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@@brendilladederp You can learn everything they teach in culinary school from a simple text book. The real skills of being chef or understanding the culinary industry you can only learn by experience of being in the real world of a kitchen with the brutal hours and minimal sleep.
@@ko-kf2nu my uncle was a chef and eventually became a restaurant manager. He made good money after he worked his way up but he rarely ever got to spend time with his family because of his hours. If you want to be able to eat dinner with your family, don’t become a chef. Cooking can always be a passion, it doesn’t have to be your job.
I graduated culinary school and I have been executive chef at a few different restaurants. I can solemnly say it that helped me. I attended school with years of restaurant experience and that was very beneficial. I can attest to some employers seeking chefs with degrees, and also I am able to negotiate salaries because of my track record. That being said, not all culinary programs are the same, and not every student will succeed, nevermind graduate. Over 50% of first year students did not return the second year.
@kpopaddict4382 unfortunately my school had to close its doors after covid. I wouldn't say having experience prior to applying or even attending a culinary program is necessary, but in the end, it can only help you.
@@daron5197 I feel like I have to attend it cus first of all I can't work in restaurants in my country cus it's super unsafe for females Second I'm pretty young my parents don't want me to go to another country for just a job and they want me to have a proper degree as well Also I wanted to ask something what do you think is better in culinary school ; a proper 2 year diploma or like a 10 month pro course?
My little brother did both. Went to culinary school and worked by the time he graduated they combined his experience with his new found qualifications and made him head of station. 18 months later he’s a manager before his 21st birthday. So a lil column A a lil column b
I'm about to enter culinary school myself, and I totally believe you about the lack of experience, you can only gain that by working in the industry. The main reason I'm going is to learn the science of behind why ingredients work together the way they do, and I think it'll be fun to apply that to recipes and use that knowledge in the workplace!
@@4gotusername I mean, sure, but they literally just said _they know_ they won’t get much experience. That’s not why they’re going, they plan to go because they want to learn _the scientific_ element of cooking. You can’t really learn more about the science while in the field unless you’re actually taking the time to stop and research why things are behaving the way they are as you do them, and most people don’t have the time to do that while working in a restaurant. Sure, some people don’t care about the specifics and can figure it out just by repetition and kinesthetic learning, but not everyone wants to just blindly do things the way they _think_ they’ve figured out how it works and assume that if it turns out good then it’s correct. I’m not saying there’s a right and wrong way to cook, but some people like solid answers so that they can use those fundamentals to experiment with other dishes, and if OP wants to go to culinary school for those answers that’s on them. It’s kinda like art, you can totally teach yourself art but equally your art will be easier to make if you understand fundamental anatomy and color theory. Not to mention, assuming they’ll be in debt because of it is a very USA-centric mindset. They could be from another part of the world, or be a trans student, and not be paying much at all for their education.
As someone who works in bbq I will tell you you can do that all day long without getting burnt as long as your quick about it and don’t linger in the flame
It depends on how the school is organized and what you go there for. No school is going to teach you how to work. But every school, when taken seriously, can teach you how to think and improve yourself better. That s the purpose of knowledge, otherwise every school becomes useless. Cos knowing how to think empowers you far beyond than those who know what to think.
The best thing you take away from culinary school (atleast in Canada) you get a red seal and a few certificates wich can help a lot getting a job and looks good on a resume
Lots of folks I went to culinary school with didn’t go for the right reasons. IMO the biggest reason to go to culinary school, especially the big ones like CIA, JWU, etc. is for the connections. I’m at a Michelin resto because of the connections I got from my degree
I’m a culinary grad and honestly it differs because this industry in terms of satisfaction and monetary value you get what you put in. I don’t work in the industry anymore however I’ve worked and met some of the hardest working people I’ve ever worked around. It’s refreshing to know that people still put there heart into there craft.
still many benefits to culinary school… if you want time & space to refine your craft, to create a network, learn from experts, approach food as an art/science, etc… it’s not without value. Of course more hands-on experience is needed too.
As a culinary student halfway through school, the one and only reason I am still in school is because of the connections I can make there. I have connections that could get me a job at the Greenbrier because of school. I work for the best catering company in SoVa because the owner teaches baking classes there. School is completely unnecessary, but only if you can find another way to make the right connections.
yea i was 14 when i started working for this catering company fast forward about to be 16 and we opened a restaurant. the experience you get by being surrounded by so much skilled chefs forces you to work on their level and learn from them
I didn't go to culinary school but i did take a culinary program Like 60% of the curriculum was practical experience, we got sent out to restaurants of our choice or teachers recommends which was a huge help to getting a job straight out of the program When we were actually in school we cooked 3/4 days. Mondays were all theory, health and safety, nutrition, service the whole wazoo. Tuesday-thursday was planning prep and lunch service cause we had a little connected lunch spot all the teachers of the school ate at and some retired folks Fridays were spent easing in to the next spot we were gonna train at
@niahowze70 might not have it where you live. In Sweden instead of high school we have "higher secondary education" which is like a mix of HS and college in that we get to choose our majors or fields of education like trades, sciences, social sciences, medicine etc. So you don't have to study university prep math when you've decided to be a hairdresser or political sciences when you've decided to go in construction For those who have already graduated or legal adults, you can go back and study at that level for a different major but without all the extra stuff everyone has to study, mainly math, english and Swedish(if you already graduated or have an equivalent education) Thats what I did for my "culinary school" an 8 month crash course that normally would've taken 3 years
Most culinary kids don’t understand the true stress and presssure of working on the line when there’s 200-300 covers. Once they realize what the job entails they most likely see it’s not like the cushy classroom. Learning to julienne carrots nd shit💀
This is so true. I am not a pastry chef, but rather a person who learned baking on my own and paid lots of money to learn things I already knew. Also restaurants unless super high end buy desserts and save money on the pastry staff.
At least for me..I lucked out with landing jobs that didn’t care if I didn’t have experience but..that also was a down fall for me because they only allowed me a short time to learn and when I wasn’t up to their standards by their time frame I was let go..but had I went to culinary school and practiced to some degree I would’ve been fine..also..most places expect you to have at least a years worth of experience and with zero experience it was hard to hold down a job in the field..
Thank you so much for this video. I’m currently a sophomore in high school, and I currently have 3 career choices I want to explore, and becoming a chef is one of them, so obviously culinary school was one of those options for schooling after high school. This video saved me from making a not so great decision in the future. Thank you.
don't stop anyone from going there because the way to success is not ur compound it's all about ur determination and passion so don't blame the culinary school
The culinary school in the army teaches you everything I’ve already learned in culinary school. And they make you run the kitchen while you learn and feed the soldiers. So it was alright.
Most post-high school programs will feel the same way. Regardless, you will always learn more directly on the job. The education gives you fundamentals to prepare you for the experience. Also, accept it or not, the education adds to your credibility. Credibility is a value that has been completely lost in the current age of social media influencers where you can convince anybody of an ideal. I’m a culinary graduate and currently a medical resident. Medical school was a lot of times redundant of what I learned as an undergraduate in biology. I learned most during my residency which I am still in. It’s absurd to go straight to the operation table with no education or professional development. Whether you want to believe it or not, majority of professions either require or highly encourage further education.
Well in the Netherlands culinary school is in the first year lessons and basic techniques. And the last three years you get 1 day in the week lessons about business Related stuff etc. En you need to get a paid internship for 4-5 days a week. And you get an internship so easily because you go to culinairy school and don't have to stary as a dishwasher
Only advantage I ever got was starting a $0.25 to $0.50 more per hour than a hard knocks guy. Going to culinary school and not finishing actually had more perks for me than graduates I worked with. Working on a Michelin starred team without a degree is a rare catch tho.
My favorite part of these videos are that it's a bunch of people who went to culinary school that probably have their jobs because they went to school telling people not to go to school and not get that advantage lmao
For me it was worth it. I started working in restaurants first but I found it difficult to really get help learning the basics especially with knife skills. The other guys working the line didn’t have time to give me that 1 on 1 training, that’s not what they are getting paid to do so I would only get little tips and tricks here and there, but once I went to culinary I was able to learn a lot and when I left I was super confident going back into the restaurant industry and I was able to skip the prep part and go right into working the line. So I’d say culinary isn’t a need, and maybe if I had better restaurant experience prior I would’ve skipped going to culinary, but for me personally I found it worth while and it opened up alot of opportunities since I was hooked up with food truck and restaurant jobs right away through the instructor.
culinary school great for connections. it actually teaches you basics, international dishes, some sciences. honestly depends on what classes you take. Do some research on the school and take the youtuber with a grain of salt. Culinary tech schools are Hella cool
I asked my first cdc this question and his recommendation was if you want to be a chef work in kitchens, if you want to be able to cook at home go to culinary school
what if you dont want to become a restaurant chef? Do you still not reccommend going to culinary school? What if I want to become a private chef, teach private lessons, open my restaurant etc? Doesnt that change your answer
And thats why danish chef are so wanted... the way the system is set up in denmark you go to culinary school 4 times first time 6 monts just to Lean the basic stuff. After that each u are in culinary school 10-12 weeks. In between u have an apprenticeship at a restaurent (it can be in michelin star restaurents or a nice café its up to you and your determanation to work) u are in the restaurents around 6-9 monts before u go back to culinary school. And it takes 3 years And 9 month before you get to an exam And become a cook.
Wait? I’m not planning to go to culinary school for work purposes or for a job I’m going because I love food and I like to cook and I want to get better so is it really a waste of time? Cmon man
Depending on where you study. Culinary school gives you access to a network off chefs from around the world. These chefs can put you in positions that a dishwasher will have to grind for years to access. Techniques that you will take years to learn working at one restaurant at a time. I went to a school which was 3 floors had about 500 students at any one time, had a functional fine dining restaurant a full on all day cafeteria that would feed the community, a full on butchery section, pastrie chef school, stock kitchens etc. Choose a school wisely and it will pay you back in saving you years of working in shitty restaurants. No school should be over 5-10k a year anything more is a rip off. Find a local school maybe technical collage with a proven culinary program that can get you apprenticeships right out of your first year.
The best restaurants I’ve ever been to, definitely didn’t have fancy chefs with culinary degrees working in the kitchen, they had like some guys from Hong Kong wearing flip flops and wife beaters
OK so, start as a dishwasher, then move up to buzzer, then server, then whatever the hell comes after that, years later (who knows how many) you become a chef. Got it. There are far more benefits than you're accounting for by going to culinary schoo. Maybe you went with a different idea in mind and that's why you have that feeling of unnecessary schooling to be a chef.
I went to culinary school where I could go one day to school and 4/5 days at work. It worked fine. You'll get some assignments to do at work but work is mostly just normal work.
That’s like saying don’t go to barber school. Yes you gain real world experience but learning the history and proper techniques to do things is great. Plus obtaining education or licensing is always a plus
Culinary school is just like going to any college. You may already know more than anything they can teach you, but, you go there just for the diploma and add it to your resume.
Culinary School is a WASTE of time if you go to a community college,and have to take prerequisite classes (English and such BS)... It will take you years to make way up the classes .
You can learn so much from the experience. But having the degree does let you make more money in the restaurant field. I was a line cook for a very long time. Went to school left worked somewhere else. Got my degree and went back to apply for the kitchen manager position. Made a ton more money! Like almost 6 figures but i already had years of experience and now i knew how to run a business.
I'm no longer working in the kitchen but I 've cooked in Michelin starred restaurants and am still in the F&B industry. A chef and mentor told me not to go and it was the best decision of my life. If you can get out of it don't do it. Seriously.
damn is there true? I've worked in kitchens in my past then drifted off but always have had a major love for food and want to get back into it. thinking of school but then I saw this
For most fields yes But not in the restaurant biz. For starters it's not the best paying job in the world, it's not a field you work in for years and years cause you need to make a living there's better jobs for that If you're starting out you're gonna be minimum wage regardless cause chefs and owners don't take gambles on nobodies After you've worked a few years and been at 2-3-4 spots is when you can start talking wages before your first day Unless they're desperate for cooks, which was a few years ago and still a little now
I applied to be a waiter and was offered a job as a chef and I have learnt a lot but my head chef is recommending a year or two in a culinary class? I thought that would be necessary but should I genuinely just stick it out in what I’m doing? I was thinking you won’t have that restaurant experience and you seemed to have confirmed this for me!
Ok so I work in a kitchen and a fast food place I have some experience what it’s like to cook I’ve done it for a while now to where I’ve considered going to culinary just to learn more about cooking would you still recommend it?
Culinary ain’t worth it. It’s extremely expensive. You’re better off working your way up. Consider working at a restaurant as paid training until you finally make it as a chef.
It depends on what you want, if you wanna get connections and start of at some higher class restaurant, go to culinairy school. But also on where you are, her you want get a kitchen job without any experience or some level of education.
I think going to culinary school is worth it before RUclips. They really taught you cooking techniques. But nowadays, there's so many videos, made my chefs or cooks, that show you how. So yeah, culinary school is not worth it anymore. I used to learn the techniques from cooking books that belonged to Aunt, from Life Magazine. It's a series. I love those books.
100% True. I went to culinary school and learned the most working in a restaurant. I hope all seekers watch this video.
Then what did you learn in culinary school? He said yes but didn’t list any of its benefits
@@brendilladederp You can learn everything they teach in culinary school from a simple text book. The real skills of being chef or understanding the culinary industry you can only learn by experience of being in the real world of a kitchen with the brutal hours and minimal sleep.
do you like being a chef?Is it a great career choice?
@@ko-kf2nu its fucking rough
@@ko-kf2nu my uncle was a chef and eventually became a restaurant manager. He made good money after he worked his way up but he rarely ever got to spend time with his family because of his hours. If you want to be able to eat dinner with your family, don’t become a chef. Cooking can always be a passion, it doesn’t have to be your job.
People who already at their last year realizing they wasted time 💀
that’s me right now 😂😂😂
@@JayS003 rip
i have 6 weeks before i graduate 😢
@@badussy952 rest in peace 💀
Guys its okay, just finish it. At least you accomplish and experience something many don't have the opportunity to.
school + experience= higher pay ceiling and faster advancement
Loooool
I graduated culinary school and I have been executive chef at a few different restaurants. I can solemnly say it that helped me. I attended school with years of restaurant experience and that was very beneficial. I can attest to some employers seeking chefs with degrees, and also I am able to negotiate salaries because of my track record. That being said, not all culinary programs are the same, and not every student will succeed, nevermind graduate. Over 50% of first year students did not return the second year.
What’s your average salary
@@Me-eb3wv 80k for 4 10-12 hr days and two weeks vaca. obv not the best, but for cooking, it ain't bad
Hi I hope you don't mind me asking but what school did you go to? And is it necessary to have work experience before applying?
@kpopaddict4382 unfortunately my school had to close its doors after covid. I wouldn't say having experience prior to applying or even attending a culinary program is necessary, but in the end, it can only help you.
@@daron5197 I feel like I have to attend it cus first of all I can't work in restaurants in my country cus it's super unsafe for females
Second I'm pretty young my parents don't want me to go to another country for just a job and they want me to have a proper degree as well
Also I wanted to ask something what do you think is better in culinary school ; a proper 2 year diploma or like a 10 month pro course?
Man just inserted his hand into that fire
this man be fire proof
😂😂😂😂
My little brother did both. Went to culinary school and worked by the time he graduated they combined his experience with his new found qualifications and made him head of station. 18 months later he’s a manager before his 21st birthday. So a lil column A a lil column b
Damn, worth for him
How's that going
Congrats to your brother
Does he even get to see his family tho
I'm about to enter culinary school myself, and I totally believe you about the lack of experience, you can only gain that by working in the industry. The main reason I'm going is to learn the science of behind why ingredients work together the way they do, and I think it'll be fun to apply that to recipes and use that knowledge in the workplace!
Culinary school is also a good way to get a visa to Europe. That’s part of my reasoning for going this fall.
Don't do it. You'll learn so much more working in the field and you'll have no debt.
@@4gotusername I mean, sure, but they literally just said _they know_ they won’t get much experience. That’s not why they’re going, they plan to go because they want to learn _the scientific_ element of cooking.
You can’t really learn more about the science while in the field unless you’re actually taking the time to stop and research why things are behaving the way they are as you do them, and most people don’t have the time to do that while working in a restaurant. Sure, some people don’t care about the specifics and can figure it out just by repetition and kinesthetic learning, but not everyone wants to just blindly do things the way they _think_ they’ve figured out how it works and assume that if it turns out good then it’s correct. I’m not saying there’s a right and wrong way to cook, but some people like solid answers so that they can use those fundamentals to experiment with other dishes, and if OP wants to go to culinary school for those answers that’s on them. It’s kinda like art, you can totally teach yourself art but equally your art will be easier to make if you understand fundamental anatomy and color theory.
Not to mention, assuming they’ll be in debt because of it is a very USA-centric mindset. They could be from another part of the world, or be a trans student, and not be paying much at all for their education.
@@ellespooniestoo long didnt read
@@wraithofradiation2977 I don’t know why you feel the need to announce being voluntarily illiterate when my comment wasn’t speaking to you anyway?
bro just casually put his hand in the fire 💀
Asbestos hands
It’s a cook thing. If ya got soft ass hands you probably won’t last in a kitchen .
As someone who works in bbq I will tell you you can do that all day long without getting burnt as long as your quick about it and don’t linger in the flame
It depends on how the school is organized and what you go there for. No school is going to teach you how to work. But every school, when taken seriously, can teach you how to think and improve yourself better. That s the purpose of knowledge, otherwise every school becomes useless. Cos knowing how to think empowers you far beyond than those who know what to think.
I currently go to a culinary school which runs a restaurant inside it so the students get a lot of practise and experience in there
Which culinary school is it? Might want to go there.
The best thing you take away from culinary school (atleast in Canada) you get a red seal and a few certificates wich can help a lot getting a job and looks good on a resume
Lots of folks I went to culinary school with didn’t go for the right reasons. IMO the biggest reason to go to culinary school, especially the big ones like CIA, JWU, etc. is for the connections. I’m at a Michelin resto because of the connections I got from my degree
thats what engineers and attorneys say: school mostly doesn't help with your job
I’m a culinary grad and honestly it differs because this industry in terms of satisfaction and monetary value you get what you put in. I don’t work in the industry anymore however I’ve worked and met some of the hardest working people I’ve ever worked around. It’s refreshing to know that people still put there heart into there craft.
still many benefits to culinary school… if you want time & space to refine your craft, to create a network, learn from experts, approach food as an art/science, etc… it’s not without value. Of course more hands-on experience is needed too.
This.
I’m in the top culinary school in my country right now and I’ve learned more then I did as a chef at a dinner
What school?
As a culinary student halfway through school, the one and only reason I am still in school is because of the connections I can make there. I have connections that could get me a job at the Greenbrier because of school. I work for the best catering company in SoVa because the owner teaches baking classes there.
School is completely unnecessary, but only if you can find another way to make the right connections.
yea i was 14 when i started working for this catering company fast forward about to be 16 and we opened a restaurant. the experience you get by being surrounded by so much skilled chefs forces you to work on their level and learn from them
I didn't go to culinary school but i did take a culinary program
Like 60% of the curriculum was practical experience, we got sent out to restaurants of our choice or teachers recommends which was a huge help to getting a job straight out of the program
When we were actually in school we cooked 3/4 days. Mondays were all theory, health and safety, nutrition, service the whole wazoo. Tuesday-thursday was planning prep and lunch service cause we had a little connected lunch spot all the teachers of the school ate at and some retired folks
Fridays were spent easing in to the next spot we were gonna train at
What program?
@niahowze70 might not have it where you live. In Sweden instead of high school we have "higher secondary education" which is like a mix of HS and college in that we get to choose our majors or fields of education like trades, sciences, social sciences, medicine etc. So you don't have to study university prep math when you've decided to be a hairdresser or political sciences when you've decided to go in construction
For those who have already graduated or legal adults, you can go back and study at that level for a different major but without all the extra stuff everyone has to study, mainly math, english and Swedish(if you already graduated or have an equivalent education)
Thats what I did for my "culinary school" an 8 month crash course that normally would've taken 3 years
Most culinary kids don’t understand the true stress and presssure of working on the line when there’s 200-300 covers. Once they realize what the job entails they most likely see it’s not like the cushy classroom. Learning to julienne carrots nd shit💀
As a student, all I can say is.......I am into the business precisely because of how fast pace it is :)
"You'll know less than a dishwasher"
What type of dishwasher?
Graduating Culinary school won’t make you a chef, a chef is a really good cook with experience who can manage people.
well that is not necessarily so...but everyone has starts at the bottom to get experienced & great chefs are willing to learn that way.
This is so true. I am not a pastry chef, but rather a person who learned baking on my own and paid lots of money to learn things I already knew. Also restaurants unless super high end buy desserts and save money on the pastry staff.
At least for me..I lucked out with landing jobs that didn’t care if I didn’t have experience but..that also was a down fall for me because they only allowed me a short time to learn and when I wasn’t up to their standards by their time frame I was let go..but had I went to culinary school and practiced to some degree I would’ve been fine..also..most places expect you to have at least a years worth of experience and with zero experience it was hard to hold down a job in the field..
Im going to LCB now too
Thank you so much for this video. I’m currently a sophomore in high school, and I currently have 3 career choices I want to explore, and becoming a chef is one of them, so obviously culinary school was one of those options for schooling after high school. This video saved me from making a not so great decision in the future. Thank you.
What are your other career choices?
@@didintlek5695 Music and computer science
Culinary schools do make you a great chef...the knowledge is far better
don't stop anyone from going there because the way to success is not ur compound it's all about ur determination and passion so don't blame the culinary school
The culinary school in the army teaches you everything I’ve already learned in culinary school. And they make you run the kitchen while you learn and feed the soldiers. So it was alright.
Most post-high school programs will feel the same way. Regardless, you will always learn more directly on the job. The education gives you fundamentals to prepare you for the experience. Also, accept it or not, the education adds to your credibility. Credibility is a value that has been completely lost in the current age of social media influencers where you can convince anybody of an ideal. I’m a culinary graduate and currently a medical resident. Medical school was a lot of times redundant of what I learned as an undergraduate in biology. I learned most during my residency which I am still in. It’s absurd to go straight to the operation table with no education or professional development. Whether you want to believe it or not, majority of professions either require or highly encourage further education.
Well in the Netherlands culinary school is in the first year lessons and basic techniques. And the last three years you get 1 day in the week lessons about business Related stuff etc. En you need to get a paid internship for 4-5 days a week. And you get an internship so easily because you go to culinairy school and don't have to stary as a dishwasher
Only advantage I ever got was starting a $0.25 to $0.50 more per hour than a hard knocks guy. Going to culinary school and not finishing actually had more perks for me than graduates I worked with. Working on a Michelin starred team without a degree is a rare catch tho.
The Culinary school I am planning on going to will give you experience training along side professionals in a restaurant.
Best thing to do is work in restaurants, and if you love it, then go to school and get the paper then.
My favorite part of these videos are that it's a bunch of people who went to culinary school that probably have their jobs because they went to school telling people not to go to school and not get that advantage lmao
For me it was worth it. I started working in restaurants first but I found it difficult to really get help learning the basics especially with knife skills. The other guys working the line didn’t have time to give me that 1 on 1 training, that’s not what they are getting paid to do so I would only get little tips and tricks here and there, but once I went to culinary I was able to learn a lot and when I left I was super confident going back into the restaurant industry and I was able to skip the prep part and go right into working the line. So I’d say culinary isn’t a need, and maybe if I had better restaurant experience prior I would’ve skipped going to culinary, but for me personally I found it worth while and it opened up alot of opportunities since I was hooked up with food truck and restaurant jobs right away through the instructor.
I’m glad I didn’t waste my time going to culinary school lol I guess I’ll learn at home through trial and error like ppl used to.
That’s in any field! A degree does nothing without experience.
culinary school great for connections. it actually teaches you basics, international dishes, some sciences. honestly depends on what classes you take. Do some research on the school and take the youtuber with a grain of salt. Culinary tech schools are Hella cool
It’s like this for every major every job
Work at the right restaurants
In US yes but her in Asia it's almost impossible to work in a professional kitchen if you don't have formal training
Well that does not apply at all to people in Germany. We call it a Scheinland cuz you need a form for everything lol
I asked my first cdc this question and his recommendation was if you want to be a chef work in kitchens, if you want to be able to cook at home go to culinary school
Where’s the recipe for those cauliflower appetizers?!!! ❤🎉
what if you dont want to become a restaurant chef? Do you still not reccommend going to culinary school? What if I want to become a private chef, teach private lessons, open my restaurant etc? Doesnt that change your answer
We are not skipping over the boy touching bare fire this man is a fire resist potion that's crazy
And thats why danish chef are so wanted... the way the system is set up in denmark you go to culinary school 4 times first time 6 monts just to Lean the basic stuff. After that each u are in culinary school 10-12 weeks. In between u have an apprenticeship at a restaurent (it can be in michelin star restaurents or a nice café its up to you and your determanation to work) u are in the restaurents around 6-9 monts before u go back to culinary school. And it takes 3 years And 9 month before you get to an exam And become a cook.
Wait? I’m not planning to go to culinary school for work purposes or for a job I’m going because I love food and I like to cook and I want to get better so is it really a waste of time? Cmon man
As someone who's also worked in kitchens, he's correct about the dishwasher comment
some people r looking for that opportunity
Casually puts his hand ontop of the fire
Depending on where you study. Culinary school gives you access to a network off chefs from around the world. These chefs can put you in positions that a dishwasher will have to grind for years to access. Techniques that you will take years to learn working at one restaurant at a time. I went to a school which was 3 floors had about 500 students at any one time, had a functional fine dining restaurant a full on all day cafeteria that would feed the community, a full on butchery section, pastrie chef school, stock kitchens etc. Choose a school wisely and it will pay you back in saving you years of working in shitty restaurants. No school should be over 5-10k a year anything more is a rip off. Find a local school maybe technical collage with a proven culinary program that can get you apprenticeships right out of your first year.
The best restaurants I’ve ever been to, definitely didn’t have fancy chefs with culinary degrees working in the kitchen, they had like some guys from Hong Kong wearing flip flops and wife beaters
In germany where im from, culinary school consists of working in a Restaurant and going to a trade school wich i think is the best method
OK so, start as a dishwasher, then move up to buzzer, then server, then whatever the hell comes after that, years later (who knows how many) you become a chef. Got it.
There are far more benefits than you're accounting for by going to culinary schoo. Maybe you went with a different idea in mind and that's why you have that feeling of unnecessary schooling to be a chef.
Start as a line cook or as prep. Most places are desperate so they’re willing to train you.
I went to culinary school where I could go one day to school and 4/5 days at work. It worked fine. You'll get some assignments to do at work but work is mostly just normal work.
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That’s like saying don’t go to barber school. Yes you gain real world experience but learning the history and proper techniques to do things is great. Plus obtaining education or licensing is always a plus
Cutting hair is a way different concept.
Culinary school is just like going to any college. You may already know more than anything they can teach you, but, you go there just for the diploma and add it to your resume.
Culinary School is a WASTE of time if you go to a community college,and have to take prerequisite classes (English and such BS)... It will take you years to make way up the classes .
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You can learn so much from the experience. But having the degree does let you make more money in the restaurant field. I was a line cook for a very long time. Went to school left worked somewhere else. Got my degree and went back to apply for the kitchen manager position. Made a ton more money! Like almost 6 figures but i already had years of experience and now i knew how to run a business.
Dude u just roasted every one who wants and is a dishwasher
I've worked from taco bell at 14 to 3 Michelin alinea at 34. I work hard
My cousin went to culinary school wanting to be a chef. He now works as a manager for a cheese factory
Thinking about it, culinary school is for careers in food. Other than cooking.
He was handsome back then too O.o
I went just bec I love it.. not to be a chef.. restaurant experience.. etc.. just bec I love food
Le Cordon Bleu damn that's cool
“Short answer no.”
Me who just applied for culinary school:😶
Bro I just had my dreams crushed in one video:/
Bro is this true cause I’ve been dreaming to go to culinary school for 5 years!!!
I'm no longer working in the kitchen but I 've cooked in Michelin starred restaurants and am still in the F&B industry. A chef and mentor told me not to go and it was the best decision of my life. If you can get out of it don't do it. Seriously.
Do you have more restaurant footage?
*Welcome to the culinary gulag*
i have a dish idea what you could try. you could try to make mapo tofu
Bro... Didn't have to do the dishwashers like that
They hold the kitchen together
What resturant was this looks very nice
Is noone talking about how he inserted his hand into that fire?
damn is there true? I've worked in kitchens in my past then drifted off but always have had a major love for food and want to get back into it. thinking of school but then I saw this
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Could culinary school mean higher pay though? A certificate or degree usually does that for most fields
For most fields yes
But not in the restaurant biz.
For starters it's not the best paying job in the world, it's not a field you work in for years and years cause you need to make a living there's better jobs for that
If you're starting out you're gonna be minimum wage regardless cause chefs and owners don't take gambles on nobodies
After you've worked a few years and been at 2-3-4 spots is when you can start talking wages before your first day
Unless they're desperate for cooks, which was a few years ago and still a little now
What culinary school did you attend?
There's bound to be some good culinary schools that teach you something great right? Or atleast put you in the right track
Do anyone suggest going to
Culinary school even if ur 24 with 6 years experience being on the line
He just said f-ck it, hand in fire
WhT about in reverse? I lied, got the job, been cooking for a while now, really love it and I’m good at it. What about culinary school now?
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I applied to be a waiter and was offered a job as a chef and I have learnt a lot but my head chef is recommending a year or two in a culinary class? I thought that would be necessary but should I genuinely just stick it out in what I’m doing? I was thinking you won’t have that restaurant experience and you seemed to have confirmed this for me!
Great, honest advice man. Thanks
HE JUST PUT HIS HAND IN THE OVEN
WHAT THE FUCK
Just do it ratatouille style😉😂
"So, Should I got to culinary school?"
Mike: *"Yesn't..."*
So how to get Chef job in Kitchen with any certificate?
Experiment with recipes and styling at home, besides working in a kitchen. Possibly do social media too, so people see what your capable of.
Ok so I work in a kitchen and a fast food place I have some experience what it’s like to cook I’ve done it for a while now to where I’ve considered going to culinary just to learn more about cooking would you still recommend it?
Culinary ain’t worth it. It’s extremely expensive. You’re better off working your way up. Consider working at a restaurant as paid training until you finally make it as a chef.
Culinary school I'm going too has you work at a reastraunt
he just got put the wood with his hand literally in the fire💀
It depends on what you want, if you wanna get connections and start of at some higher class restaurant, go to culinairy school. But also on where you are, her you want get a kitchen job without any experience or some level of education.
Butt you need it to apply for a job though
B.s you’ll know less than a dishwasher.
Very true broooooo
I think going to culinary school is worth it before RUclips. They really taught you cooking techniques.
But nowadays, there's so many videos, made my chefs or cooks, that show you how. So yeah, culinary school is not worth it anymore.
I used to learn the techniques from cooking books that belonged to Aunt, from Life Magazine. It's a series. I love those books.
Exactly. The only good thing about culinary school is the possible connections you can make. But culinary school is extremely expensive.
Fr what does culinary school help with once you've graduated from it?