How Do I Practice My Cooking, Baking?!

by **Adi** on Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:11 am

I'm only 17 yrs old and do you guys have any advice? what should i do to make my cooking better? I tried making Pasta,Curry,grilling and they all went well... never tried baking though cause we don't have an oven.

.I never had a chance to attend a summer culinary programs cause I can't find one and it's already summer here!!!, maybe there is none here in the Philippines!Lucky for those teen chef's in America !

any advice for me ?

help me!

by **Derek Cooks** on Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:37 pm

Are there any restaurants near you? Perhaps one would take you on as an apprentice? You may start out washing dishes, but in time, if you work hard, and are willing to learn, you will have opportunities to do more and more...

by **Azer** on Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:44 pm

Dido what Derek said. Check out the local resturants by either dishwashing, then working your way up, or if you are lucky getting a prep cook job.

P.S. No such thing as "teen chef".

By the way, Welcome to C2C!

by **SmokeyJoe** on Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:41 pm

Build your self an out door stone oven and get old school+TAKE UP BARBQUE AND BUILD YOURSELF A PIT. get all rustic out there. I bet you can make a bur blanc over some ashy embers.

by **bbird** on Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:51 am

You have taken the first step by developing the interest. Be courageous and seek every opportunity to learn. Working with dough can be fun and dough is very forgiving when things don't go well. Try some flat breads using a pan, using a grill and open pit is a great idea too! I make 30 to 40 loaves of bread per week and give them away to friend, family and strangers. Stay with it.

Chet BBird

by **Adi** on Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:15 am

I started cooking when I was 12, i think. I guess I can do well... in some other dishes

Thanks for the info guys hehe.. but the problem is the restaurants here in the Philippines kinda suck, it's kinda hard but i'll try. ANY MORE INFO !?

by **chefgbs** on Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:10 pm

You will learn something even in the worst restaurant. Usually, you will learn how NOT to do something, whether it's a cooking method, treatment of ingredients or how to treat people.

by **Derek Cooks** on Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:58 pm

And learning what NOT to do IS as valuable as learning what TO do.

Adi, I don't know what "more info" we can give you here on-line. Get yourself into a commercial kitchen. It's a good thing.

by **marcos001426** on Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:11 am

Azer i guess you didn't get to see the teen chef straight to tv movie with bobby f flay.

by **Azer** on Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:17 am

My point is define "chef". I have yet to hear a definition that a "teen" would fit in. So called "teen chefs" are cooks.

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