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10286491 No.10286491 [Reply] [Original]

What's your technique for getting the maximum value from a buffet?

>> No.10286496

>>10286491
Getting someone else to pay for it.

>> No.10286503

>>10286491
Having a modicum of common sense and realizing that once my $13 is gone, it's gone. Therefore eating whatever will bring me the most happiness, regardless of what it's "worth".

>> No.10286521

that's simple. eat the foods that have the highest cost per pound.

There's a reason why there's usually a guy at the meat table cutting for you.

>> No.10286709

>>10286491
Dunk everything in the chocolate fountain.

>> No.10286760

>Go at 10:30 pay for breakfast.
>Do not order a drink...juice included with breakfast
>eggs bacon hashbrown casserole
>rolling out lunch
>ribs sirloin brisket
>finish with bread pudding

>> No.10286791

>>10286491
Why would you want to keep living like this?

>> No.10286830

>>10286791
food

>> No.10286840

>>10286491
>this is why your health insurance premiums are so high
Kill the fat.

>> No.10286860
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10286860

Be sensible and moderate

>> No.10286869
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10286869

Try a few things in small amounts and get more of what tastes the best

>> No.10286871

>>10286860

that sad gherkin made me happy.

>> No.10286888
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10286888

Getting the casino to comp it

>> No.10286905
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10286905

Just eat the good stuff

>> No.10286916

>>10286860
that is pretty much what i do as well, but i will put a little bit more on my plates. I will usually fair about two decent plates, and maybe a piece of something else on the third. then i draw the line.

>> No.10286928

>>10286871
that's called a pickle in my country

>> No.10286931

>>10286888
did they sandblast those clean or what

>> No.10287013

Avoiding them

>> No.10287170

>>10286491
Smoking loads of weed all day before I go.

>> No.10287179

>>10286491
I get maximum value from my life by staying under 150lb

>> No.10287187

>>10286491
Walk to a chinese buffet slightly after peak hours so the food is fresh

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10287286

I'm at a casino in Louisiana and just had a pretty great buffet. We hadn't eaten yet today and were drinking and playing mississippi stud all day, so we were ravenous. The casino comped our buffets too. Normally $27 each. Here are my plates number 1 and 2. How'd I do?

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10287315

>>10287286
Plate number 2. They had crawfish, which are in season, but I'm normally not really a fan. These were good though. I think i actually like the potatoes and corn more than the crawfish

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10287372

>>10287315
Plate 3

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10287383

>>10287372
Plate 4

>> No.10287402

>>10287286
How fat are you?

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10287408

>>10287383
And finally, plate 5. Amazing bread pudding

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10287415

>>10287402
Bout 230. 6 foot

>> No.10287425

>>10287383
>>10287372
>>10287286
>>10287315
You like your corn, eh?

>> No.10287424

>>10287408
ffs I thought the first picture was all you ate ... then 3more plus dessert ... loads of rice and mashed potatoes to
can't say I approve but I'm impressed

>> No.10287432

plastic baggies

>> No.10287570

>>10287425
Oh yes I do like corn a lot. And this corn was cooked in the crawfish water and it was so good

>>10287286
That big black thing was the end cut from the prime rib. I asked for it and It was unbelievable

>> No.10287642

>>10286491
Tupperware

>> No.10287646

>>10286491
how is this possible

>> No.10287946

>>10287187

If you want food from people's tables dumped back on the buffet, either by customers or by staff, then a Chinese buffet is the place to go.

>> No.10287969

>>10286491
>What's your technique for getting the maximum value from a buffet?

Plate 1, All meat
Plate 2, All meat
Plate 3, half and half
Plate 4, veggie dishes and carbs
Plate 5, ice cream

>> No.10287984

>>10286491
how did his balls get so huge?

>> No.10288011

>>10286491
dude has moss growing on his legs wtf

>> No.10288690

>>10286860
>>10286869
These are the most helpful tips, you don't know if you'll actually like what you see, or if what you see will even have any taste in it. Once you sampled everything you'd like to eat, you go for it in massive quantities.

>> No.10289148

>>10286760
>Paying before finishing
Is this something only Americans do?

>> No.10289181

I don't really minmax buffets, but I do tend to think that drinking a ton of liquid is a waste since I only drink water anyway. I focus on seafood since its not always readily available or cheap where I live. Im not about that crab life though. That shit isn't even really worth the effort and mess except for maybe the Chinese buffet stuffed crabs that are already open.

>> No.10289188

>>10289148
yes. america has the only street food stands or fast food anywhere in the world.

>> No.10289202

>>10289188
Well duh, but buffets are sit down restaurants. Why the hell would a sit down restaurant charge upon entry???

>> No.10289210

>>10289202
buffets are glorified fast food. no one who actually cares about themselves eats at a buffet.

>> No.10289218

>>10289210
>Paying over 15 dollars minimum
>Fast food
Jesus, no wonder Americans are so poor.

>> No.10289231

>>10287984
that are his legs...

>> No.10289235

>>10289218
with all this evidence, i'm sure that is true.

>> No.10289257

>>10289202
Do you have any idea how buffets work? It's a fixed price per person no matter what you eat - you walk in, pay the fee and pick a table

>> No.10289419
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10289419

>>10286491
>tfw can no longer go to the buffet on my diet.

The good thing is I've lost 40lbs and feel much better.

>> No.10290250

>>10287570
>>10287286
I always ask for the end cut. Nothing better. Looks like a true southern feast

>> No.10290270

>>10286521
This. Don't get filler shit like rice and rolls, go straight for the meat and seafood. Don't buy a drink either, just get water and drink only a little of it, save that stomach room for more meat.

>> No.10290539

>>10289419
You absolutely can, because your diet isn't temporary. It's how you live now, if you want to succeed.

As long as you stay within your deficit (or take a maintenance day to calorie cycle) it won't do any damage. Moderation can save you. I've lost 80lbs since I started, never gained weight, and I've been to at least 3 all one cares to eat restaurants since I started.

>> No.10290544

>>10286491
By not going. I am not fat and don’t eat more than 2000-2500 calories a day.

>> No.10290545

bloat my stomach with 2 gallons of water 6 hours beforehand

>> No.10290575

I want to see his genitals.

>> No.10290595

There is literally no way if you aren't a fat fuck. I ate at the wicked spoon which some argue is the best vegas buffet and for a little under $40 I ate two plates and was full and the food was ok. Would have cost me no more than $18 at a regular restaurant. Buffets are a rip if you aren't fat or a competitive eater.

>> No.10290957

>>10290595
I pretty much feel this way.

The only times buffets are worthwhile are if:

>you have a large group with varied tastes or dietary concerns that needs the variety of a buffet

>you've been out of the country and are missing a variety of classic foods from home

>the buffet includes alcohol and your group wants to get fucked up

Other than that it seems like a waste.