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Culinary Schools Q & A Cooking Schools Filed under:Cooking Schools Choosing The Right One For You Cooking schools can be very rewarding leading to an exciting career as a professional caterer or chef. To succeed, you will need to learn and develop all[...]

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Cooking Schools Filed under:Cooking Schools Choosing The Right One For You Cooking schools can be very rewarding leading to an exciting career as a professional caterer or chef. To succeed, you will need to learn and develop all the skills required before[...]

Choosing The Right One For You Cooking schools can be very rewarding leading to an exciting career as a professional caterer or chef. To succeed, you will need to learn and develop all the skills required before starting a successful career in the[...]

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Most people go to a culinary college so that they can become involved in the restaurant business. They have a passion for food and want to be able to cook these intricate meals and specialty dishes. Perhaps they have always wanted to own their own restaurant and love to cook but do not know how to manage the business side of the restaurant. Some people just want to improve their skills in the kitchen to impress their friends and families.[...]

Culinary programs begin with the basics of the kitchen. One of the first lessons you will learn is about kitchen safety such as handling knives and what to do in an emergency such as a fire. You will learn basic food preparation guidelines such as what temperature is acceptable on meats. You will learn basic accounting, computer skills, inventory management and even some psychology. Culinary arts schools want you to have a diverse background because the workplace is so diverse. The most important lesson you[...]

Chef school can last anywhere from two years on upwards of four years and that is not including any apprenticeship that may need to happen after graduation. It really depends on what your end goal is. If you want a diverse background with regular education courses to better help you prepare for graduation you may want to take a look into a four year program. If you are just seeking the basics such as sanitation, knife skills and rudimentary cooking you can look at shorter certificate programs. How long you[...]

You may be surprised to learn that culinary colleges do teach more than kitchen skills such as knife handling and how to make a soufflé. Cooking classes will also teach students how to deal with the public, how to handle finances and how to manage inventory. There is also instruction on how to communicate effectively as well as manage employees. Any chef school will want to give you a broad background on the food industry. The more information you have the better prepared you will be when you graduate.[...]

That is a tough question. You have to first ask yourself if you mind going away from home in order to attend a top culinary school. If you want to stay closer to home but there are no great schools located nearby you may want to try a community college for their two year program. If moving to another city, state or country is not an issue for you then you can find any number of websites that feature top culinary arts programs. You can also turn the television channel to The Food Network and see what[...]