6 answers
1
Question
Asked
796 views
if I were to become a personal chef is this time-consuming and mentally draining?
I want to become a personal chef but I am worried that I won't be able to keep up with trying to provide for myself and my partner.
Login to comment
6 answers
Updated
Doc’s Answer
Aden the best chefs are extremely passionate about food, great communicators, creative, team players, and multi-taskers. They also have great physical stamina, working long hours while maintaining exceptional attention to details. Professional chefs should also possess the following skills: Problem solving, cleanliness, leadership, stress management, organization, collaboration, customer service, and more. A day in the life of a chef is often busy. Many chefs are expected to juggle the following job responsibilities: developing a menu, preparing tasty food, ensuring that staff follow sanitation practices, maintaining a budget, purchasing food and equipment, monitoring the freshness of food, etc. Most chefs hire, train, and fire employees as well.
A culinary associate degree is the most common route leading to a career as a chef. This type of culinary degree can typically be found at community colleges and culinary schools. Aden if you pursue a culinary associate degree program you'll become extremely knowledgeable in foods, food procurement, and food safety. You'll learn important skills such as the proper handling of food, management techniques, basic knife skills, food purchasing methods, and preparation of a wide variety of dishes. As for your choice of culinary program, you want to be sure you choose the right culinary school. Future chefs should seek to obtain a degree or diploma from a top-notch culinary institution. Just make sure that the culinary school is accredited Aden.
Hope this was helpful Aden
A culinary associate degree is the most common route leading to a career as a chef. This type of culinary degree can typically be found at community colleges and culinary schools. Aden if you pursue a culinary associate degree program you'll become extremely knowledgeable in foods, food procurement, and food safety. You'll learn important skills such as the proper handling of food, management techniques, basic knife skills, food purchasing methods, and preparation of a wide variety of dishes. As for your choice of culinary program, you want to be sure you choose the right culinary school. Future chefs should seek to obtain a degree or diploma from a top-notch culinary institution. Just make sure that the culinary school is accredited Aden.
Hope this was helpful Aden
Updated
Alexa’s Answer
It is definitely a hard job. One of my best friends is a chef, and another friend of mine was a personal chef. The money is honestly not great and it is hard work. Do you love cooking? Do you cook now? Does your partner work as well? I would sit down and have a conversation with yourself and maybe your partner to hash it out. Not trying to steer you away from your dreams, if you want it, and you love it, go for it! Just try to figure out if you would be happy.
Updated
Hassan’s Answer
This totally depends on your personal cooking skills and ability to learn as well as improvise. Some people may have a natural talent and pick things up quickly and easily while others do not.
One way to find out is for you to start watching some cooking shows and see what you think. Try to recreate and prepare some recipes and see if you can improve on them. If so, then ask other people to try your food. If they like it and you enjoy cooking then maybe this is a profession for you.
The biggest challenge I see is having a solid understanding that many people will like so you can prepare meals that appeal to the general public. That's a tough skill you'll have to master in order to be successful.
Also, keep in mind that personal chefs have to cater to their clients and that may involved very long hours. Same for cooking at a restaurant since chefs usually prep hours before opening.
One way to find out is for you to start watching some cooking shows and see what you think. Try to recreate and prepare some recipes and see if you can improve on them. If so, then ask other people to try your food. If they like it and you enjoy cooking then maybe this is a profession for you.
The biggest challenge I see is having a solid understanding that many people will like so you can prepare meals that appeal to the general public. That's a tough skill you'll have to master in order to be successful.
Also, keep in mind that personal chefs have to cater to their clients and that may involved very long hours. Same for cooking at a restaurant since chefs usually prep hours before opening.
Thank you for the advice.
Juliette
Updated
Renea’s Answer
Actually work in general is time consuming. It's how much you enjoy what you are doing that matters, learning new things every day (experimenting with ingredients maybe. I would suggest that maybe you Google or read a book and try to answer your question. Maybe you can arrive to an answer to your question through reading someone else's experiences being a personal chef. My classmate worked for restaurants for many years then one day opened his own restaurant that did suffer some during Covid, but everybody had to adjust didn't they? Put back money, pls. Otherwise than that I do not know anything about this field.
Godspeed,
Sincerely,
Siobhan
Godspeed,
Sincerely,
Siobhan
Updated
Joseph’s Answer
Aden,
A personal Chef is a great goal to aim for, congratulations, many students aren't sure what they want to do for the rest of their life, but you've made a decision, that's amazing! If you're a personal chef, I'm assuming that means you're assigned to an individual. So that means you'll mirror their schedule. That can be very taxing on your personal life. I had 2 relatives in the chef industry and did not get to see them much, but they were very happy as they were doing things they loved. One of them actually was invited to cook for the President of the United States. You can definitely hit some amazing heights in this career. First off though, understand that no matter what school you go to for your cullinary degree, odds are when you get in a kitchen after graduation, just like any other job, you don't start at the top unless you immediately start your own business. You will start at the bottom and work your way up. Just keep in mind for your personal life, the most frequent times people want a chef are times they don't want to cook themselves or are having a large gathering. This usually happens, nights, weekends and holidays. If you're good with that, your personal abilities are your limits! I wish you the best of luck and hope you attain those goals quickly.
A personal Chef is a great goal to aim for, congratulations, many students aren't sure what they want to do for the rest of their life, but you've made a decision, that's amazing! If you're a personal chef, I'm assuming that means you're assigned to an individual. So that means you'll mirror their schedule. That can be very taxing on your personal life. I had 2 relatives in the chef industry and did not get to see them much, but they were very happy as they were doing things they loved. One of them actually was invited to cook for the President of the United States. You can definitely hit some amazing heights in this career. First off though, understand that no matter what school you go to for your cullinary degree, odds are when you get in a kitchen after graduation, just like any other job, you don't start at the top unless you immediately start your own business. You will start at the bottom and work your way up. Just keep in mind for your personal life, the most frequent times people want a chef are times they don't want to cook themselves or are having a large gathering. This usually happens, nights, weekends and holidays. If you're good with that, your personal abilities are your limits! I wish you the best of luck and hope you attain those goals quickly.
Mark King
2 business owner -Chef service & handyman service-Proud Military Veteran
32
Answers
Updated
Mark’s Answer
Being involved with any position in the Food service Industry area is taxing, low pay most of the time, hard & long hours, stressful. As someone who has been in the business for over 40 years, on & off, think long and hard. Best thing I can tell you is think with your heart & not your head.
Being a Chef is rewarding granted while it does have it's down sides like any other job. Good luck.
Being a Chef is rewarding granted while it does have it's down sides like any other job. Good luck.