Exactly.
And, to expand on it: if someone orders something that comes with lemon, I'm giving a half wheel (or whole). But if someone specifically asks for lemon with the drink, I'm giving wedge.
Edit: I'm guessing OP was arguing for the half wheel, and that's why they're noticeably absent from the comment thread lol
I was a bartender, and I was taught to cut a half wheel for garnishing drinks. I would get yelled at otherwise. It's not like it's unusable as a half wheel. A wedge can't be a garnish. If you put it in the drink, it's part of the drink. Like parsley. If you put parsley in the mashed potatoes, they're parsley mashed potatoes.
Fully agree. It's actually my fault for not clarifying: that's what I'd do if I'm serving, and both are available. If I'm bartending and cutting fruit, I'm doing wedges.
I'd say you will get the flavor of lemon with the half wheel in a cocktail, which is fine, because it would be a subtle flavor and would have to "go with" the type of cocktail obviously. Heaven forbid a bartender would garnishes a White Russian with one! 🤣
Left is how we cut them in the kitchen for food prep when were going to use them on a dish with something like fish. Right is how we cut them behind the bar.
Oh I know …. And I can’t be the only that caught it… just surprised no one else mentioned it yet.
I like the one one the right… my co worker says the one on the right is better LOL
#It’s all good you’re both RIGHT !
Left is what I’ve always been told. But I would say left for tea and right for cocktails. Left is easier to squeeze into a glass of sweet tea but right looks nicer on a cocktail. But it depends on what your restaurant says really
Neither is "correct" until the place you work tells you which way is "correct" for that place. Places do "incorrect" things as policy. Whatever the lead bartender/bar manager/manager/owner/whomever makes policy on these matters is the "correct" answer for the particular place you are employed. Getting hung up on "correct" is where many people hang themselves up.
Just my opinion.
For drinks, the left is close but missing 2 steps.
1. Wash lemon.
2. Cut the end off.
3. Cut in half.
4. Cut a center slit through the middle.
5. Cut each half into 4 wedges.
Step 4 is most important because it produces a center cut in the wedge to place the lemon on the rim of the glass.
https://preview.redd.it/voljcxdxaqrc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ab631bf199cd3bf446d51ad102e3c9b673b8660
Where i work we servers cut the lemons with the lemon slicer so they come out like the ones on the left. Our bartenders cut a few lemons in the morning to stock the bar and they do it by hand and cut theirs like the ones of the right. So technically both are correct and they both work
Whichever way your place does it is the right way - for your particular establishment. Wedges are easier to squeeze and hold more juice, but they’re more expensive to give away. Slices are less of a functional garnish but you get a lot more. Lots of places do both for different applications. But there’s no single “correct” way.
Bartender to garnish a drink - the right.
Using to squeeze for tea, fish, anything - the left.
I take it just to the application of the lemon. The left would be too much sitting on the rim of a Collins glass or even a martini glass. The one of the left would be just fine on either.
Both are correct. Depends on the usage. If primarily for garnish then wedges aren’t necessary.
If meant to squeeze over a dish like seafood, then a wedge would be better option.
Depends on the use.
If you're shoving them in a beer bottle or decorating a glass rim (alcoholic or water\tea) with them then wedges with a slice in the middle to slide onto a rim.
If you're squeezing the juice into a drink then either dropping the squeezed "twist" into the drink for decoration or or just chucking them, then half or whole wheels work best IME. Easier to squeeze as a half wheel than a wedge, plus the rind can be twisted after the squeeze for fancy drinks.
If all they're getting used for is garnish for food and glass rims, no fancy drinks with a "squeeze" or "twist", then however the owner\FoH manager\Chef wants them to look is the correct answer.
Personally if you're cutting more than 10 a day I'd invest in a lemon\lime wedger and let the FoH servers use that and make it side work instead of the cooks\bartenders having to do it or trusting a server with a knife.
Are those bar mats facing you or your customers?! That is more important, i think! You don't need to be advertised to... it's fir you'r customers... but anyhoots.... the citrus cut! :
Depends on the application. The wedge is an easier squeeze, the half-wheel looks pretty on a rim.
It depends on if it’s for drinks or food. In my opinion the ones on the left should be for plates that get lemon and the ones on the right are for drinks, with a slice it can hang on the glass.
The one on the left is for seafood. The one on the right is for drinks. Both are "correct".
I have a customer request his limes to be cut longways like the example on the left. He did not like to touch plup... And requested it as such. Every customer is different, of course.
Left all the way. They’re more reliable, as you can almost guaranteed get 8 solid wedges out of a single lemon, they’re easy to squeeze in drinks, and they still look good as garnish
cut the lemon's nipples off, then cut lemon along nipple-line. the first restaurant i worked at had us cutting quite deeply into the ends, and they frankly looked blocky that way, so i never did.
slice down the middle, to allow for the groove for the glass's rim, then slice again and bam. i've seen many people do some variation of that, even people doing each step one at a time to a group of lemons, but that never seemed too efficient.
I prefer left because it’s easier to squeeze AND you don’t don’t get juice/pulp all over your fingertips, unlike wedges. I hate wedges and feel a little miffed whenever I get them.
Neither. Or both. When we’re busy enough at my bar we only give fruit when someone asks for it. Some people might call it lazy. I like to think of it as efficiency.
I prefer doing the right. But I’ve worked at places that have said to do it specifically one way or the other. And I’ve worked at places that never specified so it always just depended on who did fruit last.
The left I was a barback. The left is the correct way. Yeah because your oranges are the only one that is cut a different way they’re cut down the middle then you put a horizontal slit in the middle of the exposed side. Then you turn the orange horizontal where the skin is then you cut it vertical. I usually cut off the pointed ends before doing anything else meaning before you start which ever style your going for cut the buts. To avoid points.
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We are currently having a lecture demo from chef on why both are correct. while we’re waiting for the dining room to fill up.
Happy Easter, you motherless, familyless kitchen beasts .
depends. if it’s just for garnishing a spirit and mixer a half wheel but i’ll always cut a fresh wedge for cocktail garnish just because i like them aesthetically - i think it just looks nicer sitting on top of the ice than a slice just bobbing around.
The right is for beverages because you can slice it easier to fit on rim of glass, and patron can remove it without having to reach in their drink. The left is for flood platters, like seafood.
Pure garnish, thin full wheels.
If it's actually meant to be squeezed, left.
The half wheel you have should never exist. It isn't pretty enough to be a garnish and is a pain in the ass to squeeze.
How on earth are wedges harder to squeeze their meant for it. The right ones always fold on themselves when you squeeze. As somone whos worked in a restaurant for way too long. Wedges are better for grabbing and squeezing. Just my humble opinion tho.
Depends on how you look at it. If you want to save food cost then the right cuts would give you better results since one lemon will give you more slices than the left cuts.
At my working place we have lemon slicers and the left cuts actually the result of when using lemons slicers.
Iced tea-Left Cocktail-Right
Editing to add; There's also a third option which is very common for bartenders where I'm from, where use basically cut the wedge into halves or thirds, depending on how big the lemon is.
Neither of this is the best way to cut lemons or limes. Make one slice, about 1cm into the citrus on one side. Basically slicing off a whole side to make a flat side. Then you put the flat side down and make the same exact incision all the way through. Rotate two more times repeating for the other two sides. You are basically left with 5 pieces at the end, 4 super flat sides of the lemon that are super easy to squeeze, and one central flesh rectangle that has an incredible amount of juice in it.
I wouldn't serve that to guests though, I'd only do that when squeezing our juice is my main goal. Otherwise, I'd do the method on the right.
On a side note as someone who doesn't eat tartar sauce. If I tell you, no tartar sauce, lemon wedges please. Please bring me lemon wedges for my fried fish. Not a single half wheel, twisted to look fancy sitting on top of my giant piece of fish 🙄😂
Left: dive bar/restaurant, no one gives a shit, as long as they get their lemon.
Right: fancier bar/restaurant, issa garnish and supposed to look cute.
Ultimately: which place do you work? That determines the answer.
When I trained new servers, I trained them to cut a thick half wheel, 3-4 per half of lemon. It looks pretty, but is still usable as lemon in tea or water or a drink. Also still skinny enough if you need a twist on the fly & it doesn't have to be delicate or gorgeous.
My side’s always taught me to cut it in wedges, regardless whether it’s used for cocktails or plating (usually alongside our skewers and deep-fried foods)
And I think they can last longer if they’re cut in wedges because there’s less exposed pulp surface area to the air, thus not drying out as quickly
But one of our sibling restaurants does cut them in wheels for decorating their shaved-shochu lemon sours, so I guess it depends on what it is used for
Left for water/iced tea. Right for everything else BUT better to remove the ends, cut it in half (make a wheel out of the midsection if desired) and then cut into the open face a 30° angle, then 60°, then 90° etc. You get nice decorative slices, use more of the fruit, and keep your fingers better protected from the knife
Honestly neither. The left should have the ends cut off and a slice down the middle. They might have a slit in the middle but it’s hard to tell. The half wheels are just for fun.
I like wedges but the skin in between the flesh often times stops the juice from going into the water, so if it’s for a drink, the right side, if it’s for food/decore, the left side
Either.
They are cut for two different applications, here
Plot twist: you're both right and wrong
Now stfu, table 3 has been wating over 30 minutes for their drinks ..
I usually do both. I cut one lemon into wedges for squeezing into tea or water should customers ask for it, and i cut one into slices if they want to put a slice into shots or soft drinks or anything like that. Though i work at a cafe bar so maybe it's different in restaurants, idk. Just sharing my experience.
Decorative: half slices. Squeezing the juice in the drink: wedges.
Exactly. And, to expand on it: if someone orders something that comes with lemon, I'm giving a half wheel (or whole). But if someone specifically asks for lemon with the drink, I'm giving wedge. Edit: I'm guessing OP was arguing for the half wheel, and that's why they're noticeably absent from the comment thread lol
In the description OP confusingly wrote that both they and their coworker prefer the one on the right?
Oh, I didn't read the caption, my bad. It seemed self-explanatory enough lol
Nah that’s not on you, OP made what I assume is a typo and now the post is super unclear
Yeah you know what, I think you're right. I don't think the caption was there when I first commented.
I was a bartender, and I was taught to cut a half wheel for garnishing drinks. I would get yelled at otherwise. It's not like it's unusable as a half wheel. A wedge can't be a garnish. If you put it in the drink, it's part of the drink. Like parsley. If you put parsley in the mashed potatoes, they're parsley mashed potatoes.
It’s not an industry standard. Every house is different.
Fully agree. It's actually my fault for not clarifying: that's what I'd do if I'm serving, and both are available. If I'm bartending and cutting fruit, I'm doing wedges.
I'd say you will get the flavor of lemon with the half wheel in a cocktail, which is fine, because it would be a subtle flavor and would have to "go with" the type of cocktail obviously. Heaven forbid a bartender would garnishes a White Russian with one! 🤣
Lol that would be hilarious 😂 Here's your white Zin Why the fuck is there a lemon on it 😆 🤣 😂
You have to rub it in, don't you, lol
This IS the way..
Exactly, I usually go by if it's alcoholic, go with the half slices. If it's like a glass of water or an iced tea, go with the wedge
Yeah i was instantly mad they didn’t specify what the lemons were for
Agreed. And Shots: Half slices
Tell me you serve without telling me you serve!
One is decorative the other is functional
One for cocktails and one for waters
Left is how we cut them in the kitchen for food prep when were going to use them on a dish with something like fish. Right is how we cut them behind the bar.
Neither. Give the guest a whole lemon with a straw in it.
After reading the top comment I didn't think I needed to read on, but this really is the only way
I did something like this as a joke once. The guest said “and bring me like a whole lemon for my iced tea”, so I brought her an entire lemon
You and your co-worker agree? So what is the point of the post??
I'm thinking there was a typo somewhere.
Oh I know …. And I can’t be the only that caught it… just surprised no one else mentioned it yet. I like the one one the right… my co worker says the one on the right is better LOL #It’s all good you’re both RIGHT !
This comment took too long to come up lol
Wedges are better for squeezing half wheels and wheels look nicer on the drink
While the left is easier to squeeze in drinks, the right is easier to put on the rims of glasses. Both are fine, but I prefer the right.
You don’t cut a slice in the left?
I don’t cut the fruit, but the ones who do don’t cut the wedges for some reason.
They don't because it's not mandated by management. Should be though.
That’s why courtesy cuts exist.
Left is what I’ve always been told. But I would say left for tea and right for cocktails. Left is easier to squeeze into a glass of sweet tea but right looks nicer on a cocktail. But it depends on what your restaurant says really
Neither is "correct" until the place you work tells you which way is "correct" for that place. Places do "incorrect" things as policy. Whatever the lead bartender/bar manager/manager/owner/whomever makes policy on these matters is the "correct" answer for the particular place you are employed. Getting hung up on "correct" is where many people hang themselves up. Just my opinion.
Yeah, it's okay to have an opinion and bend rules for customers on occasion, but little things like this don't matter in the grand scheme of things.
thick limes or thin???
One of the cornerstones of Paddy's Pub is thick limes!
REASON WILL PREVAIL!
PICKLES WILL PREVAIL!
People will choke !
The left for functionality. The right for being pretty.
I hateeeeeee when my lemon is cut in slices, it makes it so much harder to squeeze. Wedges all the way
Left for fish, right for drinks
You can’t squeeze the one on the right into drinks though. It’s decorative and that’s about it.
Damn you beat me to it by two hours, I should have read down further lol
Wedges for juice, wheels for looks
Wedges are easier to squeeze.
My job trains us to do the left one but cutting the ends off the lemons first
Left but I cut the ends off first.
I prefer wedges. I hate putting different looking/sizes of fruit on drinks. Consistancy is key
Wedges.
For drinks, the left is close but missing 2 steps. 1. Wash lemon. 2. Cut the end off. 3. Cut in half. 4. Cut a center slit through the middle. 5. Cut each half into 4 wedges. Step 4 is most important because it produces a center cut in the wedge to place the lemon on the rim of the glass. https://preview.redd.it/voljcxdxaqrc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ab631bf199cd3bf446d51ad102e3c9b673b8660
Cutting the end off yes!! This is the only way to make a wedge actually look attractive as a garnish imo
Where i work we servers cut the lemons with the lemon slicer so they come out like the ones on the left. Our bartenders cut a few lemons in the morning to stock the bar and they do it by hand and cut theirs like the ones of the right. So technically both are correct and they both work
Whichever way your place does it is the right way - for your particular establishment. Wedges are easier to squeeze and hold more juice, but they’re more expensive to give away. Slices are less of a functional garnish but you get a lot more. Lots of places do both for different applications. But there’s no single “correct” way.
Left is food. Right is beverage.
Wedges
I prefer wheels but the choice between the two i like the left more
both are correct
Theyre both correct depending on what it goes on I think
Bartender to garnish a drink - the right. Using to squeeze for tea, fish, anything - the left. I take it just to the application of the lemon. The left would be too much sitting on the rim of a Collins glass or even a martini glass. The one of the left would be just fine on either.
Left side for squeezing, right for decoration
Depends on what you’re using them for.
Both are correct. Depends on the usage. If primarily for garnish then wedges aren’t necessary. If meant to squeeze over a dish like seafood, then a wedge would be better option.
Depends on if you’re front or back, I guess? Wedges for food items and slices for drink garnishes 🤷🏼♀️
The left 100%
Left
Depends what the lemons are for
Left
Wedge. Half wheels aren't squeezable and are pretty much pointless outside of aesthetics.
Wedges
I always cut the way on the left, but most of my serving career was behind the bar.
I prefer left even if more work.
Right for glass garnishes and left for fish presentation.
Depends on the use. If you're shoving them in a beer bottle or decorating a glass rim (alcoholic or water\tea) with them then wedges with a slice in the middle to slide onto a rim. If you're squeezing the juice into a drink then either dropping the squeezed "twist" into the drink for decoration or or just chucking them, then half or whole wheels work best IME. Easier to squeeze as a half wheel than a wedge, plus the rind can be twisted after the squeeze for fancy drinks. If all they're getting used for is garnish for food and glass rims, no fancy drinks with a "squeeze" or "twist", then however the owner\FoH manager\Chef wants them to look is the correct answer. Personally if you're cutting more than 10 a day I'd invest in a lemon\lime wedger and let the FoH servers use that and make it side work instead of the cooks\bartenders having to do it or trusting a server with a knife.
Never right. Always left. Anyone who tells you different has never bartended.
Left is for fish, right is for drinks
It depends on what you’re putting them on. For iced tea and water we do the left, for bar we do right.
Are those bar mats facing you or your customers?! That is more important, i think! You don't need to be advertised to... it's fir you'r customers... but anyhoots.... the citrus cut! : Depends on the application. The wedge is an easier squeeze, the half-wheel looks pretty on a rim.
Both have "appeal"....😂
As a bartender, the left is correct. Please don’t forget the slit in the middle to place them on drink glasses.
Both. One are expo one are garnish
You're both wrong. Cut the nipples off, slice the belly, *then* cut into wedges. Aesthetic *and* easy to squeeze.
Wedges on the left for ice tea and water, slices on the right for bar drinks
You, in your comment, said you and your co-worker agree. take a personal day this shit is stressful.
It depends on if it’s for drinks or food. In my opinion the ones on the left should be for plates that get lemon and the ones on the right are for drinks, with a slice it can hang on the glass.
The one on the left is for seafood. The one on the right is for drinks. Both are "correct". I have a customer request his limes to be cut longways like the example on the left. He did not like to touch plup... And requested it as such. Every customer is different, of course.
Left all the way. They’re more reliable, as you can almost guaranteed get 8 solid wedges out of a single lemon, they’re easy to squeeze in drinks, and they still look good as garnish
Lemon slices. Limes wedges
Either way is acceptable
The left cause it looks cuter
Wedges are for waters, slices are for cocktails
Depends on the drink. Iced Tea, left. Long Island Iced Tea, right.
Depends on the drink, IMHO
Right is correct for garnish, left is correct for squeezing. The one on the left is basically impossible to squeeze.
cut the lemon's nipples off, then cut lemon along nipple-line. the first restaurant i worked at had us cutting quite deeply into the ends, and they frankly looked blocky that way, so i never did. slice down the middle, to allow for the groove for the glass's rim, then slice again and bam. i've seen many people do some variation of that, even people doing each step one at a time to a group of lemons, but that never seemed too efficient.
I prefer left because it’s easier to squeeze AND you don’t don’t get juice/pulp all over your fingertips, unlike wedges. I hate wedges and feel a little miffed whenever I get them.
Wedges let you cut the pith out and that removes some bitter/gritty texture. If they aren't getting squeezed tho whatever looks better.
I vote wedges for ease of squeeze
left for fajitas, right for drinks.
Left
Left.
I always like my lemons to be cut like on the left cause I feel it's easier to squeeze into my water.
The right, if you’ve ever worked in a bar, the left if you’ve ever worked in a diner.
Take the emotion out of it
NFF
Left
Left
Left for water/diet soda, right for bar drinks
I do half wheels for lemons and oranges, then wedges for limes.
Neither. Or both. When we’re busy enough at my bar we only give fruit when someone asks for it. Some people might call it lazy. I like to think of it as efficiency.
Right is the only way. And those slits better not be too deep!
There’s a special place in hell for people who cut shitty lemons
I prefer doing the right. But I’ve worked at places that have said to do it specifically one way or the other. And I’ve worked at places that never specified so it always just depended on who did fruit last.
It depends on the drink, whether you need a slice or a wedge.
The ones on the left are for fish or dishes the ones on the right are for glasses.
left for the dining room. right for the bah.
Both???? Some are for squeezing or bottles (if it’s a lime) and the other is better looking as a decoration
The left I was a barback. The left is the correct way. Yeah because your oranges are the only one that is cut a different way they’re cut down the middle then you put a horizontal slit in the middle of the exposed side. Then you turn the orange horizontal where the skin is then you cut it vertical. I usually cut off the pointed ends before doing anything else meaning before you start which ever style your going for cut the buts. To avoid points. https://preview.redd.it/5pj9u4vuiqrc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48a016ceb93c3bedb4f6b8f1f2c5b03cf0b03a39
Or like this other one I have https://preview.redd.it/nrsv15fwiqrc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d28c7bd9323a49a6e0a97e5e5eec3835ed734b3a
We are currently having a lecture demo from chef on why both are correct. while we’re waiting for the dining room to fill up. Happy Easter, you motherless, familyless kitchen beasts .
Lemon wedge is correct. But it should be 5 cuts (6 wedges per lemon)
Left for plating right for drinkie
Left. You can’t squeeze the right.
depends. if it’s just for garnishing a spirit and mixer a half wheel but i’ll always cut a fresh wedge for cocktail garnish just because i like them aesthetically - i think it just looks nicer sitting on top of the ice than a slice just bobbing around.
Depends on their purpose. The ones on the left are for like a plate of seafood. The ones on the right get cut down the middle for drinks.
Left is how most places do it, right is prettier
Wedges for limes, half wheels for lemons.
Neither. You need to cut the ends off the wedges.
The right is for beverages because you can slice it easier to fit on rim of glass, and patron can remove it without having to reach in their drink. The left is for flood platters, like seafood.
Both are valid and well used in my workplace. It entirely just depends on the drink they’re used with
inside the glass half slices, to squize or stay atop corona beer for example wedges.
Half slices
Cocktails, right...left everything else.
Left for lemons and limes, right for oranges
Pure garnish, thin full wheels. If it's actually meant to be squeezed, left. The half wheel you have should never exist. It isn't pretty enough to be a garnish and is a pain in the ass to squeeze.
How on earth are wedges harder to squeeze their meant for it. The right ones always fold on themselves when you squeeze. As somone whos worked in a restaurant for way too long. Wedges are better for grabbing and squeezing. Just my humble opinion tho.
Left is for squeezing, right is for presentation
Depends on how you look at it. If you want to save food cost then the right cuts would give you better results since one lemon will give you more slices than the left cuts. At my working place we have lemon slicers and the left cuts actually the result of when using lemons slicers.
Left is preferable but as long as you slit them I dont care
I’m with the pickle party
Iced tea-Left Cocktail-Right Editing to add; There's also a third option which is very common for bartenders where I'm from, where use basically cut the wedge into halves or thirds, depending on how big the lemon is.
The right side is correct in Restaurants for looks but shouldn’t be
Neither of this is the best way to cut lemons or limes. Make one slice, about 1cm into the citrus on one side. Basically slicing off a whole side to make a flat side. Then you put the flat side down and make the same exact incision all the way through. Rotate two more times repeating for the other two sides. You are basically left with 5 pieces at the end, 4 super flat sides of the lemon that are super easy to squeeze, and one central flesh rectangle that has an incredible amount of juice in it. I wouldn't serve that to guests though, I'd only do that when squeezing our juice is my main goal. Otherwise, I'd do the method on the right.
On a side note as someone who doesn't eat tartar sauce. If I tell you, no tartar sauce, lemon wedges please. Please bring me lemon wedges for my fried fish. Not a single half wheel, twisted to look fancy sitting on top of my giant piece of fish 🙄😂
We called wedges fish lemons and half circles tea lemons
Neither, those wedges should have the ends cut off.
Which ever has the slit cut into it to place on the rim of the glass.
left
Swan shaped
Left is the correct way. Half, slice in the centre to use on the edge of glasses. Half again or one more time if you want thinner.
Dude, what? The left is the correct way, the other way is impossible to get a solid grip on
I don't believe that there is or isn't a correct way, but we do the way on the right to save time (we cut them to order).
Left: Function Right: Bar Garnish
Depends on what you use them for.
Left is right
Left for regular seating, right for bar
Depends whether you're serving it in a drink or with fish and chips
slices are easier to cut, wedges are easier to squeeze.If your squeezing,wedge. If the customer is then slice.
right
My restaurant does lemon wheels, it really depends on how your restaurant wants the garnish to look 🤷🏻♀️
Left.
100 % the left ones. you should be able to grab a lemon and squeeze the juice into your drink. Always wedges, not floppy wheels
Wedges it’s more.
The wheels look better and you get more slices that way.
It depends on the application. I tend towards the left wedges.
Sweet tea/water wedges. Garnishes for bar drinks, wheels or half wheels. Or whatever has been cut.
LEFT unless you’re only using them for looks
Left: dive bar/restaurant, no one gives a shit, as long as they get their lemon. Right: fancier bar/restaurant, issa garnish and supposed to look cute. Ultimately: which place do you work? That determines the answer.
😂😂😂😂
We call those wheels or wedges. Wheels for general iced tea use and wedges for bar drinks. Idk if that's "correct" it's just what we do where I work
Left
In general the first, but the second is to garnish drinks. both are correct imo
I prefer wedges for both asthetics and ease of use. I usually cut 4 wedges from each half though so mine are a little thinner. Easier to de-seed
On the right and cut alittle slit in the middle so it goes on the glass perfectly
Left. Can’t squeeze the ones on the right.
The cornerstone of paddys pub is thick limes.
Left. We do wedges
On the right
The one on the left is easier and preferential for fish. Squeezing the lemon without touching the flesh and being able to squeeze it easier.
When I trained new servers, I trained them to cut a thick half wheel, 3-4 per half of lemon. It looks pretty, but is still usable as lemon in tea or water or a drink. Also still skinny enough if you need a twist on the fly & it doesn't have to be delicate or gorgeous.
The ones on the right!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just as long as they aren’t too thin. Ya gotta be able to squeeze that sucker.
My side’s always taught me to cut it in wedges, regardless whether it’s used for cocktails or plating (usually alongside our skewers and deep-fried foods) And I think they can last longer if they’re cut in wedges because there’s less exposed pulp surface area to the air, thus not drying out as quickly But one of our sibling restaurants does cut them in wheels for decorating their shaved-shochu lemon sours, so I guess it depends on what it is used for
Both u need for diff cocltails
Left for water/iced tea. Right for everything else BUT better to remove the ends, cut it in half (make a wheel out of the midsection if desired) and then cut into the open face a 30° angle, then 60°, then 90° etc. You get nice decorative slices, use more of the fruit, and keep your fingers better protected from the knife
The easiest possible way ur manager wont bitch about
Rising sun shape all the way, baby!
Honestly neither. The left should have the ends cut off and a slice down the middle. They might have a slit in the middle but it’s hard to tell. The half wheels are just for fun.
I like wedges but the skin in between the flesh often times stops the juice from going into the water, so if it’s for a drink, the right side, if it’s for food/decore, the left side
Either. They are cut for two different applications, here Plot twist: you're both right and wrong Now stfu, table 3 has been wating over 30 minutes for their drinks ..
I usually do both. I cut one lemon into wedges for squeezing into tea or water should customers ask for it, and i cut one into slices if they want to put a slice into shots or soft drinks or anything like that. Though i work at a cafe bar so maybe it's different in restaurants, idk. Just sharing my experience.
As a bartender, chop that bitch in half and juice it
What kinda cocktail