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Bulk Food Purchases Draw Mockery of Restaurant-Shocked Shoppers

Original: Perhaps niche, but I always find myself a little amused at people being scandalized about 10 pounds of chocolate or a ga

Home cooks who buy large quantities of ingredients such as ten pounds of chocolate, a gallon of mayonnaise, or a 100-quart cooking pot are being questioned online by people asking who could need that much. Others are pushing back, pointing out that restaurants and cafeterias routinely work with bulk supplies, so such quantities are normal in professional kitchens and not unusual for serious home bakers or large households.

Why now: Social media users are amused by people unfamiliar with bulk cooking expressing disbelief at large ingredient quantities.

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• Perhaps niche, but I always find myself a little amused at people being scandalized about 10 pounds of chocolate or a gallon of mayonnaise or a 100-quart cooking pot, as though they've never been inside a restaurant or cafeteria before. "Who needs that much?!" Literally every… · violet@sunny.garden · 8

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