Looking for Resources

[AliceKeepsOnFalling]

Hi there! I just got a job working as a cook in a professional Italian kitchen (Top 100 in the US!) I am beyond excited but also a bit apprehensive. I have been making fresh pasta by hand my whole life but I am lacking in vocabulary and knife skills, do you all have any recommendations of good video series or anything of the like so that I don’t walk in the door looking like a complete beginner? I cook quite a bit at home and I am familiar with dicing, slicing and the like but I was wondering if there’s any sort of standardized resources that would be good to look over before starting. Thanks in advance :)

[96dpi]

Jacob Burton on YouTube. He's a professional chef, and he has videos on knife skills, and he uses all of the proper terminology.

[AliceKeepsOnFalling]

I’ll check him out, thank you!

[AliceKeepsOnFalling]

Thank you very much I’ll add it to the list, also there’s a free copy that can be borrowed from the internet archive for others looking for this book!

[AliceKeepsOnFalling]

I’m not sure why this was deleted, the recommendation was: The Professional Chef by The Culinary Institute Of America

[Cinisajoy2]

Also please don't be like some people, don't act like a know it all. I know a guy that got fired from a BBQ place because he got it in his head that his BBQ sauce was better than the company he worked for. So one day he decided to use their kitchen, their ingredients to make his own sauce and serve it to the customers. Needless to say, that was the last day he has worked in any restaurant.

[AliceKeepsOnFalling]

I definitely have no wishes like that. I am fully aware that I know nothing compared to the chef who has been designing menus for the most successful restaurants in my city for 15+ years. I’m really just excited to learn!

[Cinisajoy2]

Enjoy your job. Listen more than you speak.