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Rise and Shine
This will be your new "nightlife"
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Oops!
It's 530a. You're late to work.
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Meet Your Boss
Wayne Mueller, third-generation pitmaster. Ready to bust your juicy hindquarters.
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Meet Your Other Boss
Tony graduated from Apprentice to Associate Pitmaster. His skills will Trump yours in every way.
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Your Fellow Apprentice
Chris moved all the way from Colorado to hold up that brisket
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Your Quota
You should probably quit now
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Feed the Fire
You'll chop up 20yr-old oak all day. If you're afraid of splinters, make like a tree.
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Fan The Flames
The fire needs tending every 15min, so don't expect any smoke breaks
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Human Thermometer
This thing is largely ceremonial. You'll learn how to judge temp based on gut feeling, OR YOU WILL DIE.
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I Want My Baby Back
You'll become a seasoned veteran
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Fowl Ball
No gutting, no glory
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Gotta Make the Brisket
Each one of these requires 15hrs of attention; you'll just be expected to chip in, until you know wtf you're doing
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Cased Meat Time...
This is really advanced stuff. Until you stop being polite and start getting real, you'll mostly be assisting and observing.
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Absorb the Technique
It's entirely possible that karate is involved in the making of Mueller sausage
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Learn to Wrap
It's actually much harder than putting on a condom, but causes less sadness
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Hit The Links
Here, even choking the sausage requires you to prove yourself
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Is That A Broomstick Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
That is a broomstick, taking links off the fire. You can probably handle this your first week. Or maybe your second.
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Opening Time
11a. You're already exhausted, but there's still more because...
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People Come From Far...
...to get real wide. All those dots represent your customers' hometowns; Mueller's at 90 countries and counting.
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Stars and Strips
Raising the flag means they're open for business, so get ready for...
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The First Customer of the Day
Would you dare disappoint this nice old man?
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Cut Class
You'll be slicing his meat...
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Lean or Moist?
...but not until after you ask him the all-important question
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You'll Slap the Krusty on the Plate
The closest you'll get to being extra thin
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Behold the Fruits of Your Labor
Not surprisingly, they don't include any actual fruit
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The Clean Butcher Paper Club
Means you've done your job well
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If You Don't Survive Training
Maybe someone else will hire you? Do you have an engineering background?
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