I really want to become a chef. It so beautiful, but do I really want to work in the culinary carreer?
katie h asked:
I’m just a 13 year old, and so far I have loved baking with a passion. I could do it every day. But I don’t like cooking that much. I mean I’ll make dinner and all, but I just do not enjoy it as much. Is it hard to goto school, and how much is it generally? Will I become successful ? what makes a chef so great?
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6 Responses to “I really want to become a chef. It so beautiful, but do I really want to work in the culinary carreer?”
im in the same position of you. i like cooking but i love cooking desserts
As someone who worked as a master cook I can tell you it is hard. If you like baking then you need to gp to school to become a Pasty Chef. You say you do not like to cook but you well need those skills it will open more doors for you then you can work in to what you want. Word of warning most Head Chefs ar@holes.
i am touched to see you have such passion for something in such a young age.
Yes, i think chef is a great career. if you don’t like cooking so much, you can just concentrate to become a pastry chef. but again, you are still young, perhaps you will find the joy of cooking in the near future.
just remember, becoming successful in something usually means you are good at what you like and you also have to be good with something you may not like so much, such as the business side of the deal. i enjoy cooking myself and i can make a fancy meal for my friends. sometimes my friend would comment: “why don’t you open a restaurant?”, i am smart enough not to turn my enjoyable hobby into livelihood.
So, give yourself some space and time, continue to bake, try other things as well, and eventually you have to learn the business side of the deal such as management, but for your age right now, enjoy what your passion!
Cheers!
Go slow for now and give yourself time to see if you really want to be a chef. Keep on cooking. When you get older, during your summer time off from school, try to go to work for a caterer or restaurant to see if you like it.
I’ve been a chef for 27 years. I suggest getting a job in a bakery when you turn 16. If you like it, then go to culinary school.
Just a word of warning. This is NOT a glamorous career and it is very stressful and it doesn’t pay much. However, I enjoy it and I couldn’t see myself doing anything else.
take tom k. ’s advice its a long road and about 80 thousand buck to really get in to it. i am a retired baker and its tough long hours on your feet for hours on end. so many people come out of a culinary school saying they are chefs and most aren’t even good cooks. you really have to have a passion especilly for baking and pastry work and a real creative and artistic ability to rise to the top of the profession. there are so many people who have that stary eye dream spend the money and time and don’t last 5 years. when they find out they might to work every night , every week end , and every holiday and don’t have a real life they throw the towl in real quick. so like tom said go get a job where you can get your hands on things, and then make the decision. but if you enjoy baking use it as a hobby, the enjoyment will still be there. good luck