Culinary Schools by Michael Bustamante

Culinary Schools train students in the culinary arts of cooking and baking; identifying fruits, vegetables, and meats; determining freshness; creating new recipes; and preparing sauces, entrees, soups, appetizers, desserts, pastries, and much more. Culinary chefs are trained by Culinary Schools to measure, mix, and cook ingredients according to recipes, as well as to create recipes and methods to produce new and unusual dishes.

Culinary chefs learn through Culinary Schools the best uses of a variety of pots, pans, and equipment - ovens, grills, broilers, grinders, slicers, and blenders. Executive chefs are head cooks and responsible for directing the work of other kitchen staff, preparing menus, estimating food needs, and ordering supplies. Courses at Culinary Schools address operating a business, and managing personnel and kitchens, as well as of sanitation, hygiene, safety, nutrition, human resource management, cost control, and table service.

Culinary Schools that specialize in the arts of baking and pastry teach techniques for preparing basic syrups, icings, pastry dough, fillings, cakes, breads, candies, and many other bakery items. Bakers and chefs may begin their professional careers in accredited vocational Culinary Schools or in other four-year Culinary Schools. Professional culinary chefs may choose to opt for additional courses at Culinary Schools and experience, and work as apprentices for some time. Apprentices may serve time as sous chefs, supporting head chefs while gaining experience.

Executive culinary chefs who desire to work in fine-dining restaurants require years of training and experience through Culinary Schools, and generally have an intense ambition for cooking. Incomes for cooks and chefs vary considerably. Executive Culinary chefs with well-developed skills and expertise and can anticipate incomes over $60,000.

If you think you would enjoy a career as a chef, there are numerous Culinary Schools to choose from, including Online Culinary Schools. If you would like to learn more about Culinary Schools, look for more in-depth information and resources on our website.

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Michael Bustamante is a staff writer for Media Positive Communications, Inc. in association with SchoolsGalore.com. Visit our Traditional School Directory and find Colleges, Universities, Vocational Schools, and Online Schools at SchoolsGalore.com, your educational resource to locate schools.