1. Go to a professional chef school to learn cooking techniques; 2. Go to a hotel to "apprentice" and learn cooking techniques from hotel chefs; 3. Learn by yourself by following recipes and food videos. The following is a comparative introduction to three ways to learn to be a chef. I believe it will be helpful to you.
First of all, let’s talk about the path of self-taught cooking. If you are simply trying to cook at home and practice your skills, regardless of whether it tastes good or not, you can still learn to be a chef through recipes and food videos.
Secondly, let’s talk about the way for a chef to go to a hotel to learn skills. The "master leads apprentice" learning model can be said to have great disadvantages, because as a migrant worker, the first task is to work, not to study. Learning skills depends entirely on the master's time, mood, actual work needs, and other aspects, and only then will you learn some skills. In addition, the hotel master is not a professional teacher and does not have a systematic teaching method. If you want to learn cooking skills well, this path should be carefully considered.
Next, let’s learn about the path from being a chef to a professional chef school. Judging from the current chef training market, how to choose a cooking school suitable for your studies requires students to keep their eyes peeled, conduct on-site inspections, make comparisons, and choose a cooking school that suits them based on their actual needs.