5 ms·

I would guess it's going to be closer to the latter. Which alarms me, because we'd been hoping we'd be able to pause at around the same size for a cycle, after

by pg 16y ago

I would guess it's going to be closer to the latter. Which alarms me, because we'd been hoping we'd be able to pause at around the same size for a cycle, after growing so much last cycle. But so far when we've grown things have always turned out ok, modulo the usual minor breakage. Anyone know where we can buy one of those vats they use to cook food on navy ships? We use the largest size home slow cookers you can get, and already we have 8 of them, which is starting to get awkward.

bkrausz 16y ago
Honestly, I wonder how much more the YC kitchen can scale. In my fraternity we had a chef preparing dinner for ~50, and he maxed out 2 convection ovens and industrial cookware. Granted, it was a larger variety than "lots of glop," but still... Maybe time for either a kitchen upgrade or some catering.
- netcan 16y ago
  A possible model for copying would be saudi charities' setup for feeding penniless pilgrims on haj. Rice and lentils (sometimes cooked by billionaires) served to thousands.
deleted 16y ago
[deleted]
iamelgringo 16y ago
Groen makes them. You can order them direct: http://www.groenkettle.com/commercial_kettles_self_contained.html http://www.groenkettle.com/commercial_kettles_self_contained... or from Atlanta Fixture company: http://www.atlantafixture.com/ItemSummary.aspx?CategoryGuid=827e9009-9c99-45e5-82f4-841a333b8251&PageNumber=1&ManufacturerGuid=3c2997b7-52f6-41cd-b745-35255d9183cf&SortMethod=Relevance&ContractOnly=N&gclid=CLDzu_LOgaUCFQqAgwodNhxpOQ http://www.atlantafixture.com/ItemSummary.aspx?CategoryGuid=... There's also Cleavland kettles: http://www.webstaurantstore.com/third2857/products/steam-kettles-braising-pans.html http://www.webstaurantstore.com/third2857/products/steam-ket... or, have an Amazon Prime account? http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=steam+jacket+kettle&x=0&y=0 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dap...
- pg 16y ago
  Thanks! Those things look serious. I wonder how you clean them.
  - haydenchambers 16y ago
    Just let something slip in your opening address like "we sure look favorably on startups that know how to clean pots" and problem solved
  - harscoat 16y ago
    You should put it as a condition in the acceptance to W11. On a rolling basis "You shall wash the dishes of your colleagues". Another way to learn life & teamwork, not consider yourself too seriously, and mingle with other startup guys of the batch, "Esprit de Corps". Always lots of fun in the kitchens. Imagine one could later say "I used to wash the dishes with X&Y(next Larry & Sergei)!"... Friends for life.
  - iamelgringo 16y ago
    Generic instructions: http://www.mafoodsafetyeducation.info/fs_work/feast/steam_jacketed_kettle.html http://www.mafoodsafetyeducation.info/fs_work/feast/steam_ja... Instructions for a very large steam jacket kettle: http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:wfghJgxxPiQJ:nhs.ky.gov/nslsbp/Level1CD/PowerPoint/SupportFiles/steam.pdf+steam+jacket+kettle+maintenance&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiW5pfbxK-kib0BiuSENfBRsD3fgyddQTDmJPPoHa80FI4w7cEpWiXmUnve4u6jCHqrpj2n1AKeb3T4JZWc8akTdfozY6dHyP3e4V7XWjUpe5KV7y6eqt297qGxfTTesEhdF9Wv&sig=AHIEtbRiKuOVCuJ4B33G5q-nahFHU_H05g http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:wfghJgxxPiQJ:n... Brochure comparing Groen models: http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Yr_W2uXNIJkJ:www.f-ews.com/portal/MyInfo/DownloadDoc.aspx%3FDocsID%3D0920101025709+cleaning+steam+jacketed+kettles&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgDd8yTB5G-JrlaldGpW-q0zQ0lHipodGpX5A2VEzKrk1CREeH7e8gLt5GMnVODEDHo64xXpU-sjqrmPQrhGCl60Oj49kbXla_xjpKxyW4S0ejRhh7TqXjmP5Hjjf3MzXZHvgVg&sig=AHIEtbS2vu6xjSKnH2og46O03P1ZnzlhHw http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Yr_W2uXNIJkJ:w...
nikcub 16y ago
startups are founded in cycles so I guess you can't expect your program size to be constant. we are definitely on the upswing part of the cycle atm
cperciva 16y ago
Maybe it's time to look at renting a restaurant for the dinners? It seems crazy to outfit an expensive kitchen just for one dinner per week for half the year, and I'm guessing that YC cohorts now are large enough that you could take over an entire restaurant (and thereby avoid the "YC speakers don't want to talk in public" problem, because there wouldn't be any non-YC people present).

by pg 16y ago

bkrausz 16y ago

Honestly, I wonder how much more the YC kitchen can scale. In my fraternity we had a chef preparing dinner for ~50, and he maxed out 2 convection ovens and industrial cookware. Granted, it was a larger variety than "lots of glop," but still... Maybe time for either a kitchen upgrade or some catering.

netcan 16y ago
A possible model for copying would be saudi charities' setup for feeding penniless pilgrims on haj. Rice and lentils (sometimes cooked by billionaires) served to thousands.

deleted 16y ago

[deleted]

iamelgringo 16y ago

Groen makes them. You can order them direct: http://www.groenkettle.com/commercial_kettles_self_contained.html http://www.groenkettle.com/commercial_kettles_self_contained... or from Atlanta Fixture company: http://www.atlantafixture.com/ItemSummary.aspx?CategoryGuid=827e9009-9c99-45e5-82f4-841a333b8251&PageNumber=1&ManufacturerGuid=3c2997b7-52f6-41cd-b745-35255d9183cf&SortMethod=Relevance&ContractOnly=N&gclid=CLDzu_LOgaUCFQqAgwodNhxpOQ http://www.atlantafixture.com/ItemSummary.aspx?CategoryGuid=... There's also Cleavland kettles: http://www.webstaurantstore.com/third2857/products/steam-kettles-braising-pans.html http://www.webstaurantstore.com/third2857/products/steam-ket... or, have an Amazon Prime account? http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=steam+jacket+kettle&x=0&y=0 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dap...

pg 16y ago
Thanks! Those things look serious. I wonder how you clean them.
- haydenchambers 16y ago
  Just let something slip in your opening address like "we sure look favorably on startups that know how to clean pots" and problem solved
- harscoat 16y ago
  You should put it as a condition in the acceptance to W11. On a rolling basis "You shall wash the dishes of your colleagues". Another way to learn life & teamwork, not consider yourself too seriously, and mingle with other startup guys of the batch, "Esprit de Corps". Always lots of fun in the kitchens. Imagine one could later say "I used to wash the dishes with X&Y(next Larry & Sergei)!"... Friends for life.
- iamelgringo 16y ago
  Generic instructions: http://www.mafoodsafetyeducation.info/fs_work/feast/steam_jacketed_kettle.html http://www.mafoodsafetyeducation.info/fs_work/feast/steam_ja... Instructions for a very large steam jacket kettle: http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:wfghJgxxPiQJ:nhs.ky.gov/nslsbp/Level1CD/PowerPoint/SupportFiles/steam.pdf+steam+jacket+kettle+maintenance&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiW5pfbxK-kib0BiuSENfBRsD3fgyddQTDmJPPoHa80FI4w7cEpWiXmUnve4u6jCHqrpj2n1AKeb3T4JZWc8akTdfozY6dHyP3e4V7XWjUpe5KV7y6eqt297qGxfTTesEhdF9Wv&sig=AHIEtbRiKuOVCuJ4B33G5q-nahFHU_H05g http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:wfghJgxxPiQJ:n... Brochure comparing Groen models: http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Yr_W2uXNIJkJ:www.f-ews.com/portal/MyInfo/DownloadDoc.aspx%3FDocsID%3D0920101025709+cleaning+steam+jacketed+kettles&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgDd8yTB5G-JrlaldGpW-q0zQ0lHipodGpX5A2VEzKrk1CREeH7e8gLt5GMnVODEDHo64xXpU-sjqrmPQrhGCl60Oj49kbXla_xjpKxyW4S0ejRhh7TqXjmP5Hjjf3MzXZHvgVg&sig=AHIEtbS2vu6xjSKnH2og46O03P1ZnzlhHw http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Yr_W2uXNIJkJ:w...

nikcub 16y ago

startups are founded in cycles so I guess you can't expect your program size to be constant. we are definitely on the upswing part of the cycle atm

cperciva 16y ago

Maybe it's time to look at renting a restaurant for the dinners? It seems crazy to outfit an expensive kitchen just for one dinner per week for half the year, and I'm guessing that YC cohorts now are large enough that you could take over an entire restaurant (and thereby avoid the "YC speakers don't want to talk in public" problem, because there wouldn't be any non-YC people present).