Common Skills Needed to be a Chef
If you have a love of food, culinary arts, and working with other professionals in that field, becoming a chef may be the right career path for you. There are many skills needed of a chef that will help you in your career in the culinary world.
Some include1:
- Business Sense
- Budgeting
- Management/supervision
- Ordering
- Cleanliness
- Health and food safety
- Sanitary practices
- Hygiene
- Creativity
- Presentation
- Recipe creation
- Design
- Culinary Expertise
- Ingredient selection
- Knife skills
- Presentation
- Organization
- Planning
- Multitasking
- Kitchen safety
- Team Player
- Collaborate
- Interpersonal
- Accept/give feedback
- Attention to Detail
- Measuring
- Quality control
- Portion sizing
If you're ready to get involved in the food industry, the Culinary Arts/Restaurant Management program at YTI Career Institute may be a good fit for you. To learn more, such as tuition cost, scheduling, etc., check out the program description webpage. If you're ready to get started, visit the online application portal to apply.
