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Date: May 15th, 2015 10:53 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Alright guys. Friday night, so only the most intelligent posters are on now. What should I serve at the Sturgis rally? In close proximity to me will be one guy selling smoked brisket and another guy selling sweet corn. Advise |
Date: May 15th, 2015 10:53 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret u still a SANDWICH shop?
also you gotta go full ANTI HIPSTER
boomers eat that sht up |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 10:55 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film LOL yea dude, i still do brisket/pork sandwiches, and burgers. I already have a confederate flag with a m16 emblazoned on it. Displaying at the rally! |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 10:58 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret LOL180
Just do that breh, slop that BRISKET around |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 10:55 PM Author: curious parlor if youre gonna serve the same thing as another truck near you it has to be at a lower price bc thats the only thing ppl will decide on then.
that other thread with the poster suggestions had some 180 ideas |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 10:55 PM Author: fluffy whorehouse can you somehow serve an aluminum tray of mozzarella sticks with sauce in plastic tubs in the tray? because that would be 180 when you're drunk. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27900863) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 10:57 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Yes, I can serve these. I would buy them wholesale/frozen.
Now, if i go this route (deep fried appetizers) then I'll also do fries with chili on top... in fact I can even do my own chili in a bowl, which is an insane kickass chili. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:00 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret eh, fries are overrated.
fries with chili does sound good tho... |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:14 PM Author: provocative peach school cafeteria unholy mozzarella stick fries chili combo, throw some jalapeños in and call it the heartbreaker or the gutbuster (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901002) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:15 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret HOT AS FUCK FIVE ALARM CHILI ON MOZZ STICKS WITH SOUR CREAM AND MORE CHEESE (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901005) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:16 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film EXCELLENT IDEAS good work, guys mozzarella sticks are expensive as fuck so diluting with fries/chili makes sense |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:18 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret Yep. Fuck Mozz sTTTTicks.
I still think Fries & Chili
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Fries & Gravy & Cheese is your best bet.
Call yourself the GUBMINT GRAVY TRAIN. Boomers will LOVE IT |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:17 PM Author: provocative peach school cafeteria hell yes serve it with fries arranged around the outside like spikes and an american flag toothpick YNY
or put the flag toothpick in he middle with fries in a teepee around it and call it the iwojima or the VJ day |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 10:59 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film See, the thing is, if I do deep-fried shit, then I have a question... because originally I was going to do deep-fried fruit (like strawberries and mango coated with waffle batter, then deep fried and served with chocolate fondue) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:01 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret No, that shit is hard, fuck that.
besides sturgis wouldn't eat that shit up.
Do fries with cheese and chili or fries with cheese and pastrami/brisket |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:03 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Alright well here's the thing. What draws me too the deep fried fruit (or anything that can be served with chocolate fondue) is that I am constructing the world's tallest chocolate fondue tower. A PVC structure with a nude female mannequin on top, who is getting chocolate routed to her mouth (via a vinyl tubing) and then shitting it out her ass. It then travels down to the chocolate keg, and is again routed upwards by a food-grade industrial pump. The tower will be approximately 25 feet tall when completed. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:04 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret This is conceptually 180, but logistically 120 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27900921) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:06 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Logistically? Brother I am a drilling rig mechanic. There is not much that I can't rig up with the proper tools, or without them. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:07 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret Yeah, but will not taste good/be sanitary. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27900946) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:08 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Nope- all the materials are food-grade. There is even a few inline heaters that keep the chocolate up to temp. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:12 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret That's gonna be an absurd amount of chocolate and impossible to clean unless you do it all in flexible pipe that's easy to remove and even then.
(bro who worked on food truck) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:13 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Yes, it will be about 50 gallons of chocolate, I know. I don't need to clean it since it will be in constant operation. The chocolate will be heated above 135 and there will be no clogging. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:14 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret Uh...you need to clean it eventually, it's absurd to run it all night. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901000) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:14 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret also, it will be grim as fuck quickly if it's very open-air (which it sounds like) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901003) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:16 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Nope- I have it as a sealed system, not open to the air at all. It can run all night- electricity is included in my lot rent. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:17 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret ......what the fuck....how do people use it as chocolate fountain then? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901018) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:18 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film A valve that opens to dispense? At the bottom of the keg, there will be a spigot. Like you see in the gatorade coolers. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:19 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret LOL. okay 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901034) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:20 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Thanks for that, I feel like a 180 Chocolate Diarrhea Engineer (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901037) |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 10:59 AM Author: Vigorous crystalline hell water buffalo OK, but no one calls a gatorade cooler a "fountain"... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27902451) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:02 PM Author: fluffy whorehouse that seems like more of a hipster food-fair or maybe a state carnival kind of thing. for boomer bikers you probably want greasy, fast, and filling. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27900907) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:06 PM Author: Brindle Multi-billionaire lol bro youre gonna get fagbashed if you come there with that fondue shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27900939) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 10:59 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Not doing anything too expensive (like brisket) because I may have to deal with tons of waste and end up losing money. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27900892) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:05 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film A PVC structure with a nude female mannequin on top, who is getting chocolate routed to her mouth (via a vinyl tubing) and then shitting it out her ass. It then travels down to the chocolate keg, and is again routed upwards by a food-grade industrial pump.
The tower will be approximately 25 feet tall when completed.
This will earn me a lot of attention, I hope. but the only liquid that resembles diarrhea is chocolate, and anyway even if I did liquid cheese or something, that would be way more expensive. And it wouldn't look like diarrhea. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:07 PM Author: Brindle Multi-billionaire hahaha must have video of this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27900943) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:09 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film vein of stars- i promise i will post a video, if you remind me after Rally Week (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27900965) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:06 PM Author: curious parlor take some more pics of food and post them and we'll help on your presentation (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27900936) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:08 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film There has been plenty of that already and my presentation is vastly improved. Sales still suck, however. I don't know what the fuck it is. It may be the colors on my truck, the child handpainting that just makes it unattractive. However right now I really don't want to do any more capital investments on what seems to be a failed business. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:11 PM Author: curious parlor Honestly I think its because your trying to do the food truck thing where a small sandwhich stop/lunch catering service is called for. your shit needs to be in a city bro. workers arent gonna pay food truck prices everyday for lunch. wrong market. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27900981) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:13 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret Actually food trucks should be WAY cheaper than sandwich stops. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27900993) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:15 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film My brisket is 9 bucks, my pork is 8, my burgers are 8. My sides are 2. My shakes are 2.5 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901006) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:16 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret ooof that's rough for Sturgis, bro.
You can't do pulled pork cheaper?
I'd do a middle option of Chili at 5.
And who the fuck buys shakes? |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:18 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Those are the things I sell at my food truck- not at sturgis. Please note that I am NOT bringing my truck to sturgis, as there is not enough room on my space for it, plus trucks do not do well at the Rally. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:19 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret Oh I see.
Fuck man, I think ubrgers are SUCH A BAD IDEA. Hard to speed up, expensive, etc. etc. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:20 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film I only sell the burgers to people who have time- I say, "sure but it will take 7 minutes!" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901045) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:17 PM Author: curious parlor food trucks are like 10 bucks a plate, at least the kind this bro is trying to run. and hes in a poor part of the country. of course ppl arent gonna pay for that everday. his problem is hes in the middle of fucking nowhere and no one has money to spend. he needs to get his ass to a city so the yuppies can buy food from him. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901023) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:19 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Incorrect- I am in oil and coal country, where median salary is like 50k (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901035) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:20 PM Author: Territorial fantasy-prone lodge generalized bond not that much even there brother. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901044) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:22 PM Author: curious parlor that salary is temporary and their housing is expensive if its like williston. these are not the types who grew up thinking it was okay to spend this much on lunch. they do the cheap thing. hell even i do the cheap thing because im concerned about dropping too much for lunch.
your food looks fucking delicious and its not overpriced or anything and i want you to succeed. i just think you would do better in a more populated area. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:25 PM Author: Territorial fantasy-prone lodge generalized bond (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901073) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:26 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Thanks, man. I know, i would probably do better in a more populated area. Unfortunately at this point I am not willing to. I can make more money utilizing my mechanical and welding skills. I started this business because I thought I was going to absolutely kill it. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:28 PM Author: Territorial fantasy-prone lodge generalized bond you might be able to kill it in an urban area. most urban food trucks are shit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901092) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:07 PM Author: awkward fat ankles reading party chicken tenders/fried chicken , pulled pork sandwich (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27900947) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:11 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film THe chicken tenders might go well. The pulled pork just seems like another complicated angle. Honestly there are so many fucking ideas, and I am only one person... I don't think ANY vendors are staffed by one person at the rally, and certainly not this year. There are going to be 1,000,000 people in attendance. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:12 PM Author: awkward fat ankles reading party you want to do simple shit. chicken tenders in the fryer, burgers on the stove and some kind of stuff that is prepared stuff that you can make quickly while they are cooking.
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:14 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret Don't do burgers then, do pulled pork in the oven in foil and chili on the stove and then a few things that you fry (fries and chicken tenders that you put cheese or chili on).
Trust me, I used to do this |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:16 PM Author: awkward fat ankles reading party you cant not have burgers bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901009) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:17 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret LOL, who the fuck does burgers in a food truck? literally never seen this and I was IN THE INDUSTRY (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901021) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:22 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Look- i'll be at the rally WITHOUT MY TRUCK- just with my smoker/grill and some deep fryers and freezers!!! I cannot do burgers because of the preparation involved. Also the expense of the ground beef- i cannot afford waste. that will just hurt me more. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:23 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret Smoke pulled pork.
Chili & Fries
Gravy & Fries
Gravy & Biscuits...(Or cornbread/biscuit muffins)
You can do this bro. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:08 PM Author: Chest-beating chapel pistol you should just specialize in different types of gyros. they're easy and fast. kind of like a foodtruck version of pita pit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27900957) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:12 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film interesting. but they take too long to prepare, which is what draws me to the deep-fried shit. chicken tenders, fries, etc etc
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:15 PM Author: awkward fat ankles reading party you need 4 entree. chicken tenders , burgers (make sure you fix your burgers like XO suggested) , some kind of easy to make sandwich (ham or egg salad?) that you dont need to cook and some chili that you can just ladle out.
So your actual cooking will be only burgers and deep frying chicken tenders |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:20 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret No.
Fries & Gravy
Fries & Chili
Chili
Biscuits & Gravy
Pulled Pork |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:15 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret Gyros are rough because 1. wrapping, 2. the meat is difficult to do (esp. on a truck), 3. lots of veggies and sauces (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901008) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:20 PM Author: Chest-beating chapel pistol 1. wrapping a gyro is uhh...not hard for 75+ IQ bros
2. he should definitely have some kind of meat or protein regardless of what he serves, why not put it on a pita?
3. veggies and sauces is once again easy. you can prep that shit. and again, if he is going to do anything it should probably involve vegetables.
all of what I mentioned above is assuming he is not going the desert route. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:22 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret 1. Takes time, faggot
2. That kind of meat is hard to cook if you do gyros right/lamb is expensive
3. Harder than you think.
I'm telling you: Fries & Chili, Fries & Gravy, Pulled Pork in the oven and something else... |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:24 PM Author: provocative peach school cafeteria going full on southern fried could be tcr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901069) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:24 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Notorious- look man, i can't do burgers and i can't do the pork. The pork just takes too much fucking preparation, dude i know what i'm talking about, I have smoked approximately 2000 pounds of pork in the last year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901070) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:26 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret Huh, I've done it in the past and it's NBD.
GOOD, BUrgers are dumb.
Cook some biscuits ahead of time, make chili ahead of time, and then make fries.
Now you only need one entree for your smoker...I'd do smoked bacon and put it on things.
How long does pork take? |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:28 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film The smoking process is 10 hours. Plus i have to worry about cooling and heating times. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:28 PM Author: Chest-beating chapel pistol "1. Takes time, faggot "
so does....everything? I could wrap a pita up in about 15 seconds, the same amount of time it takes someone to scoop out some fries into a basket and ladle chili or gravy over them. lol brother have you ever worked in food service? because wrapping shit up should not take more than 15 seconds unless you want to get yelled at.
"2. That kind of meat is hard to cook if you do gyros right/lamb is expensive "
gyros don't have to have lamb, faggot. even traditional ones can be made with beef. but yeah I guess more generally im just talking about pita wraps.
"3. Harder than you think. "
again, I've done it so....
"I'm telling you: Fries & Chili, Fries & Gravy, Pulled Pork in the oven and something else... "
seems boring and lacking. pulled pork is tasty but LOL you talk about time? rofl brother.
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:34 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film This crowd wants american food only! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901129) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:46 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret LOL, I worked on a food truck that made gyros, you don't know shit brother (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901191) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:17 PM Author: Chest-beating chapel pistol ? nah man I mean...just get a flat grill, get some pitas, about 4 or 5 types of meat, cheese, some produce, some sauces/toppings....a reasonable but not absurd number of options......throw the meat on the grill and chop it up with some peppers/onions or whatever, put it on a pita with the other stuff. doesn't take long to cook at all and you can prep the produce ahead of time.
I used to be a "sandwich artist" when I was 19-20 and we'd have thinly sliced pieces of beef that we'd throw on the grill and chop up and a philly cheesesteak would take about 3 minutes. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:16 PM Author: Flushed very tactful coffee pot why the fuck r u at sturgis? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901012) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:27 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Well i squeezed my way in, it was hard but i did it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901088) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:16 PM Author: awkward fat ankles reading party you need 4 entree. chicken tenders/fries , burgers (make sure you fix your burgers like XO suggested) , some kind of easy to make sandwich (ham or egg salad?) that you need to cook and some chili that you can just ladle out.
So your actual cooking will be only burgers and deep frying chicken tenders/fries |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:20 PM Author: Cheese-eating Casino Keepsake Machete Make a bunch of mac and cheese with bacon in it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901042) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:21 PM Author: Orange cuckoldry indian lodge I don't know anything about the Sturgis Rally other than it's a motorcycle festival of some sort.
But I'd imagine focusing on food that people can carry around and is cheap.
Buckets of fries, corndogs on a stick, chili/cheese dogs and fries, maybe chicken fingers, popcorn, shit like that. Carnival food, essentially. But I also have to assume there will be a lot of places like that.
Edit: Thinking of carnival food, I just imagined a food truck called "Carne-val" that is painted like a carnival tent, serves meat along with some carnival sides like cotton candy and pizza fritas, and has a spinning wheel attached to it for some kind of game or giveaways. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:31 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film The chili/fries/cheese idea is the one i've been most serious about. The question is if I should make my own chili or serve it out of a can. I think i'm gonna do my own. But you guys also have to keep in mind that MOST VENDORS JUST DO A COUPLE THINGS- NOT A WHOLE MENU. Fries/chili/cheese.
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:33 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film I did some research. Mozzarella sticks are like 6 dollars per pound. Chicken tenders are 7. It seems kinda hard to make a real profit on that. The fries covered in chili and cheese is profitable because the fries are like 25 cents per pound, and chili is 2 dollars per pound. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:35 PM Author: Orange cuckoldry indian lodge Fries/chili/cheese then seems pretty good to go. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901133) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:39 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Yes plus i can put sour cream and green onion on top. Also I can serve just a bowl of chili
My question is, given that i'll have 2 deep fryers running nonstop, doesn't it make sense to have some other deep fried item in there?
Also what about my chocolate fondue idea?? How to incorporate that? I would need at least a 4 horsepower motor to blow the chili out the woman's ass, and i haven't got 3 phase power, so i might use a motorcycle engine to power the pump. but still, the consistency would require a very large diameter tubing, we could be talking about 100 gallons of chili.
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Date: May 17th, 2015 4:12 PM Author: charismatic double fault where the fuck are you buying from? costco has better prices than this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27909827) |
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Date: May 17th, 2015 5:44 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film that's a good point, i just checked their prices. i'm gonna find out what sysco will deliver that stuff for.
Of course if i'm doing the fries it'll be easy to do that too. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:41 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Whoops- just realized. I can certainly make a profit on the mozzarella sticks/chicken tenders if i buy the cheese/chicken raw, and and bread it myself. Then it's about 1/3 of the cost. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:48 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret That sounds like a lot of time and difficult.
But then market it as HOMEMADE fried chicken (make sure to cut it thin so it cooks all the way through).
Also! Do gravy, it's CHEAP AS FUCK and everyone lvoes it. |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:50 PM Author: useless address gunner Is it just you? I've never seen a high volume food truck manned by 1 person. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901205) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:53 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film At the rally it is just me, but i have a smoker/grill, deep fryers, and fridges. No food truck. Yes, i'm gonna be alone, fuck. LOL. it's always like that, no one has ever joined me on my adventures. |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 10:50 AM Author: Ebony Contagious Station some xo bros should ride their hogs to sturgis to be your allies (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27902425) |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 12:17 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Absolutely. Tell you right now, you guys will all eat free. Password "I poatht" |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:51 PM Author: useless address gunner make sure to sell at all price points, so everybody has an option.
Go with easy to serve VAT food in case things get busy. Do something like Mac and Cheese will chili on top. |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 12:07 AM Author: Misanthropic Regret soooo cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901301) |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 12:13 AM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Mac n cheese will be hard to do without burning. How to maintain temp and keep hot? I only have a bbq grill as my heating, and keeping temp with coal as a fuel source is fucking hard. Plus I CANNOT JUST KEEP COOKING SHIT throughout the day, that's why a deep fryer is so convenient. |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 12:16 AM Author: Misanthropic Regret Fried mac and cheese balls. Offer chili or gravy as topping. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901406) |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 12:27 AM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film that's an interesting one. But i would still have to cook the mac n cheese. which would be a major bitch. imagine if i have a whole fucking line of people... how the fuck am i supposed to cook!!? |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 10:52 AM Author: Misanthropic Regret Freeze and batter ahead of time (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27902431) |
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Date: May 15th, 2015 11:57 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27901234) |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 8:46 AM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Just not sure if i should use Walmart's bulk pancake batter (it has 4.5 star rating on amazon) or make my own. I know I can make a better one but unsure i'll have time at the rally. Or I can just make it at night when I have no customers. |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 9:17 AM Author: Gay philosopher-king brother, I would suggest that you find a hot, big-titted nomad that headed to Sturgis looking to work, and get her to help you out.
you're clearly concerned about profits, so you need to be turning that stuff out as quickly as possible. |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 1:44 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film This is why it sucks not to have a girlfriend. Well, other reasons too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27903037) |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 1:11 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film I am calling the tower "Chocolate Fon-poo" or "Chocolate Fondue-doo" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27902888) |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 5:58 PM Author: Soul-stirring doobsian affirmative action Hey man - first thanks for posting, always enjoyable to read about interesting work like food trucks or like that guy who went from law school to working in an oilfield. That's my favorite part about this board, so please keep posting and keep us updated.
Second, be cautious about some of the advice here. For something like this, do not overextend yourself and create too large of a menu. If you are in an area without much foot traffic, like it sounds like your typical gig, then you need to appeal to 50%+ of people and have at least one thing that most people will like. On the flip side, because there is less competition from other vendors, the quality/differentiation of the food doesn't need to be as high.
For a huge event like this, you only need to appeal to 1% of the people because foot traffic will be so high. On the flip side, you will be facing a lot of competition from other vendors, so just a generic food lineup won't cut it.
My advice would be to pick a very small menu, even just one thing like mozzarella sticks, then just focus all of your efforts on that, getting the highest quality as fast as possible. As customers come and go, you want their friends to be asking "hey where did you get that" and for them to say "that mozzarella sticks guy" and for that to be a meaningful statement.
One common sales tactic is to have small samples of your main product that you can pitch to people. It doesn't always work of course, but studies have found that it's a good way of baiting people into buying the product - first because they feel compelled to reciprocate after you've done something nice for them and secondly they may actually really like the sample. It's also a good way of engaging people if business is slow.
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Date: May 16th, 2015 6:23 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Scott- I AM BOTH the guy who went from law school to oilfield and food truck. I left my 20th Greatest Toilet 6 weeks in, worked in the oilfield for a couple years, and now have the food truck.
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Date: May 16th, 2015 6:57 PM Author: Soul-stirring doobsian affirmative action This was you?
http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2041831&forum_id=2 |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 7:05 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Haha, that's funny, I didn't realize another XO'er went to the oilfield.
I was doing pipeline and LACT unit startups. It looks like he was in flow control or something. |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 7:09 PM Author: Soul-stirring doobsian affirmative action Got it, yeah there are some good posters here. That was the guy I think who would post pictures of bald eagles in Alaska while on his rig, it was pretty cool stuff. Not sure what happened to him. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27905091) |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 7:09 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film My thread was called "law school to oilfield" i think (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27905084) |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 7:08 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film I did a long thread last week on my oilfield work, you can check it out if you're interested! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27905080) |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 6:28 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Good advice. I expect that doing burgers will be fucking difficult... having to flip them, drunk people upset that it's taking too long, etc.
Also, thank you for showing so much concern for a stranger.
Right now I am looking most seriously at the chili and fries. One guy next to me is doing brisket, the other is doing sweet corn. I don't know whether that is the extent of their menu, or if they will have sides/variations of those things.
Right now I am looking most seriously at the fries/chili and mozzarella sticks. What is your opinion on the deep fried strawberries/mango in waffle batter, covered with chocolate fondue? Have you read the post I made above about the chocolate fondue tower? Is it worth going the fruit route just because of all the attention the tower will bring me?
Thanks, brother. |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 7:07 PM Author: Soul-stirring doobsian affirmative action Fries/chili sounds like it has some promise based on the #s you ran above based on cost, time to make, etc.
Honestly it's hard for me to assess to chocolate fondue tower, maybe some other posters can chime in who have more experience in the food industry or at events like this. Seems like a business decision to carefully weigh.
In such a crowded event like this, differentiation is probably a good strategy IMO, so the fondue tower is likely to stand out and really help you appeal to the small but passionate % of people who want that. Remember, the more differentiated the product, theoretically the larger premium can you charge because people are going to be less likely to price shop on you.
However, sure about the costs, how long it takes, etc. To echo a poster above, if you are the only one running the show here, it's very tough to handle the register, answer questions, prep food, etc. Deep frying, then covering stuff in waffle batter, then chocolate, while keeping it all clean and fast seems like a huge challenge.
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Date: May 16th, 2015 7:20 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film The chocolate will be available for the customers to dispense on their own. The battering/freezing of the fruit will be done at night. Still, it seems like a lot of fucking work- and the other thing is, I don't know if I risk diversifying too much; I think you are on to something about just doing one product really well- it's a branding issue.
The other possibility is, since I've got a 20x20 foot space, that I can separate the apparatus for each model (chili/fries vs. fruit) so it appears like 2 businesses. |
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Date: May 16th, 2015 7:32 PM Author: Soul-stirring doobsian affirmative action Got it. If you can do significant prep, then the chocolate fondue thing becomes more interesting. Just one thing to manage is how the customers use the chocolate tower - if they are unsanitary with it, etc. it could be a big headache for you.
I don't have enough expertise to offer much more of value so I'll stop with this post but IMO your head is in the right place.
I like you thinking about branding - you'll have to stand out from dozens or even 100+ other vendors. You don't have a huge scale thing going for you where you can just compete on high volume / low prices so branding and product differentiation is key. Plus, brand will help when people carry around their food - it's free advertising to the 100s of other people who see them eating that food.
Good luck brother.
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Date: May 16th, 2015 7:10 PM Author: Haunting apoplectic native telephone "Confederate Hot Dogs" - hotdog on bun just brown mustard. All beef no bullshit. (the is how it reads on menu)
"Robert E. Lee" - potato french fries (like the curly ones)
"The Obama" : Veggie burger and/or tossed Salad.
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Date: May 16th, 2015 7:17 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Hahahah, this is funny shit. Hot dogs is something I hadn't considered! Hm. I wonder if it would do well. I'm thinking that it's kind of a bit too plain.
Robert E Lee was a good man. To Arms In Dixie! |
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Date: May 17th, 2015 3:59 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film What about churros? Would that go over well? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27909754) |
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Date: May 17th, 2015 4:14 PM Author: charismatic double fault realtalk bro. this shouldn't be about money--it should be about rapidly testing out reaction to a new product you want to try and maybe getting some rednecks to like your facebook page or some shit. pick something you want to try and master/improve, make that your attraction.
nobody is going to give a fuck about your food cart if you shovel frozen sysco premade shit out there. |
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Date: May 17th, 2015 6:02 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Well i can buy my own mozzarella sticks and bread them.
so looks like: 1. chili cheese fries 2. mozzarella sticks 3. churros |
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Date: May 17th, 2015 6:04 PM Author: Misanthropic Regret Nah, don't do mozz sticks. Do like fried mac and cheese balls.
Or just do poutine, but call it fries with gravy and brisket (maybe like 2 oz of brisket so you still CRUSH on margin) |
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Date: May 17th, 2015 7:02 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Thank you for returning to this thread. OK, I can skip the mozzarella sticks. But I think I will go with your fried mac and cheese balls instead. It looks like you really need something to catch peoples' attention there, and that might be it. In a video I saw lines outside a guy who was doing "Donut Burgers." Notorious- what do you think about the churros? A lot of people have a strong attachment to these from Disney World vacations as children. That's why I'm into that. Also, should I do the macncheese balls instead of the chili fries, or in addition to them? |
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Date: May 17th, 2015 7:04 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Shit, actually brother i'm seeing on allrecipes.com that it's extremely time-consuming to make them!! That is one variable that I might not be able to work with. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27910615) |
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Date: May 17th, 2015 7:05 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Also now I'm thinking I could do heaps of slow-cooked pulled pork. Give the brisket guy next to me some competition. |
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Date: May 17th, 2015 7:07 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Or I can do BBQ ribs. Shit. I really have no fucking clue. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27910627) |
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Date: May 17th, 2015 7:08 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Actually I'll probably stay away from meat. I forgot about that rule. Except for pulled pork, since it's so cheap (1.77 per pound). I can do Heaping Pulled Pork. |
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Date: May 17th, 2015 7:10 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film Update on Chocolate Fon-Poo Tower. My friend is lending me a motorcycle without an engine inside. I'm mounting this on my PVC Tower, and putting a zombie (or nude mannequin) on the bike. There is going to be a sink in front of the bike. The zombie/mannequin is vomiting the chocolate into the sink. COOL right??? |
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Date: May 28th, 2015 3:25 PM Author: Laughsome center what happened brother? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27983078) |
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Date: May 28th, 2015 3:38 PM Author: khaki preventive strike stag film huh? dude sturgis is over 2 months away still! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2881779&forum_id=2#27983199) |