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>>681643221
I'm here 1St year

I don't have many photos of my work on this phone and am currently not in the town I live in otherwise I would contribute.

>>681643830
Woudl appreciate stories/experiences or advice for a 1st year

>>681643830
I work in a country club somewhere in the united states. My first year doing a 1500 cover 3 seating dinner 5 days a week was a nightmare.

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>>681643742
Is that pavlova and greek style natural yoghurt?

>>681643934
Your exec might be a dick but I assure you that in your first year the habits you form will in turn follow you throughout the rest of your career.. Always watch what others are doing and don't be afraid to ask questions. I never went to culinary school and started as a dish washer 7b years ago now I'm a sous.

>>681643969
That looks revolting

>>681643221
Depends on what you want you want to do,, I spent from 18 till 27 in fine dining, made a good name for myself, over seas as well as oz, but found there's never enough money, from 27 till 35 in the mines earning 90kpa for 1 week on 1 week off,, also I'm an ex junkie and an alcoholic

>>681644055
My head chef is such a nice guy, super patient.
the other 2nd year apprentice seems like a dick though. gets up me every time I make a mistake. which is ok I guess.

>>681643221
get out while you can

>>681643995
Nah it's an indo sambal,khaffir leaves, red onion, tomato's, lime zest and juice and a shitload of green chilli

>>681644189
Did speed make you a better worker?
Also is that work kinda depressing/hard?
compared to fine dining where the passion is

>>681644227
hahahaha I want to change professions as well but I feel like I made my decisions and now I gotta stay with them
>>681644210 Yeah I had a couple of younger guys come from CIA (Culinary Institute of America) and they were always throwing each other under the bus trying to get the other one in trouble. Just do your best I'm sure your exec sees what the 2nd year apprentice is doing

>>681644227
elaborate or I'll just disregard this as someone who doesn't like hard work.

>>681644444
GET

>tfw programmer who always wanted to make it into food
>Tfw 22 and jobless
>tfw being amateur (bretty good but not a pro) and not having field experience makes me an insta no

Feels bad man

>>681644444

Checked faggot

>>681644055
He's right,, always ask questions,, right everything down,, I have used a shit ton of recipes from other chefs that work, and tweaked them, sometimes for flavour sometimes for texture,, point is, right that shit down

>>681644609
Write everything down as in recipe wise?
Because the thing I'm learning right now is our menu, how the kitchen works, which section does which, and how to plate up each dish.

>>681644335
Personally I've found that moving with more of a sense of urgency rather than speed will help immensely. My drinking got at it's worst my second year on the line, I was flush with cash but was working so many hours I couldn't enjoy it. I am still in fine dining and if it weren't for my creative input being used I would have murdered everyone in my kitchen a couple of years ago.

>>681644609
I have so many of those pocket notebooks full of recipes and just times on shit and how to do certain things haha

>>681644745
Explain the difference between a sense of urgency and speed.

>>681644335
Speed will come eventually, don't worry about that for now, just make sure this is what you want to do for the rest of your life,, it's an addiction,
And always appear to be doing something,, also be insanely clean,, I'm talking ocd here,, it will serve you amazingly when your older

>>681644609
Honestly I'd feel like a weird cunt if I brought a notepad into the kitchen.

>>681644873
He's talking about service time and pre prep

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>>681643221
Today OP was kind of a cool guy

>>681644924
Ok so be obsessively clean.
And always look for something to be doing.

>>681645042
what do you mean by service time. As in how fast you get food out? doesn't that come down to speed.
and what is pre prep

Dont do it. Run. 40 year old exec here, Stormin beaches at Jack in a Box.

>>681644828
So which ones work?? Ditch the ones that don't, keep the ones that are tried and tested,, keep the ones you know how to do perfectly,, after 15 years of this,, you won't need books my friend,, it becomes a part of you,, recipe wise,, it's instinct, as weird as that may sound

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Chef thread?
Have you seen chef guys?

>>681644873
See this

>>681645042
Honestly just don't move around like an idiot. Know what you're going to do before you do it and make sure you know how much time it will take you to do said task. I've had people burn trays of bacon and run through the kitchen trying to save something they already fucked up rather then calmly handling the situation and getting back to the tasks at hand. I used to make my prep guys stay late if they didn't get shit done. Prep is key because without shit getting prepped you're going to be shit out of luck trying to prep during a service. Like I said 1500 covers with 12 people can be a fucking nightmare.

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>>681643934
Enjoy the debauchery that cooks are reputed for, but find balance. Too many of us end up alcoholics or worse.

Learn by doing. Anytime you get the chance, working with your hands and tools is a shitload better that watching someone else do it.

Build a portfolio of things you know and keep menus from every joint you work in. This is gold for your later years when you need things for catering / specials / menu updates.

>>681645248
I feel ya. thanks chef.
>>681645204
Are you just being edgy? You don't like the hard work or what.

>>681645182
Ok can I ask you where you work? Is it catering or restaurant?

>>681645248
Oh I barely use them anymore but I kept them of course. They helped me a lot in the beginning because even though you may see something done writing it down kind of cements it more into your mind in my opinion. I also managed to get a master text from a culinary school a few years back.

>>681645388
>debauchery
It's a cute little high quality restaurant with 4 chefs and 2 apprentices, on the beautiful east coast of Australia overlooking the beach.

Mynamachef

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>>681644444
PLEASE REPORT TO THE GET THREAD

>>681645380
I was just playin man. Seen a lot of burn outs though, most people just cant handle it. The few of us that do drink a lot, work too much for too little and burn out by 40. Im not saying thats everyone...just seen it a lot.

>>681645597
Nice, so I'd say seafood specials everyday?

>>681645787
I think our special is barra right now.
I just started my apprenticeship and I've only done two shifts there right now.

>>681645757
So many cute waitresses. I could do this job forever.

>>681645757
I can confirm this,,
Hence at 27 I went into mining, corporate chef here I'm 35, basically I go around and improve the calibre of the food,, not with Amy company just a culinary mercenary for hire

>>681646006
Oh the bitches be the reason Is show up half the time...just the mass of ass everywhere...haha

>>681646006
Haha, trust me, you will get a lot of pussy, just focus and dont burn yourself out, be a team player and the key is prep, also barra is a shitty chef for tourists, Unless it's ocean caught not river,, ask your chef if you and him can go to the local fish place and get some local fish, not bidvest African shit

>>681646306
Chef, sorry meant fish

>>681646183
Oh man I love in the summer when the temp food runners come in. They are dumb as shit half the time but jesus they do find some hot chicks

>>681646183
Love it

Also I think it's so much easier to pick up waitresses as a chef. Is it just me? They seem to have a thing for dudes they "look up" to as "better than them" in the workplace.

>>681646306
I love making miso glazed Chilean sea bass

>>681646306
>>681646373
I'm not in a position to do that right now haha. 1st year and my head chef has been in the game for decades and is absolutely raking it in.

>>681646537
damn daniel that sounds amazing. Salty and shit.

>>681646461
Haha...there is some truth to this...

>>681646690
Daniel?

>>681646612
Good luck then man,, just hope it's what you want to do for the rest of your life,, chefs forever young fag,,

DO NOT TAKE UP SMOKING, A LOT OF CHEFS DO IT AND IT WILL TAKE 20-30 YEARS OFF OF YOUR LIFE NOT WORTH IT.

Other than that try and become a sous chef under a really good chef and keep moving your way up. You may eventually want to open up your own restaurant, it will be more stress than you can possibly imagine so be careful.

>>681646809
Sorry I'm addicted to memeing

>>681646844
I think it is man. I've always worked in kitchens, I have a fast paced mind and a massive passion for cooking and food.

>>681646892
my long term goal is to have my own place. But I want it to be small and managable

>>681647187
JUST WHAT EVER YOU DO DON"T TAKE UP SMOKING SRS

Advice wise keep your area clean and tidy what my old chef got me todo was put all of my equipment in the same spot regardless of what surface im prepping on and when your chef asks you anything just say yes and do it now if you'll excuse me i need to have a fight with my owner as to why she capped my labour % at 25 instead of 28

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>>681647381
This.
Always yes chef right away chef hahaha

>>681644444
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>>681647688
Chekd and if anyone says yes chef sarcastically i make them clean and spray out the grease trap then eat there staff meal sitting in it

Pastry chef de partie currently working in a 5 star resort reporting in

>>681647250
hahah im a smoker already

>>681648357
You're already fucked

>>681644444
kys

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>>681643221
To add a little exotic touch to your meals, use human flesh. people won't be able to put their finger on what it is, but it will taste new and exciting.

I'm about to start my first year. Required to buy a knife set but I'm not sure if they recommend any decent sets. Are there any decent and efficient sets?

18 year old here reporting in, just finnishing culinary school in sweden, working my 2nd summer season in 2 months. Hate this work, my old boss made me hate it...

>>681651485
Edit, crappy english. Starting my 2nd summer season in 2 months, worked a summer season last year, boss was really bipolar and would throw threats left and right

>>681643221
Start either drinking heavily or start smoking meth. Depending on the kitchen, the hours and sheer drudgery will destroy your keen attitude.

>>681644098
That is a base for some sauce.
Learn to cook

>>681647979
HAHAHAHAA I literally do the same shit you're stuck in the basement for staff meal

>>681643221

>Advice

Make baby sized portions of overpriced crap and arrange it on the plate like it was some tributary sculpture to the food god rather than something that people are going to eat. Serve it on a plate that is a different shape every month according to whatever retarded trend is in and then act like an utter cunt to everyone because you can cook.

It won't matter if your food is any good or not, only if you can get the right people to say it is good.

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ITT: Corporate cooks posing as chefs

>>681645328
With Jon Favreau?

>>681654950
Not global faggot,, also I won mine, apprentice of the year twice,, keep your overpriced shit,and good luck sharpening cold steel on steel

>>681654950
>but ma ma my,, Japanese knives,, faggot, get some victranox, cheap steel, easy as fuck to sharpen, obviously your an apprentice

>>681654950
I have a mixture of victranox for pastry, and global, that I don't use, shun for nothing, cause there pure overpriced shit, and a cheap shit Chinese meatcleaver I use for every thing

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>>681644444

Also invest in a victranox bread knife with a curved blade,, good all rounder, I'll see If I can find a pic

>>681654950
Kaji series?

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This is the one,,awesome to use, coming from a chef who's uses global daily,,

>>681644227
This

>>681656514
I think it's shun bull shit,,

You are never as good as you think you are. Always listen to and respect other opinions. You need hard discipline and a lot of respect for your job. I currently work in a restaurant with a lot of rewards. I went in thinking I could bring a lot to the table and found out I was nothing but a little shit with a big head. I worked with one dick head who had come from college and thought he was the best. Everyone hated him, don't be that guy. You should be alright so long as you work hard, have patience and keep an open mind about travelling the world.

>>681643221
Don't invest in expensive knives until you can afford them, it's a cosmetic thing, you can sharpen any knife to a razor, just depends on how often you want to sharpen them,,my globals I do once every 2 months on ceramic brick,, there razors,, victranox once every 2 days,

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>>681644444

ungodly quints

>>681657165
Also listen to your other chef brethren,

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>>681643221
>24yo Executive Chef here
>Went to school, and work 60+ hours per week
>Became Sous at 21yo
>Executive position 2 years ago
>Run the shit out of the kitchen, greats cost percentages
>Very good at what I do
>Hate my job

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>>681656368
Yall haters.
They sharpen fine. And aren't that expensive.
It's ok.
You can use your walmart knifes at your TGIF line cook job, or Applebee's.
I'll continue to work for my Michelin star boss.

>>681643221
is it some smurf purée on the middle plate ?

>>681657788
Nice and overcooked prawns. Lovely.

>>681656101
Back when i started cooking 15 or so years ago the knifes everyone had for some reason was globals. Fucked if I know why thay are pure shit. Victranox are cheap enough to replace when worn, easy to sharpen and last a long time. Also i guarantee this guy doesn't know how to take care of them properly.

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>>681656514
You mean a pastry knife?

>>681658249
>>681658249
Lel.
Spend a grand on some cutlery. I think I know how to maintain them.
It's ok. Be jelly fagmo

>>681644516
Wow, man I was dealing with the same exact thing. Just got a job 2 weeks ago as a prep chef. I had no exp and felonies, but if you go to a place that is just opening, they will hire anyone.

hey cheffags, I'm about to move in a new flat where the kitchen sux. There's a small shitty oven already, should I add some gas burners or electric ones ?

>>681658451
I've spent 200 pounds in the last 3 years on knifes, I use them daily and all of them a in good condition. The knifes don't make the chef champ.

>>681658945
Gas all day

>>681658945
Honestly doesn't matter bro. If the cooker is Fucked replace it but it won't make any difference to your cooking.

>>681658998
>not induction

Stay pleb

>>681643221
>Would appreciate any advice/ experiences.
look at thrift shops for knives. Goodwill, Savers etc.
Over the years they have learned to spot expensive things like guitars and glass ware but are not good with knives yet.
Buy the good knives for a buck or two a piece and figure out what you like.
Odds are that different makes will have different knives that you like so you will never have you roll full of a matching set.
I already assume you have learned to sharpen so we will not talk about that.

>>681659317
Dude what do you want I live in America and in a huge majority of the kitchens here are gas ranges. I've always used gas.

>>681659639
I was just kidding m8. The kitchen i work in just now has no gas its all induction very over rated out of 14 hobs only 6 work and they burn everything. But if you want a pot of water to boil in under a minute they are awesome.

>>681660197
I wish I had one in my house. I have a pretty nice wolf. The one where I work is 12 and I only ever use 2 of them the other are for when I'm boiling brine or some stupid shit like that. I've been bitching for a year for a new range now