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Article #249: Becoming A Professional Chef - Is It For You?

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You're known as a whiz in the kitchen. did.
Your friends compliment your culinary Regardless of whether you're aiming for
skills with every new dish you create. the level of Master Chef or Executive
From classic French baguettes to Chef, you'll have to have some
elaborate standing rib roasts, each organizational skills to ensure everyone
creation is presented in style and is on your team is working toward a common
always met with a "Wow!" from all who eat goal. What else will you need? Physical
in your kitchen. With all that to your endurance!
credit, you might be thinking you're If You Can't Stand the Heat
fully prepared for a career as a Do you think it gets hot in cities like
professional chef. Not necessarily so. Houston and Las Vegas? Culinary school
Preparing to become a professional chef graduates and professional chefs will
takes more than natural cooking tell you that most restaurant kitchens
abilities. Unless you have the funding equal or exceed the summertime heat of
to open your own restaurant, you'll those places. Due to the operation of
likely follow the typical path of most massive flat-top stoves, several types of
culinary school graduates. Whether you ovens, broilers and other heat-emitting
plan to whip up light meals in a small appliances, plus the rushing of dozens of
caf off the beaten path or become a kitchen staff members, heat is something
world-renowned chef in New York, New York you'll want to be prepared for.
or Las Vegas, Nevada, cooking school Standing, continuous walking and lifting
instructors will attest to the fact that (food and cookware) are also daily
formal education is a huge plus in activities pros participate in.
progressing toward your goal of becoming Continuing Education
a chef. Even after attending cooking school,
Before you decide whether you truly want you'll most likely continue your
to become a professional chef and attend education on the job. From perfecting
culinary school, you'll need to chopping skills to mastering the
understand what a professional chef is. preparation of sauces, experience is a
In France, a true chef is referred to as wonderful teacher. Chefs never stop
the "chef de cuisine" or chief of the discovering and learning.
kitchen. S/he is not only a cook, but Your growth and exploration through the
also a manager. world of culinary arts will give you an
A cook, on the other hand, is someone who opportunity to stretch your creative
may or may not be in charge of a wings and push the limits of your own
professional kitchen. Some exceptional expectations. Whether you become a cook
cooks (who are admittedly not chefs) are or a chef, by experimenting with flavors,
Julia Child and Paula Deen. While Julia textures and presentations, you may soon
had a culinary education, Paula never have your name on the awning of your own
attended cooking school. Paula has run a restaurant.
professional kitchen, but Julia never






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