Before you can decide whether or not you should become a chef, you should first consider the demands that are placed on a chef’s shoulder.

     It can be a very stressful situation for someone that doesn’t already know what it is like to be under such working conditions.

        A chef is responsible for many other staff members in the kitchen as well. You need to know what is going on around you at all times, and have great organizational skills to boot.

     Deciding to be a chef is a difficult choice, but if you are reading this manual, you must have a genuine love of cooking, a creative mind, and a good temperament.

    Chefs spend a great deal of time with people and should have a desire to work with people as fully functional team.

    A good chef knows that for a kitchen to run smoothly, you must offer staff members a forum for their stresses as well. A chef must be the glue that holds the kitchen staff together.

     There is no room for conceit and showing off in a kitchen environment. All members of the “team” must be able to work well together.

     As a head or executive chef, you must be in charge of the kitchen staff and its goings on. That means that in the kitchen, you are the boss. You need to be able to handle a leadership role.

     There is a great deal that needs to be done in a kitchen environment and the next section will give you a full explanation of what to expect.

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