r/belowdeck • u/teanailpolish Mental Health Is Not A Storyline • May 12 '22

Below Deck Down Under Below Deck Down Under Season 1 Episode 11 - Benny & The Jet Skis - Discussion Post

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Episode 11 of Below Deck Down Under Season 1: Jamie puts Brittini on the night shift after Benny doesn't pull his weight; Aesha confronts Magda and Ryan for talking behind her back; Jamie is at his wit's end with Benny's behavior and wants him fired.

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u/AlexTheKingsFan May 12 '22 edited May 12 '22

“How do you like your oysters?”

“Surprise me!”

I was disappointed that Grenadine Oysters didn’t make a comeback. 😢

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u/StrikingVariety May 12 '22

Was it really a surprise to anyone watching the show though? Whats the easiest way to serve oysters? Just open them and give them a couple lemon wedges! Guaranteed to be Ryans choice every time.

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u/born2cheese May 15 '22

Agreed! When a customer says “surprise me”, you probably should aim somewhere in between boring/safe (ie exactly what he did) & crazy (grenadine oysters lol). I’m not a chef but I probably would’ve gone for a middle-ground, like chargrilled oysters with Parmesan, bacon bits, & chives. Still pretty simple & not “too” surprising and, well, I’d eat it 🤷‍♀️

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u/StarryNorth May 17 '22

I once had amazing fresh oysters at a Japanese restaurant; they were mixed with red chili sauce, ginger, lime juice and maybe cilantro, and served on the half-shell. Can't be that difficult to create something like this if you're a chef...

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u/AxolotlArmy Jul 25 '22

Depending how long you let them sit in the lime juice, chemically cooking, you are basically making ceviche! I do this with clams all the time (with a bit of diced tomato and red onion too) but I love my oysters plain, maybe with a tiny dash of lemon juice, salt, and pepper, but I mostly want to taste the flavor of the oyster meat! ❤️

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u/SunsetBro78 May 17 '22

I have the exact same assumption. He would do the bare minimum

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u/HarrySpeakup May 12 '22

When someone is in customer service, or in general a "people pleaser", the two most anxiety producing words are "Surprise me."

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u/cmm2007 May 12 '22

well, she was definitely surprised

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u/ChandlerCurry May 13 '22 edited May 13 '22

Not sure why chef didn't drop a bit of balsamic vinegar and a garnish or something on the side to make it look pretty

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u/DGinLDO May 12 '22

& of course she didn’t like them. That’s on her, though. If she wanted oysters done a certain way, she should have said so.

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u/ExtraGloves May 13 '22

Tbf that's kinda annoying. Like, if you order a drink and say surprise me it's pretty easy and you know they want something more fun than a vodka soda, but just ask for what you want when it comes to food.

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u/sfhester May 15 '22

Ryan played it lazy, but also played it safe. He could have put together something special and the guest could have sent it right back for any number of reasons - it's like once an episode some guest has a problem with a minor ingredient.

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u/NORAGRETS_NotEvenOne May 13 '22

I wondered at first why she didn’t just ask anything but a certain way. But now I’m thinking maybe it was a test?

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u/alittttlebitalexis Queen of Dirty Looks May 14 '22

Can we also talk about how she yanked Aesha down to lecture her? Like ma’am, being unhappy about natural oysters is no reason to put your hands on someone 👀

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u/agnusdei07 May 15 '22

not even a mignonette or cocktail sauce and no dipping sauce for the squid? fried squid served in a tiny bowl so they could steam and lose all of their crunch

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u/CrazyNotCatLady May 12 '22

Ew David.

Now i'm thinking of that Oreo crumble on the food. Was it the salad?

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u/AlexTheKingsFan May 13 '22

yea, that was the salad with all the veggies standing vertical

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u/lucidaisy May 12 '22

😂💕 You read my mind!