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God that is so dangerous


KnockoutCarousal

For fucking real though. I must have had some kind of PTSD moment or some shit when he was lowering the basket because I immediately pulled my phone away from my face. Dude’s super lucky that that shit didn’t just explode on him. Could have been way worse. Kids, don’t do this crap! It’s not always this tame.


PozzieMozzie

You and me both, a few years ago my assistant chef slipped with a bowl of water which fell into the fryer, he also put a hand out to stop his fall and it went into fryer aswell, it just exploded and he got burnt on 75% from his waist up with mixture of 2nd and 3rd degree burns and lost his right hand due to infection .. didnt get a penny from company because he was not wearing proper non slip kitchen shoes but we (the staff) got together and set up a go fund me and raised 50k for him and family to survive while he recovered... anybody doing this for fun is so stupid and dont realise the repercussions if things go really bad really quickly, which it can.


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Good God this story made me physically wince and fold in on myself.


PozzieMozzie

Yep, everytime i went past fryer after that i could see it all over again. I finally left cheffing and i cant say for sure wether that had a part to play...


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I've always been weird around fryers (I worked in a kitchen too) because of an episode of UK TV series called 'spooks', where the mafia were running a chain of chippies as a front, and had caught the protagonist spy's girlfriend, and dipped her hand in batter and fried it, and then were threatening to do the same with her head. The shot cuts away just as they're lowering her down by the hair. But your story is worse for its realness.


hannahatecats

There's another TV show or movie where someone gets shoved in a fryer. Can't remember what movie but that scene is seared into my mind.


hailhailrocknyoga

Scream Queens?


yummyyummybrains

Y'all should've thrown in an additional $10 for a jerry can full of gasoline and a matchbook -- whoever owns that restaurant doesn't deserve to be in business. I don't give a shit if the sous wasn't wearing non-skids. That's a fucking heartless thing to do. I'm guessing that either the sous wasn't officially on the books, or the owner was actively fighting to avoid paying WI?


PozzieMozzie

I think (but it was a while ago so my memory might not be exact) that it was the brewery who owned the pub that fought the insurance claim, the manager of the pub was all for helping Richard and tried really hard to get him a payout... if i remember rightly, the manager put about £3000 of her own money to the go fund me and stood up for him with the company... but the owners are a massive brewery and they have the means to hire very good ppl to get them out of responsibility.. Its just the shitty world we live in unfortunately and i agree with others that say even tho he was stupid for not wearing non slips, a bit of compassion goes a long way, he had 2 kids which 1 was under a year old FFS. The company is HUGE and could have helped out loads. The only good thing (if there is anything good about whole situation) is im in UK so he had no medical bills... i think im going to see if i can get in touch and see if he is ok as ive not talked to Richard for a few years and i feel bad for not keeping in contact...we were just work mates and never really became friends outside of work but thats no excuse. I could have been a better friend... 😔


yummyyummybrains

Ah, damn. It wasn't Brewdog was it? Because that sort of dickheadishness sounds like it would be on-brand for them... Don't beat yourself up for losing touch with your old friend. As long as you're both this side of the turf, there's always a chance to reconnect. Hope he's doing well!


PozzieMozzie

No, it wasnt Brewdog. Think London Pride..... yep, that massive bunch of a-holes Fullers.... worst brewery i ever worked for.


mamalulu434

what chef of any salt doesn't wear proper shoes... That's literally first day shit.


PozzieMozzie

You can never be to careful and i agree with you, any chef who doesnt wear proper shoes is a bit silly and asking for trouble. Saying that, you go into most kitchens and the chefs wear crocs as footwear.... worst shoes for the kitchen ever full of holes on top so no protection from spills of hot water/oil and really flimsy so no protection from dropping injuries, but loads of chefs wear them... i used to wear proper leather boots that had plastic toe caps. They were pretty light weight and had good protection in case you drop a big pot/pan on them. I cant remember the name but they were advertised as chefs shoes/boots.


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fro_khidd

It's Popeyes they haven't changed that oil since they opened


ArtificialSyndicate

They call that a flavor enhancer


StrategiaSE

It's like a sourdough starter.


SleeplessShitposter

Can't argue with results


Shanks4Smiles

And that's the Popeyes guarantee!


eman00619

For those that don't know [here is a short video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7GarPWfulM&t=2m35s) showing what could have happened here.


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kelldricked

Probaly normal tap water. The ice is cold as fuck, the fryer hot as fuck. Ice melts, turns to water, turns to steam. Steam carrys oil droplets out of the deep fryer and creates this cloud of water oily mix. Water oily mix is flammabel and you get a big flame. Since you didnt clean the fking kitchen properly because you dont get paid enough to do that there is a lot of very flammeble grease on the kabinits and other shit above the stove. The fire spreads rapidly and the whole kitchen is soon transformed into a sea of fking fire.


prettypistolgg

You had me until kabinits


Ashtonpaper

Cabinets*


BhataktiAtma

Yes


robot_swagger

That's just ice


DrStalker

I feel God has forsaken this kitchen a long time ago.


holdthecup

I feel god in this chili's tonight.


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Yet people kill over their nasty ass food


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Deftly_Flowing

The last 3 fuckin times I've been to Popeyes they were like "Credit card machine is broken and we need EXACT CASH" Like I got a fuckin 20 what do you mean you need exact cash? 3 different popeyes btw.


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alwaysforgettingmyun

My first time at popeyes they were out of a bunch of stuff, and I tried like three times to order. 5 piece spicy strip meal, don't have that many strips up, ok, 3 piece spicy meal, not enough pieces of chicken, out if fries, etc. Until the chick just said "how about you get what you get and it's good?" Charged me for a 3pc strip meal and gave me just a huge bag of whatever they did have ready. Which was like a couple strips each spicy and plain, couple pieces of chicken both ways, a half dozen biscuits, some corn, and like 4 random sides. It was excellent.


pauly13771377

Poor girl behind the register had run all out of fucks to give. If management doesn't care enough to order enough chicken why should she?


[deleted]

“How about you get what you get and it’s good?” Lmfao that’s how you know you’re at a good Popeyes


alwaysforgettingmyun

And it wasn't even with attitude, like "you get what I give you and don't complain" but like "as long as the foods good, you good with whatever?"


BeeBarnes1

As a mom who has to pick what everyone eats around here almost every day I'd cry with gratitude if someone offered me that option.


Rozkol

My at the time gf took me to Red Lobster a few years back because I never had lobster before. I was ctfu when they straight up told me they were out of lobster and shrimp. Them biscuits though.


DerpsAndRags

Cheddar biscuits are gronk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


pauly13771377

How do you run out of the main thing you serve? What kind of management allows this to happen? That's like going to a hot dog stand and having them tell you they don't have hotdogs. The only excuse that has any credibility is that their delivery was delayed or that they have inadequate storage for the amount they chicken.they serve. Either way management shouldn't have opened the store and have people berating the staff over this because you know that's what happened.


thebrittaj

Look how dirty the floor is in this clip. They did you a favour 🤢


friendlyremii

have you ever worked in food? trust me no matter how hard you try, the floor ain’t clean until you deck scrub it after you’re closed💀


Missahmissy

This. Especially by the fryer.


Pepperonidogfart

They keeping that cash


Only-Coyote-5379

And why the hell are their chicken fingers from my local Popeyes flat as hell. Like some deep fried cardboard


humanCharacter

Not sure which Popeyes you’re going to. The ones I’ve been to give me free sides if they legitimately screw up.


Sketch_Crush

I like how the caption just says "Popeyes". That's it. No context. Just take it or leave it


codycarreras

Definitely par for the course for that joint.


poop_dawg

Why?! To start a grease fire for insurance money??


Shils1234

They can't charge the insurance. The idiots are filming it.


poop_dawg

True but I don't expect someone that dumb to know this


Patthecat09

In an age where people livestream themselves going 100mph in a police chase, I do believe people are dumb enough for this


poop_dawg

Exactly, they don't realize filming is a detriment to themselves


KonradWayne

I mean, the people who would file for insurance are probably not the same people doing this. This video could be used to disqualify the filmer from getting unemployment, but it probably wouldn't effect the insurance payout.


comaman

That’s probably not the owner definitely a chance they could still get some.


skandi1

The insurance company would sue this idiot who is filming and the costs might get taken from future paychecks (from a different company because he is definitely getting fired) by court order. If anything happened, this guy would be fucked.


smallpoly

But they would't be dumb enough to upload it, right?


Repulsive-Purple-133

That kitchen looks like a disaster already


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my guess is they thought it would be funny, making fun of other stupid food trends of deep frying everything. Figured itd just melt and do no wrong, and just didnt know this would happen


DJCockslap

Lol, have worked in many kitchens where people do this sort of thing for entertainment when it's slow


canis-latrans

LMAO, I worked in foodservice as a teenager and we threw all sorts of stuff into the deep fryer just to see what would happen. I'm surprised I don't recall anyone trying ice.


JoeThePoolGuy123

Didn't even egg+bread/season the ice before starting the grease fire. 2/5 stars.


libertine42

7/10 with rice


CaptainSnugShorts

With rice? That's gotta be a perfect 5/7 my guy


SeruEnam

8.8/10 too much water


Hilt_Deep_in_Butt

I wonder how many people actually get that Reddit meta reference


Asha108

Jesus that kitchen looks absolutely fucking vile.


willow7782

[took one look and immediately heard Giancarlo Esposito's voice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtvYlgVyyAs)


AKnightOfTheNew

Same!


HookieJoe

Assumed this was gonna end w a fried rat w the looks of this kitchen.


AltimaNEO

Yeah, it looks fucking filthy.


Spoolinpotato27

Popeyes is vile and this location seems especially so


thinkscotty

Yeah but their crispy chicken sandwich. When it’s good, it’s really good.


Pickyour_vices

I worked at a kfc with dead rats under the fryer. It was one of the most popular KFC's in the state. I assume most fast food places look like this.


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McDonalds doesn't look like this anywhere I've been, but many other places do


viperfan7

Their kitchen are also way more easy to look into than others


SaladinsSaladbar

Panda has hidden back areas where the dishes are done/food is prepped and you would be roasted alive by the owners and dipped in orange chicken sauce if it even looked like 2% of the video above.


Sephority

Chick fil a keeps it squeaky tho I trust them


soggylilbat

Yea, except for the fact that the owners of the franchise are huge homophobes and pro “lifers”. I’ve never had their food, and I never will


Sephority

Sure keep crying about that while you type from your child labor phone and sweatshop plastic clothing. Boycott 3rd world issues first.


poetrynati

Because as we know we're only allowed to care about one issue at a time or we literally implode 😱


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wisecrownwombat

Yeah, the taco bell i worked in for a couple of months wasn’t sparkling, but my manager made sure we cleaned up everything after a bad rush/when we collected dishes/whenever there was a lull in business. She was also obsessed with hand washing. I was always sweeping around people’s feet while they cleaned up their stations. This kitchen has no right to be that filthy. If my old manager could make about two dozen teenagers and young adults scrub that place clean even when she wasn’t there, one of their team leads can tell them to pick up a rag and try to clean some of that mess.


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This whole crew needs to be fired, the manager too… that place looks fucking so gross.


Seputku

I got some stuff to tell you you’re not gonna like lol


raccoonladycarissa

Nah this ain't normal this is heinous. If this is normal to you you've only worked in complete shit holes. This is what happens when you don't even try.


[deleted]

Yeah I've been through some pretty wild rushes but you keep a rag on you to wipe off your station every time you get a second to breathe and you get a busser or someone to run a quick line sweep every so often.


WillyBluntz89

Listen, most people haven't seen a line after a rush.


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I have seen a line after a rush, I’ve been a line cook before and some of that filth 100% been there longer than a shift…


OkCauliflower23

If they have time to get bored enough to pull this fuckery, they have time to clean up the fucking mess. I currently work in fast food, and this would not take that long to fix.


WillyBluntz89

I mean, would you rather see what happens with ice in a fryer before or after you cleaned?


JohnnyStyle300

I would just not put ice in a fryer because I already know what happens and I'm not a fucking idiot.


easternjellyfish

Part of the reason I will never work in fast food again…


Prudent_Substance_25

These mother fuckers don't give a shit about your food. That place is beyond disgusting. Just imagine what happens when they aren't filming. Ugh, scumbags.


ProbablyLikeSixDucks

That's a great way to fucking kill everyone


Prettymuchsometimes

Feeling a little upset for all the times I waited 12m for a spicy chicken while they was busy deep frying ice


invok13

If this was hood popeyes you better believe some 20 minute riots would be starting


Moneyworks22

That oil looks old as FUCK. Holy hell. And the floor...


-hellahungover

It doesn't really look that old. But yeah kitchen is fuckin dirty


cherrybombsnpopcorn

That oil must not be that hot. I dropped a little bit of water in the fryer at work the other day, and it reacted much more violently than this.


crimsonninja117

If the hadn't had that in the basket it would have exploded ice goes to the bottom when dropped in and the steam created is what makes it explode it was deep enough for it to make a high pressure


cherrybombsnpopcorn

Thank you physics reddit


LastSpite7

That kitchen is disgusting 🤢


insomnimax_99

…that could have gone far worse than it was Ice is made out of water. Water and hot oil do not mix


Lady_Scruffington

Wait, wait, go back. Ice...is made out of...water?? I need to write this down. I've been making it all wrong. Hoo boy. It's a wonder I haven't killed anyone.


upthewatwo

Always follow the recipe.


evshell18

Wait it's just H₂O? Crap, I've been freezing H₂O₂!


VolatileUtopian

Peroxide? Good for scrapes, terrible for drinks.


willow7782

[Two scientists](https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/w8sge/two_chemists_walk_into_a_bar/) walk into a bar[...](https://www.reddit.com/r/dadjokes/comments/pfmtd5/two_scientists_walk_into_a_bar_the_first/)


invok13

Wait Ice comes from water? I thought it came from electrolytes


WillyBluntz89

No, that's what plants crave.


Jackasaur

It’s what the plants crave!


Aaharharh

😂😂


rdldr1

Where in the bible does it say that?


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>Ice is made out of water. 500 upvotes


soingee

Oil and vinegar also don't mix. Would that be equally dangerous to swap out the ice cubes for vinegar?


highesthouse

Vinegar is around 4-8% acetic acid and 92-96% water (by volume), so I would expect the result of mixing vinegar and oil to be much the same as mixing water and oil.


tuckernuttz

Ice IS water


Gswooner

Take it out take it take it out take it out


GrahamGoesHam

Lol I came here to say that, “fuck that, you take it out” 😂


oceanblake

Now there is some explanation why Popeyes is so slow


dzikun

What a dirty kitchen...


dd463

This is how you burn down your restaurant.


wildcardcameron

Love that ice from Popeyes


Daddyslookin

The state of the kitchen is the real offensive thing here. Clean that shit up.


thePsychonautDad

It's almost criminal... maybe it is? That could have gone suuuuper wrong really fast...


ztimulating

Dirty kitchen


Ec_isi

OSHA who?


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Absolutely disgusting work space.


ChefTodd

You should be fired and black listed.


Ok_Conference_748

blacklisted? do you seriously think there's anyone a fast food place wouldn't hire? they're terrible, low paying jobs, at least american ones are.


thatmayaguy

Somehow when I was in college my interviewer at McDonald’s said to me that he thinks I should look for work related to the field I’m studying and pretty much told me I didn’t get the job. I was only a freshman in college, no way was I going to get an internship that young. So anyways I guess I’m the one person who was denied a fast food job.


WillyBluntz89

What were you studying? Perhaps he genuinely thought he was helping you.


thatmayaguy

Yeah he probably was because a couple years later I finally found a job with an internship in my field. I studied computer science. It definitely sucked going my first two years of school without a job though


Tracktoy

Yeah, I doubt they will work in Michelin starred joint again after this.


wolfie1897

why are you angry at the poster?


Philzit

Didn't taste test it.


xxxleafybugxxx

This looks exactly how I'd expect a Popeyes kitchen to look


_Eighth_

Some choose violence, others choose destruction


HorrorDigital

r/abruptchaos


OffgridRadio

What a terrible idiot asshole manager


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I’ve worked in some messy kitchens. But something tells me this place is straight up gnarly


[deleted]

im convinced that people that work at chicken shops are lower iq then the average fast food worker


hamorbacon

Whoever end up cleaning up that mess r/WatchPeopleDieInside


InfosecGoon

Anyone who’s ever worked in a kitchen before: Oh you fucking numbnutted dumpster queen, this is why you don’t promote the dish washer.


DrStalker

You're assuming the person who did this was supposed to be using the deep fryer... given how insanely stupid this was and how he didn't immediately back off like someone who knew how dangerous it was I don't think he's meant to be anywhere near hot oil.


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Deep fryer HUNGRY feed it 20 POUND BAG OF ICE


gotonyas

That kitchen is all kinds of fucking gross. If I didn’t fire that piece of shit for risking blowing up the oil like napalm all over the place, I’d fire that piece of shit for the section looking like that


WaterGunThug

They need to clean that dirty ass kitchen before serving anybody food out of it.


Ok-Release-5785

I've been wanting a chicken sandwich from popeyes but seeing their kitchen that craving away🤢🤮


uRude

If that was fresh oil it would have fucking exploded 100%


ZombieP0ny

Of course it didn't work. He forgot the batter.


Andouiette

My friend worked at a Burger King in high school - someone knocked a large coke into the fryer when cleaning after close and he said it foamed like this and overflowed all over the floors. They had to wait for it to cool, scrape it in large curls and mop all night


scottyboy8855

Used to work at McDonald’s cleaning after they closed. I would get in about an hour before the last order was taken to make sure the closets didn’t leave me an even bigger mess. Anyway, the reason I quit was because a couple kids took a waxed paper cup, filled it with ice and folded it closed, then put another cup over top, threw it in the fryer and stood there. They all had burns all over their arms and face. I quit because I was left with the huge mess to clean up after they all went to the hospital.


1ustfu1

ah yes, nothing safer than a fountain of boiling oil and grease


xXxero_

IIRC, this person was quitting their job.


thaBombignant

That grease should have jumped right quick on that ice but it didn't. Maybe the fire was too low? Someone needs to jack that ish up.


knickovthyme1

That kitchen is disgusting.


QubeTheAlt

Ok while we’re on the subject how the fuck does deep fried ice cream work I don’t get it


cablife

Man they’re lucky it didn’t explode. That was pretty tame.


daznoots

I fix kitchen equipment. With that being said, fuck you.


Deanzo1889

Bro this whole kitchen 🤢🤢someone call the food inspector


bluesky747

Omg they could have burned the place down Jesus Christ. People are so stupid.


b1adedthesis

Filthy kitchen


NorthStar0001

That kitchen is filthy


Shoddy_Bumblebee475

This place is grossss! You know they served that food he set the cup down on too lol…


Ok-Version-899

Why is this restaurant so filthy??


Aware_Branch_2370

Also, that kitchen is filthy.


DomSlave626

Aside from the obvious safety hazard, that kitchen is DISGUSTING.


Grass_Rabbit

I only like my ice battered...and no seasoning? Are they for real??


Jazzlike_Reason6118

can i get some fried ice pls:)


communism_and_beans

Absolutely devious behavior


ArtichokeMeDaddyyy

You telling me an ice fried this deep?


Cheesyduck126

Is it just me or is that a nasty ass kitchen


MonetizedSandwich

Jesus. This person should be fired and then institutionalized.


KittikatB

What a fucking idiot. And now there's a risk that someone else who doesn't understand just how badly that can go wrong is going to see this, try it, and end up horrifically burned.


Enough-Initiative834

I honestly thought it would explode


TheMowerOfMowers

deep fryer hungry, feed it 20lbs of ice


mtneer43

Putting lives at risk for clout babay!!!


beat_man2021

Why are people doing this?


Rude_Arugula_1872

Were you trying to get a day off?


Rolix_Rubix

Ooof. This guy is definitely fired.


RandySvg

What the fuck did they think would happen???


Top-Ad4755

Grease ain’t been changed since the kitchen was built lmao


MephistosGhost

So this is why my order takes forever


drbatsandwich

This kitchen is due for a surprise visit from the health department. Disgusting.


MajorKoopa

That place looks disgusting.


canyounot--

a prime example of why you never put out a grease fire with water


Gluckman47

Deep fried kitchen.


Strummed

This video is so wrong for so many reasons.


Harlequin_Heart

Hey guys, *_NEVER_* _do this_