PigLick on 12/1/2008 at 04:24
Scots, I once investigated a late career in cooking/cheffery, but basically the utter grind and hours you have to go through to get to the stage of actually being a 'cook/chef' was rather offputting, considering I had family, and career advisors I went to said "You're kidding, right?". And I consider myself probably the best non-proffesional cook on these forums, I cook every night of the week, often cook for large gatherings, and have quite a reputation amongst family and friends that people are almost queing up to eat in the Pigs Kitchen. I really wanted to be a chef as a teenager, but I just never went down that road, was put off by the hours you have to work and such.
So instead, I blew $14,000 on a new top of the line kitchen last year. Fucking sweet.
how can I make such claims, through sheer elan, thats how
the_grip on 12/1/2008 at 04:27
My boss and i have been watching Hell's kitchen for a couple years now as well as Kitchen Nightmares and the BBC version. Ramsay is fun for a while, but the same 'ol routine gets tiring.
He does have a few shining moments of hilarity, however. The rerun this week of the old country club restaurant had a number of laughs to it.
Scots Taffer on 12/1/2008 at 04:33
Quote Posted by PigLick
So instead, I blew $14,000 on a new top of the line kitchen last year. Fucking sweet.
You see, this is the other option. And guess what we're doing when I come over to Perth... :cool:
PigLick on 12/1/2008 at 04:35
The oven is probably big enough to fit you in
Mr.Duck on 12/1/2008 at 06:27
Quote Posted by PigLick
And I consider myself probably the best non-proffesional cook on these forums, I cook every night of the week, often cook for large gatherings, and have quite a reputation amongst family and friends that people are almost queing up to eat in the Pigs Kitchen.
I thought that was GBM's post :o
We should have a cook-off to see whose top-chef :D
On a side note: I never figured you the cooking type, Piggy.
I love to cook too, don't do it as often as you, but I do enjoy it, and I fully understand the put-off of the grind of so many hours for professional chef, eep.
Rug Burn Junky on 12/1/2008 at 08:49
Quote Posted by PigLick
I consider myself probably the best non-proffesional cook on these forums
I'll defer to GBM as #1, but I'll fucking fight you for the number 2 spot. :mad:
(When I recently found myself sitting around without a job and a pile of cash on hand, I briefly considered culinary school. But I had the same reservations as you, even though I love cooking in a way that I don't quite love finance law, the thought of starting over as an apprentice after I've already served that time in one career made me say a big "Fuck no!")
Scots Taffer on 12/1/2008 at 09:02
GBM did a stint in a kitchen though, so I'm sure that breaks our completely arbitrary rules. :cool:
And yes, the whole idea of grinding it out as a trainee chef is about as attractive an ideas as grinding out a living a low limit cash poker player, but I'm missing a bit of passion when it comes to my personal interests at the moment and feel like I need something to fire me up. It's one of those times where I'm doing the "what if" game.
Thief13x on 12/1/2008 at 09:08
not going to read all the posts so pardon me if this has already been asked...but isn't that the guy from Hell's Kitchen?
P.S. I have cooked at 3 different restraunts and I will offer a piece of advice: if you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen. It's more stress than being a pilot to be honest, too much yelling and pissy people with short fuses and overloaded sick humour. Gets old fast, and drives you to smoke.
Scots Taffer on 12/1/2008 at 09:49
If you can't read the posts then you don't deserve an answer to your fucking question.
Gingerbread Man on 13/1/2008 at 16:28
Quote Posted by Rug Burn Junky
I'll defer to GBM as #1, but I'll fucking fight you for the number 2 spot. :mad:
You'll be deferring to me as #2, son. Numba One is about three apples tall and her madd skillz eclipse mine by about a shitload. :D
