Why I didn't go to culinary school
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Who wants to go to culinary school?👩🍳
I would like to though I have no experience properly cooking heh
nop
not me, but mad respect for the people who do want to/ did go
Me me me!
Me
“i also *love* being fed”
tbh same
lol does culinary school feed you
*Do you cook*? No I eat 🤣
Let's be real here, who doesn't love being fed without having to do any work?
@@vuedanto8576 idk sometimes it's even better to cook it yourself and eat it
@@verysmartscholar Ye
Exactly why I didn’t go to culinary school either. My entire childhood, I baked as a hobby, and I was pretty good at it. My mom highly encouraged me to go to culinary school, but I’m awful in high-stress environments, and I knew going to culinary school would be a disaster and a half. Instead, I went to beauty school. I can much better handle the vibe of a salon, and I’m just as passionate about hair as I am about baking. I still bake sometimes, but only for myself and family/friends, like you :)
awhh thats so cool !! i kinda wanna do something like that when i grow up, im really into doing hair AND baking (its just more of a hobby tho)
Me in high school be like- I have been there for 8 weeks and my math teacher has given us a whole book chapter of questions as homework
You can still go to culinary school for baking and pastry in night courses or even a short 1 year course for fun! Doesn’t need to lead to a career, just a fun experience to try out
Imagine your first day at culinary school and there's Gordon Ramsay and he screams his favourite phrases.
@@vuedanto8576 YES!!!!
“But I considered it tho” voice sounded so nice…
Because she is an asian thats why..
Also, bullet dogded cause cooking all day long really makes you not like food after a while :/
Unless you are super passions about it.
...i wish that would happen to me,not liking food after cooking all day
I wouldn't say, "not like food". I'd say, "disenchanted".
I still love food, but basically everything people go apeshit for, I just say, "it's fine." And leave it at that. When I personally make a dish - friends talk about how amazing it is; but colleagues and I say shit like, "it's well rounded. The XYZ is nice this season. Not bad, 6/10 I guess."
If you like eating - I would suggest you not become a chef. After a few years, the best is going to be 7/10 "very well done". Whereas normal food is 2/10 "is edible".
If you're passionate, you're always excited about the process; but the end product is generally lackluster: it's art - artists are generally excited by the process and the end result is meaningless to them.
I have been cooking for 10 years, and I'm very miserable
I think there’s a misconception that you need to go to culinary school. You don’t have to- you just need some lucky breaks most of the time. One of the pastry chefs at a bakery I worked at never went, he just had a ton of experience at bakeries and got trained in pastry at the fancy place we worked. Last year I started working as a baker in a place that was miserable. This year I got a lucky break and started a job at a small really great bakery in terms of the products and people. There just weren’t many non corporate jobs in the degree I got so this was the best thing
Yeah it's a misconception that you need degrees to do or get alot of jobs. I'm a hs drop out. Worked for a company for years. They noticed I was a hard worker and gave me the opportunity to train for a position that if you were to apply for would require a bachelor's degree. Literally a degree is just a piece of paper letting an employer know so in so collage is backing you up. Obviously collage is a great thing tho. I mean if you could just go to a hospital and start training as a Dr or surgeon alot of people would die🤣 but the person might end up becoming a better Dr in 5 years then someone who goes to school and then shows up on there first day of work. Now just let me say go to collage kids. Because it is a great tool for most
It's true, you don't need culinary school to succeed. I went to Culinary school and ended up learning more from actual work experience than in school experience. School will just teach you the basics
You definitely don't need to go to culinary school. I tried applying to many bakeries but none accepted me because i didn't have "experience" regardless of my degree. I don't regret the experience, but i do regret the student loans and the fact that everything that was taught i either already knew or could've learned from CZcams
Way back in the late 00s, I knew a guy who tried to get hired as a chef at fancy restaurant, but he did not get the job because he never went to culinary school. He had the experience, but the restaurant wanted him to have technical education.
I wanted to be a chef until I saw almost every in the internet say something like "this job ruined my life" "it made me hate cooking" and " I love it, but is not for anyone"
Hmm having been in that industry for 8 years (not any longer) it wasn't the job I hated. It was industry practices of not paying workers fairly. I left mostly because I wanted to do something differently creative though
@@jeongbalsancat so you got bored of making money. No wonder the economy is shit rn
Hey guys, I just want to shout out the Culinology program that's available at a few schools around the world! It's a four-year bachelor's of science that covers food science (analytical food chem & microbio), culinary arts, and nutrition! I know I'm not cut out for the restaurant industry, so I'm aiming for quality assurance or R&D. But if you want to be involved in the food industry and you're not sure how, _and_ you want to learn how to cook, it's a great place to start! For example, my friend is also minoring in photography so he can go into food journalism! My school, Southwest Minnesota State University, offers Culinology and also gives in-state tuition to absolutely everyone, so it's a pretty budget-safe option as far as college goes.
As someone looking for a Culinary program I'll keep this in mind
Yeah , this definitely is an ad .
thanks!
If what they teach there is much like the food locally(Bello cucina, the gym or the pub) then I hope people won’t consider having that be their head start for a serious career
@@krisess7997 absolutely fair -- I'm not doing either of my internships in town & i'm not a big fan of marshall food. the taste student restaurant isn't too bad as a restaurant! it's fucking awful as a class but the food is fine. and to clear that this is NOT an ad, the program is pretty stressful and doesn't have great oversight. the school is broke and a lot of weird stuff goes on in rural MN. but, I encourage you if you are interested in culinary arts to _explore your options_ and not assume that a culinary program is your only option.
I totally get what you mean.
I’m a lifelong cook who has been told for years that I should go into the restaurant business. I feel the same way; I’d much rather keep cooking as a hobby, rather than as a profession.
Right, I feel the same way.
I see why people say that to home cooks but they also say it without thinking about the give n take and I get it's mostly a compliment but restaurants are just stressful💀
@@tokydemonkey508 it’s often phrased as if it’d be a waste if I didn’t. “Tell me you’re going to do something in the culinary world”. No, aunt Susie, this is for me.
I mean, I want to do that too, but that's why I want to own something like a cafe hangout space. That way I can make yummy things but it won't be super fast paced, as it would be more like... snacks and light meals for people coming to hang out with friends etc.
Cooking at home is a lot different than commercially
Don’t you mean “loafs”of extremely talented chefs 🥁
"i love being fed"
yup it me :)
Yeah always mad respect to anyone on the culinary field
Like 70% of kitchen nightmares episodes are about owners that loved to cook but never had any restaurant experience lmao
THANK YOU OMG. i’m struggling in culinary school for the past 3 years. i feel like people around me underestimate culinary because they thought what else we do, and cooking if basically fun. but i swear in hospitality esp culinary, you won’t be able to compare with any other majors. i’m going to college at 7 am and get back home at 11 pm, that’s what double shift do and it happened on working industry as well when i did my internship, even worse, i’m going at 4 am and get back home at 9 pm. i don’t even have time for myself, to sleep and to think about what young people do around my age.
The best way to make yourself hate something that you once loved is to pursue it as a career.
Being a professional chef is a labor of love, the work is very taxing on your body I’ve been in this industry for about 8 years now and I loved it early on, as I progressed I noticed an outrageous amount of BS that comes with it, I honestly doubt anyone has a passion for working in a restaurant it’s more so a passion for cooking in general.
I was impressed watching you stretch the dough before proofing.
I’ve never been to culinary school, but I worked as a baker for a little while. My boss taught me that the dough is ready for proofing when, you can stretch it out so much you could lay it on a newspaper and read it, without ripping the dough.
I really want to go to culinary school because of how much i like food and want to make other people happy with mine
Ppl who can cook or bake, you all are cool!
Proud to be a culinary student 🤩
"I also love being fed"
Girl me too
Lmao 😂
You definitely have millions to learn culinary school or not. But there could well be one thing or two that can't be learned on-line. Plus you don't have to work at a restaurant. Certified and home-cook is perfectly fine by me!
that is so true you can learn more by teaching yourself cuz you are in control of what you wanna learn courses are very limited and teach you basics ur fine learning on ur own
@@v-tiful I don’t really agree. I go to culinary school but I mean it’s in Germany so it might be different here lol
@@voldemortsnose9398 what's your take on what you learned that you probably wouldn't have if not for culinary school? Or is it the collaboration of like minded people?
@@TheFreshkidd1234 I’d say it’s both. But you definitely get to learn so many tips and tricks from experts (your teachers) which you otherwise probably would’ve never thought of, so I‘d definitely recommend hahha
@@TheFreshkidd1234 there's also the science and nutrition angle you're going to get in a much more streamlined manner. Method and theory go together in many aspects.
That's pretty wise of you actually! I'll say that starting out I absolutely loved cooking. It's one of the ways I like to show my family I love them.I have a high attention to detail send to detail and when I make a meal I like it to come out perfect in every way I can.... I guess this is why I was seen as perfect for the restaurant business. I've been working in restaurants of various types and quality for about 14 years now. And it's made me all but hate cooking! Now even when I come home from work to cook for my family it is more of a chore then anything else.... I plan on leaving and pursuing other careers here in just the next couple months. Wish me luck guys!
i started cooking and baking as a hobby, my family noticed this and kept pressuring me to try culinary school out because i’m clearly passionate but like, that’s the number one way to ensure my love for cooking dies. A part of cooking that i really like is learning on my own and being able to create delicious dishes without any help, and i also love that it’s a hobby! it doesn’t have to be ‘my new hustle’, i can just really enjoy it and never have the want to monetize it.
THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE EFFORT OF PEOPLE IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. We all needed this. 💖
I told my husband, just cuz you enjoy something and are good at it doesn’t mean it has to be a career. Sometimes it’s just that thing that gives you joy and a break from the stresses of life ❤️
JEANELLE,YOU ARE MOST DEFINITELY VERY INTELLEGENT--YOU CAN ACHIEVE WHATEVER YOU DESIRE👽🧸
I’m pursuing culinary school solely because there’s so much for me to learn and I’d love to get connections to the industry
I went to culinary school. Totally worth it!
That bread looks delicious!!
Y'know, I think this issue applies to any fields, even outside culinary fields. I'm a STEM graduate, and have never seen my undergraduate knowledge utilized properly - the uni just taught mindless theories without no practical applications whatsoever. I've heard graduate/post-graduate is worse; many got into it expecting to deepen their knowledge, only to become bootlicks for the professors
you could have made a pun of "there are LOAVES of talented chefs"
They say the quickest way to kill a hobby is to make it your profession.
I love your voice it's so soothing
The restaurant industry is actually the most exciting and fun.
Culinary school is worth every penny in my opinion. You don't have to always end up in a restaurant or be a chef either. Culinary school shows us various ways in which food can be seen, experienced, and everything about it. If you love food and everything about food... Culinary school is the best option
I admire your honesty to yourself. Glad you followed your passion and ended up in another profession.
such a satisfying loop
Yo... those Bake in the Banneton pans save so much time. I'm finishing culinary school rn.
My dad was a chef for 14 years and recently decided to switch carrers for alot of reasons (mostly the high stress and low pay along side it contributing to an unhealthy relationship to food) but when i alsked him he told me he maybe learned about .01 percent of what he knows from culunary school and the rest was self taught and from expirience
She's like an online food journalist
I know this is a very old video but I have a recommendation! Shower caps make great proofing covers for loaf pans! Reusable and less plastic waste ☺️ And they’re pretty big so they don’t inhibit the rise 🍞
That loaf of bread looks cute as hell
Props on getting that whole wheat to rise so tall.
I was wondering if I was the only one who felt that way. Glad I’m not alone
I think I’d love to go to culinary or baking school to do as a hobby :)
Me too i didn't go to culinary school, the experience is better than studying the basics in school
I was a chef and I would always prefer to hire someone with line cook experience from McDonald's rather than fresh out of culinary school for time sensitive cooking. It's exactly as you assumed here. I used to love cooking but can't stand it anymore. So I quit. I am good at skateboarding too and decided to do the same thing when offered to do something with it and am very glad I did. You made the rite decision. Very very smart.
Advantage going to culinary school is even we know what are the basic cooking/baking thing. The detailed knowledge is the advantage of it.
I plan on going to cooking classes in hightschool and go to culinary school and eventually open my own recipe and share my recipes with people on youtube!
People in the catering industry usually either get out or get burned out in the end. You made the right choice.
Yes, same for me. That is also why I didn't go to culinary even though I love cooking. I want to keep cooking as a hobby and someday make videos about it.
I’m personally in culinary school currently, and I have to say, I hate it (at least my school) I feel like I would love it if I had picked a different school.
verrrry relatable
I love being fed too!😌♥️🙏🔥
Cookery school killed my love of cooking. I'm jealous of those who can get through it and still be passionate about food. I never finished my training because I hated it so much!
You should still go! Even if you don't work in the restaurant industry the skills you get help you do so much more even outside the kitchen. I went to culinary school and business school. I work in neither industry but I work with local communities to get delicious food to those who are in need and education those when it comes to cooking these donated items.
That loop was mad crazy
This is a main reason why I didn't go into culinary arts... Because I buckle under stress, fast paced, demanding work environments. I could barely handle fast food at Hardee's, I can only imagine a job at a high-quality restaurant.
I keep my food passion to the kitchen, however, where I can take as long as I need.
Worked in food service for 7 yeas ranging from corporate to fine dining. Never went to culinary school but if you have knife skills and can learn it can be a good time.
You hit the nail on the head for stressors. The fast pace is what drove me away
As a student in culinary schoola lot of peopmesgare that sentiment. Some of my friends are scared once they make cooking their career, cooking will no longer be fun. However a lot of people also come in to learn just how to use certain techniques so their family can eat a healthier meal. Im personally interested in the restaurant buisness but im glad you were able to find a career doing what you love. Congrats. You've made it.
Same! My sons dad says all the time I should've went to culinary school but I had already left restaurant management. I love feeding my friends n family. I hate the stress a restaurant brings. I could handle it when I was young but I eventually got burnt out n started losing my temper easier. Mad respect for those who can handle it for 20, 30, even 40yrs! I tapped out at 10
I do the culinary program in my community college cause my highschool has a free program. I just thought it was a good idea and as much work as it is, it’s very rewarding.
Same. I want to cook too. But not under the circumstances of a restaurant. I’d rather be a personal chef, but it’s very competitive.
i love how you said you do love making foods and "wanted to go to culinary school" but it ends up with "let's just keep it as a hobby" i feel exactly the same way but mine is art school
I work in a fast-food restaurant and I could not even *begin* to imagine how hard it must be to have to create professional looking and tasting dishes quickly for large groups of people..
I love how you try to put jokes in often
I went to culinary school and i wish more people had your self awareness the amount of breakdowns ive witnessese first hand is insane
I've been in food industry since I was 15 but 2 years ago I got out of fast food and got into an actual restaurant that works with quality ingredients and that's when I got really interested in food and wanted to learn everything I could. There definitely is a lot of heat though
Same reason why I wouldn't go to art school. It's a stress reliever and mixing school or work would turn it in to a stress instead
As a culinary student, I sometimes (often) wish I just didn't do it. It's so much stress, seriously expensive, lots of making sure all is cooked fully, temps, specific cooking techniques, etc etc. However, I've been feeling like I've not learned much. But, the fun thing about it are the chefs that you get who are actually interesting and relate to you. Sure, there's always such thing as good and bad teachers, same with chefs, but having a chef who knows the real world but also knows not everyone wants to be the same thing, it makes it comforting to know they care for our well-being. Especially since a loooot of the students are highly stressed and anxious because of the exams and practicals.
(Kinda rambled so sorry if it doesn't make sense....-)
I went to culinary school. A community college one. Definitely less stressful than Johnson and Wales or The CIA. I feel like I learned a great deal. I had about 4 semesters of cooking twice a week, the classes were about 4 hrs. So maybe some can't handle it. But compared to a to an actual restaurant, honestly, Culinary school pressure is like 20% of what working in a restaurant is like. It's really fun in culinary school and I absolutely loved my teachers and classmates.
Also loads of schools have weekend classes and or really short courses open to the public. Especially in bigger cities. And I've heard that they're beneficial, fun, and way more relaxed.
A trick my dad taught me how proofing bread is using a shower cap. It wastes less plastic since it can be washed and reused multiple times and it tends not to stick to the bread itself.
I’ve been a professional baker for 12 years now. I never went to school, and something I’ve noticed as I’ve gotten I to lead/hiring positions is that work experience is 10x more valuable than a degree (at least in this industry).
Yeah same. Main reason I didn't go was because the high stress environment would make me resent being a cook/chef.
I’m currently a 1st year Baking and pastry student and I can say it is a lot of hard work physically and mentally. The first semester was just basic classes like culinary math and food beverage management. But with this second semester I’m doing 10 days and work afterwards 3 times a week so it can be pretty exhausting. No one needs to go to culinary school however I’m going because I want to own my own shop in the future. I will say it can be expensive depending on the school you go to im lucky that the one I chose is cheap and great. Over all 10/10
Wow that gives me a new perspective to it
Food is the most stressful job ive ever had
I understand this so well
You just convinced me I did the right choice
Nothing wrong with being a food content creator. You're doing very well. If you're having fun and making money with it I don't see a problem.
As someone who went to cullinary school and worked for 3 years there let me tell you, it is not for everyone. Unless you deeply love cooking and are able to say goodbye to friends and family you wont be able to handle. i was working 14h a day, the breaks were always changing and you alwats worked on weekends/holidays. if you worked in a high class restaurant/hotel you can forget Christmas and new years since those holidays are when you work the hardest.
I spent a couple years working in the restaurant industry, and although I do really love to cook I agree with you! Im happy just doing it on my days off and just keeping it as a hobby. The daily stress and pressure of making sure every dish gets out on time and cooked well was not something I wanted to spend my life doing. Happier where I’m at now making a couple dishes a week on my own time for family and friends ☺️
The greatest ingredients in a meal are love and hunger. Nothing beats a lovingly cooked meal when you’re hungry.
0:24 Some people on Kitchen nightmares: What?
Great for you. Traditional education does not guarantee anything. Glad it worked out good for ya :)
I totally understand where you are coming from, I LOVE TO COOK, and many of my friends and family have asked me why I haven't opened up my own place and honestly, I too do not want the pressure and all that goes along with the industry. I personally do not think I would enjoy cooking if I were to do it for a career.
Always Listen To Your Gut Yall!!
You made the right decision. Hotel/ Restaurant industry is extremely stressful. It is monotonous, the heat is insane ( except bakery/ pastry/ cold food dpt.), the senior chefs are very harsh with their behaviour and language, unnecessary use of slangs. It just messes up the mind and the body. Passion takes a backseat. You have set an example how one can still have a career with food without being part of the industry.
Totally agree with u....i prefer cooking as a hobby for myself n not my profession..
What I've heard a lot of people say is that they go to culinary school because they love cooking but then doing it as a job takes away the fun from it, and then they never cook at home anymore as a result. Because of this I've been scared about doing art professionally, it's an important way for me to express myself and I'm scared that doing it as a job takes away the enjoyment
Me too hehe. I can't handle the heat inside the kitchen hehe but I've learned baking from watching videos from CZcams. 😍
One of the most important things I think when choosing what job you want to do. Sure, look for something you like doing, but don't "make your hobby your job", because it can quickly turn something you love, into something you despise
I agree, cooks live to work and people don’t even usually recognize their work. You can always do cooking for your friends as a hobby
I want to go to culinary school but I didn't want to work in that industry. I can't really handle the stress and I get bored so fast doing the same thing again and again or doing something that take a long time. I want to learn cooking just so I can cook awesome foods for my loved ones
As 20yrs in the industry, it’s highly competitive, exhausting, and under paid. No way as rewarding as cooking with love for those you care about.
Alot of folks don't realize the difference between cooking at home and cooking in a restaurant
I've gotten pretty good at making homemade candy& chocolate sweets this past year. Yesterday I gave my MIL some chocolate toffee I made and she told me I should sell it but I told her it would be too much work & ultimately take the fun&joy out of making treats for my loved ones. My hobbies help my depression so I'm fine with keeping them just hobbies
I agree with her. A good reason why fast paced, highly competitive workforce/schools are the worst places, atleast for most of us. Alot better making what you love rather than competing.
I go to culinary school, its so tiring🥲