 7 am on a day off
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So nobody cares that this dude sleeps at home without any pillow case? no duvet cover? i bet he's also raw dogging his mattress without any sheets. are you out of your mind? whats wrong with you?
Do I care how a random person sleeps in their own house?
No, no I don't.
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This is a repost of mine! You need to pay me 10000000000000$
I only have three
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FWIW I've never seen a Hampton Inn without at least one waffle maker.
they definitely didn't stay at a Hilton property, sounds like they caught a night at a Red Roof Inn or similar. I've never stayed at a Hilton that didn't have breakfast service in the morning.
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Omelet at hotel is better than at home
Hotel breakfast is mediocre at best unless you're in an Embassy, a Garden Inn, or a Doubletree- those places prepare you fresh food. I've had some good experiences at Residence Inn as well, won't complain about them either. It's just that after you stay in a hotel for 46 weeks in a year for work, it gets kind of old pretty quickly- no matter how nice the hotel may be.
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I only have three
Only 9,999,999,999,997 to go!
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Omelet at hotel is better than at home
What is he sleeping on? Looks metal.
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Omelet at hotel is better than at home
wrote last edited by [email protected]This lasts until you travel for work a few times per month and then that shit starts to make you gag.
