/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>16187699
Can confirm. I got hired at a nice restaurant by a friend connection as a dishwasher and they like my work ethic so much they're making me a line/bar cook with a nice pay bump, and it's only been a month and a half. I don't know a damned thing about cooking, but I'll basically learn everything I /need/ to know for free now. Fancy shit, too; italian, french, contemporary, the works. Most of my peers near my age have degrees/scholarships for cooking programs, but me and a few other cooks are just alcoholic pothead rock'n'rollers. And we get paid just as much if not more than (You) will in the same position.

Also in general, just get the fuck out of cooking if you don't love it. I know I will once I stack some bread (haha food pun, get it? kill me yesterday)

>>16187699
That guy is mentally ill and has never had an original thought in his head.

>>16187699
I don't care how low I get, I'm never filming a gay ass video like this

>>16187750
kek. you know he watched it 2-3 times over and said "yeah. this is good" i hope this guy gets his arms ground into nubs.

>>16187699
That's because you fucked up the logistics. You should have done a 4-year stint in the Army as a cook, then got out and used that post-9/11 GI Bill to pay for culinary school. All the education you'd ever need or want, costing you only some time in uniform where your main job was to cook and learn from other Army cooks all their secrets, all while getting paid, then layer that with the fancy shit culinary school would add to your arms locker, and you'd pay nothing.

>>16187775
>You should have done a 4-year stint in the Army
>you'd pay nothing.
DIE RECRUITER SCUM, DIE! GET OFF MY 4CHANNEL YOU PENCIL-PUSHING JOCK-STRAP SNIFFER

>>16187699
>I fell for the serf trap and now I'm miserable
>plus I don't understand that "everyday" is an adjective, not an adverb
I have no sympathy.

mine was 900 AUD for the year, and since i was a student i could get govt payments
whats it cost for you guys?

>>16187835
Got a 2 year degree in California for ~3k USD (not cooking). That is including fuel, books, tuition, just about everything. Most people have at least one scholarship or one non-loan benefit helping them pay for or reduce the cost of college.
>"everyday"
Guess he should've added a space, so you wouldn't have to sperg.

>>16187856
>Most people have at least one scholarship or one non-loan benefit helping them pay for or reduce the cost of college.
No they don't. Most people are just 50k in debt.

>>16187856
Adding a brain would have been fine, too.

>>16187870
*Most (retards) are 50k in debt
ftfy, tardo. chop chop with those payments, wagie. imagine paying 50k+ for a slip of paper that says you might be good at science or math. and it took you MULTIPLE YEARS. joke's on (You).
>>16187873
Still a high chance it wouldn't have pleased you

>>16187699
Probably the most cringe video I've watched today

WHY GO TO COOKING FOR MONEY? I never get it.

>>16187793
Biggest bitch post ITT award goes to you. Congrats, faggot.

>>16187940
>try-hard tries hard
hang on, let me call the press. ring ring. they told me to tell you to go fuck yourself, cuck.

>>16187734
You should brag about things after they happen by the by.

>>16187793
Based army fag

>>16187954
OH YEAH?! WELL AT LEAST I DON'T SPEND MY TIME SUCKING DICKS IN THE BATHROOM AT OLIVE GARDEN, YOU DIRTY ROTTEN LOWDOWN SLIMY FILTHY DISGUSTING GLUTTONOUS HOGLIKE MOTHER FUCKING COCK SUCKING SON OF AN INCESTUOUS PEDOPHILE SHEMALE RAPIST PROSTITUTE. GET YOUR MOM'S DICK OUT OF YOUR MOUTH. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO? I'M GONNA SHIT UP YOUR ASS. STOP FOR A MOMENT AND REALLY GRASP THAT STATEMENT. I AM LITERALLY GOING TO SHIT UP YOUR ASS. I WILL TAKE MY PANTS OFF, RIP YOUR PANTS OFF, OUR SPHINCTERS WILL TOUCH, AND I WILL SHIT. YOU WILL TRY TO COUNTERSHIT, BUT MY SPHINCTER WILL OVERCOME, AND I WILL PUSH A LOG OF SHIT FROM MY ASS UP AND INTO YOUR BODY. THIS IS WHAT SHALL OCCUR. YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE? I WILL PISS IN A POT. I WILL ADD CORNSTARCH TO THE PISS AND BOIL IT UNTIL IT GETS REALLY THICK, LIKE SAUCE. I WILL POUR THE THICKENED PISS INTO A PLASTIC CONTAINER AND PUT IT IN THE FRIDGE UNTIL IT HARDENS INTO A FIRM JELLO. I WILL THEN CUT IT INTO RECTANGLES, BATTER IT IN A MIX OF MILK, FLOUR, AND EGGS, AND DEEP FRY IT AT 375 UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN, FLIPPING ONCE SINCE THEY FLOAT. AND I WILL SERVE YOU MY DEEP FRIED PISS

>>16187738
>>16187750
>>16187880
The video is a sheep waking up, encouragement and support will eventually turn them into a better person. Shitting on them will just turn them back into an NPC where people will just shit on them more.

Maybe it's cringe for shills that hate the idea of people realizing how shit this world is.

>>16187699
Nigger I would, and have, literally paid to autistically cut carrots in ways I will never use for hours on end. I did it because I have trust fund money to burn, some type of autism, and won't accept someone's praise without facing constant criticism from them first. I might make shit at a nonprofit, but I can julienne shit like a motherfucker.

>>16187699
school in general is borderline worthless for teaching you any practical day to day knowledge. If they really wanted to teach you how to do a job then school would be 90% hands on experience, but that would just be way too efficient and would put most teachers out of a job. Don't get me started on k-12. Some programs are worthwhile but 95%+ of your time spent in school is not spent teaching you something useful

im still pissed at the things they deliberately choose not to teach you

>>16187699
Congratulations, you figured out the trap of every single career.

>>16187793
i have more respect for jockstrap sniffers than army recruiters

>>16188155
>work at k-12 (not going into more detail than that, this is still 4chan)
>atttempt to make lessons fun/entertaining/answer actual questions
>that one fucking kid's parents complain about what I do left and right, forcing me to tone stuff down
They're trying to stop me from letting kids work in teams. What the actual fuck. This kid and his parents don't want me to teach teamwork. Good thing my principal realizes some parents are just that way

>>16187699
I bet this fag watches every marvel movie and is an atheist then has the nerve to turn around and wonder why he's unfulfilled

I have no useful job skills and it's to late for me to get a real career. Currently in the process of moving innawoods. Just wanna make moonshine, live on a mountain and be left the fuck alone.

>>16188241
Grow some weed too. It's almost more fun than smoking it.

>>16187699
lol what a faggot. also his hands look weird

>>16187734
Holy shit you sound like a faggot

>>16187699
i find school is for opportunity as much as it is for knowledge.

>>16188198
You learn teamwork by playing sports. Teamwork in class sucks every time. No exceptions. The one nerdy kid ends up doing all the work, one or two slackers ride that work for credit they didn't earn, and one bitch always has to be the "secretary" or the "note-taker" or whatever. You want to learn teamwork, play football, basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, hockey, whatever.

>>16188391
Oh no, son.
We do puzzle rooms, nerf wars, codebreaking, food catapults, etc.
I agree with you, teamwork on worksheets and whatnot is ass.

>>16188027
>Maybe it's cringe for shills that hate the idea of people realizing how shit this world is.
Either from NEETs who wish they had a normal life, or from wagies who have to convince themselves their work life is great.
Its COPE regardless.

>>16188224
Do you tithe Net or Gross anon?

>>16188224
yeah he should become a christian and send his money to africa

>>16188455
>africa
>implying its not going to the pastors BMW fund

You have to give additional money when missionary trips come up, that doesnt come out of tithe. You know, its not cheap sending young adults to convince poor niggers in the congo that AIDs isnt real, and that wearing a condom is the work of the devil.

>>16187699
Such is life when you can't afford a gas stove.

>>16188471
Wow it really is god's work, where can I donate?

>>16187699
Should have got a degree in something interesting instead then.
People become accountants and then bitch about work not being exciting. Fucking retards.

>>16188546
>Wow it really is god's work
It really is. Creating a larger african population to come and emigrate to the USA where they can fill seats at the church.
Its similar to the quiverfull mindset

>>16187699
This, culinary school is for bored housewives and dumbfucks who fall for student loan scams.

>>16187775
>learn from other Army cooks all their secrets
LOL. Course title include "How to ruin food 101" all the way up to "Make an entire military base vomit 410".

>>16187775

>>16188957
>I get all my knowledge from movies

>>16188563
>People become accountants and then bitch about work not being exciting. Fucking retards.
It's only boring if you only do the most basic busy work.

>>16188012
Thanks, I needed that laugh
>>16188169
jej
>>16188385
Holy shit you mad as fucc, boi. Also I'm calling the FBI, hopefully you can explain all those pictures of little black boys you've saved on your phone. Freak.

>>16189010
Everyone has a retard uncle or friend with a retard uncle who was relegated to cook in the military anon
You dont need movies for that

>>16188957
>all the way up to "Make an entire military base vomit 410".
Anon you don't even want to know what it's like to have a company of ~130 people with diahrrea.
Speaking from experience here.

>>16189010
Nah, I got to experience the joys of military cooking firsthand. Lots and lots of mashed potatoes that should have been relegated to the glue factory.

It's not all barbecued lions on the beach in Somalia, contrary to what "Blackhawk Down" taught you.

>>16187699
I just watch cooking videos on youtube. If I like what I see, I try to make it and I try to learn from my mistakes. I have a degree in a respectable field, so going to culinary school would be a waste of time. This guy's pretty good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zl2WrWf0to

>>16187699
webm should've ended with him pressing his palms into the hot coils and holding them there

>>16187880
I kept waiting for the joke to spring, but nope he was actually doing the whole "awkwardly stand here in front of a stove looking sad" thing unironically. I understand his feelings but god damn you didn't need to make a cringe attention whore video of yourself about it.

>>16187699
most cooking schools are a meme. if they dont have a career services program with a very high reputation, dont waste your time.

if you want to work in a kitchen, learn some knife skills from youtube and apply to literally any kitchen in your town. most restaruants always need more help (usually a prep guy), and you'll get way more experience than you would at a school.

>>16189832
I think some of these people can't think or feel at all without the process of making something to share on the internet. You've probably noticed there are a lot of people who seem incapable of internally thinking through a problem and need to talk their thoughts out loud for their minds to function. This might be a step beyond that.

>>16188027
>The video is a sheep waking up, encouragement and support will eventually turn them into a better person.
All can be done without this cringe video
>Maybe it's cringe for shills that hate the idea of people realizing how shit this world is.
You can realize how shit the world is (it's really not btw, the work world is ) without making this cringe video

This dude is still an NPC as far as I can tell anyway, he's reaching out to social media for validation.

>>16187699
that pic! I find it hilarious that zoomers and millennials took this long to come to that realization.

I felt like that in my teens, but slogged through it and retired 18 years early.

>>16189235
Field cooking is not the same as what cooks in the Army actually do. All the functions and ceremonies? That's the shit they do. If you've never eaten in an Officer's Club, you have no idea what actual Army cooks accomplish.

>>16187856
A 2 year degree from a community college gets most people Jack shit. Maybe it'll get you into a construction job where you work with tired grumpy assholes more often than not.

>>16190138
I've felt like since I was 13. Born in 1989. Never got over it. Still wallow frequently.

>>16188155
>im still pissed at the things they deliberately choose not to teach you
Such as?

>>16187734
imagining you're talking about ruths chris or some shit like that

Bump

>>16190138
Astonishing. A teenager with existential lamp.

>>16187699
The issue is that there is a vast disparity between inflation, wages, and prices. Quality of life barely improves from being poor, living paycheck to paycheck, and being middle class. The fact that homes made of cheap garbage materials and innards can cost up to 500k is ridiculous. Land value should depreciate when you leave expensive to remove trash on it

>>16187738
That was my immediate thought. Just imagine being enough of a faggot to set record yourself staring at your stove for 30 seconds and posting some shit like this.

>>16187699
I dropped out back in mid school when i realized i was not being taught jack shit about reality

Now i meditate and control my thinking,nobody in the world can stop me

>>16187699
"everyday" is an adjective; he means "every day".

>>16192829
Which is why his financial success tops out at acquiring a depreciating asset. He just doesn't know.

>>16187699
atheists btfo

>>16188198
Kids today have social media addled brains. Everything they do is by consensus. They need more independent projects in school to be more well-rounded. You're out of touch. Your principal is an idiot. All your kids are going to be helpless ninnies if they get cut off from the hive for 5 minutes.

Seriously, ESPECIALLY nowadays since every restaurants needs workers. I mean you might start out in a shitty position like dishwasher or something, but if you can tough it out and be good enough, you can be a line cook within a few months. Eventually, you can also rise up to chef if you're up for it. And if you talk to the other cooks, they can easily reccomend other places to try out and help you get a better position.
>tldr
Just apply and you will get the job no questions asked

>>16187699
>Oh no how do I cope with having work, a decent income, my own property and support network

>>16190192
my uncle was pretty high up in our counties army and my parents got invited to some of his fancy dinners when they went to visit him. Sounded like they served food out of fancy hotels from 60 years ago.

>>16187806
I got a degree, job and car and it's the best age of my life so far. I love the freedom that I get from being an adult with my own apartment and transportation and money to spend and free time. I can do anything and go anywhere. That guy must be a retard and not doing it right.

>less skills than a womans studies degree
you're being hyperbolic, right?
I haven't been to culinary school but to my understanding you will learn
>hands on kitchen experience
>intro to french cooking techniques
>wine and wine pairing knowledge
>pastries
>food safety

and here there is a technical school where the cost is nothing close to college tuition

>>16187699
Dude in webm is a retard, but I suppose the majority of people are similarly retarded. Getting a degree and getting whatever job doesn't give you a life, unless you're the exception and work doing something you absolutely love. For like 99% of people any job with any degree is no different than picking up a trade or even selling your menial physical labor. It is a way to gain an income, nothing more nothing less. You trade your service for money. It is not your life or your personality or identity, just something you do in order to collect capital. Don't try to find meaning through it, there is none to be had.

>BMW shirt

>>16187775
>risk your life for Israel to make minimum wage with a bunch of drug addicts and convicts in the food service industry

the last time I did acid I realized all I wanted was a little bit of land to have a house and raise a family
i stopped caring about the rat race and busting my ass off at work

>>16193592
This guy gets it

>>16193592
Weird, because all that is more expensive than anything. You'll never get it without working your ass off.

>>16193416
>You trade your service for money. It is not your life or your personality or identity,
This is great on paper
In reality
>sleep 8 hours a day
>work 8 hours a day
That leaves you 8 hours a day for "finding meaning" or "building a life"
Just dont forget the fact that those 8 hours are chipped away even further.
You spend a decent amount of time in the morning getting ready for work. You spend time commuting to work. You spend time commuting home from work. You spend time at night getting ready for the next morning.
And then there is incidental garbage you do during those 8 hours like small chores or taking a shit.
A good chunk of your "free time" time revolves around being at work, or thinking about and getting ready for that work.

Not to mention a lot of jobs force overtime or you are on call, or some people work more than 40 hours a week.

If you take the webm at face value, obviously your job isnt going to give you a life. Obviously buying a fucking car isnt the end all be all of life.
But the reality is once you have a real, soul crushing job, its pretty hard to build a life around it because of how encompassing it is.

>>16193592
I went to school, got a salary career job
Got a mortgage on a modest house in an ok but not super expensive neighborhood. Bought a new car. The idea was
>pay off house, pay off car, pay off student loans
>credit will be good at that point
>buy really nice house, rent modest house out

Had a GF, would come home tired. Play video games, watch movies. On the weekends go out to eat and maybe hike or frisbee golf. Even when I was having free time, I couldnt stop thinking about work and dreading it.
I was burnt out and wanted to kill myself at the thought of it.

Then one of my immediate family members I was very close with died.
Everyone knows its a fact of life, but you dont understand the gravity of death until it affects you personally.

I hit a breaking point and decided that time was by far the most important thing to me.
Time for myself. Time for rest. Time to be with my friends and family.

If I was to climb the ladder and start making big bucks, what would that accomplish?
Allow me to consoom? Allow me to travel (I dont care)?
I would still spend a good chunk of free time doing the same shit I already do.
And at what cost?
I had lost touch with friends. I saw my brothers and parents only a few times a year.
Work ruined my mental and physical health.

One day I just woke up and quit.
Took my savings, paid off house, already had some passive income. I have a /diy/ hobby which I make money with.

I work an easy bare minimum job 3-4 days a week that pays all of my bills. I like the people I work with, I browse the internet most of my shift.

Once you own a house in a safe area, everything else becomes so much easier. My life has never been better.
I dont regret school, 4 years of partying and making friends. But I wish I had this goal in mind from the beginning.
Save up every penny, working a hard job as a means to an end once you have set yourself with a house. Not working yourself to death till you are 70 so you can consoom

I drop university when I was 24 to become a cook and after years of wading through shit I ended up becoming a pastry chef. I am still not happy with where I am at 32 but I dont regret dropping my studies. The total amount of "cooking school" I actually did was something like 200 hours of a pastry-specific course that had 6 months of actual work attached to it before an exam: no amount of school can ever prepare you to the stuff you actually have to deal with on the job. I think the right amount of time for someone to become truly competent as a cook or a baker is about 3 years of working every day and I dont think there is a school that prepare you enough.

Schools are nice if you are going to work in daddy's business and you are somehow able to skip all the "wading through shit" phase and just start your own business: people who are successful this way end up in television or doing youtube content or taking pretty pictures of their food.

2020 being the shitshow that it was kinda fucked over all my plans to move up a little: lost a couple of collegues, business is just very slowly picking up only now and I'm stuck doing the most basic shit because the owners can't afford to pay more employees. I am not happy with how things are going here I am sure that I'm not going to find a better job any time this year and it sucks even more because honestly I have no right to complain, still actually having a job and not even far from home.

>>16194089
based, i felt that same realization after acid. i just dont see the point in slaving away to just buy and consoom. i just have to find a girl though

>>16187738
Glad others are on board with this. The guy is genuinely low iq

>>16193951
This. Maybe instead of spending your money on drugs, instead of wasting entire days being too high to function, maybe work to achieve your dreams? Crazy concept, I know.
>Rips bong
>Maaaan I just like want some chickens on my own land maaaaan
>What do you mean that no one's just going to give me land? Maaaan what a bummer

>>16194575
an acid trip twice a year costs me 20 freedom tickets. the revelations and connections with nature made were definitely worth that price
owning a house isn't all that difficult either, the VA loan lets me get one with no money down but i've saved up over 100k over the last few years as well, i just need to find a place to settle down in

>>16192010
>>16188155
pls respomb

>>16187734
Former dishie, current line cuck here. All that excitement will vanish after a week, and you'll realize that cucking, I mean, cooking is even more soul crushing that being a dish bitch, you barely get paid more and it's not even worth it.
As for op, I can't imagine why anyone would take out loans to go to school for a job that, at best, pays $14/hr, requires long and weird hours, allows for no social life, and junkie dropout felons like me can get into with zero training or experience.

>be teacher
>job is easy
>job is relatively fun
>get 25%ish of the year off

take the pill

>>16192485
Yeah. He is directing and acting in a movie in his own little head, just like his favorite DEEP movies.

>>16188417
"How in the hell could a man enjoy [anything]?"
drunk ass

>>16195572
Do you enjoy the specific things that he's talking about?

>>16187699
>6 week course
>certificate is literally a requirement to be anything more than a burger flipper or an onion dicer
>cost more than a Uni degree
what the fuck planet do you live on?