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Kara
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What are the hours that you would work as a professional chef?
I am in the 10th grade and would like to know more about this field.
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Chef Renée Blake
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As a professional chef you can enter different avenues that allow you to have a more flexible schedule. I have worked over 80 hours a week when I first started out because I wanted to save up money to go to school and get as much experience as possible. When I got older I realized how valuable my time was and wanted to slow down. Thats when I took a step away from restaurants and started teaching cooking classes and doing private dinners essentially customizing my schedule to the life I wanted to live while still pursuing my passion.
Donald Dias
Chef de Partie
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Sacramento, California
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Donald’s Answer
8 to 12 hours on a shift.
Donald Dias
Chef de Partie
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Sacramento, California
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Donald’s Answer
8 to 12 hours.
Steve Fye
Food Safety and Brand Standards
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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The hours depend on the kitchen. As an entry level cook, you will likely be scheduled on weekends and either mornings or late nights. It's just part of paying dues and the industry. As the executive chef at my current kitchen, I open Tuesday to Saturday. I arrive before 6 a.m. to check mise en place for breakfast and make the prep list for the rest of the day.
Jack Batten
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Upper Marlboro, Maryland
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Kara
It depends on where you work and the type of kitchen you work in. If you work in a business dining account you would work mornings and lunch weekends off. if you work in a restaurant you would work mostly nights and weekends. Just think about when people eat out. That is when you would work. being a cook working your way to being a chef you would work closer to 8 hour shifts . most Chefs are salaried so they have to work enough hour to make sure that their kitchen is running smooth. So you mostly work 10 to 12 hour shifts. Again that depends on the type of kitchen you work in the the staff you have hired and trained,
It depends on where you work and the type of kitchen you work in. If you work in a business dining account you would work mornings and lunch weekends off. if you work in a restaurant you would work mostly nights and weekends. Just think about when people eat out. That is when you would work. being a cook working your way to being a chef you would work closer to 8 hour shifts . most Chefs are salaried so they have to work enough hour to make sure that their kitchen is running smooth. So you mostly work 10 to 12 hour shifts. Again that depends on the type of kitchen you work in the the staff you have hired and trained,
Cindy Chartrand
Executive Chef
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Koppel, PA
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Cindy’s Answer
The hours worked daily will depend on the nature of the business. For example, if catering for a large group of people, it may be 10 to 12 hours from the time the food is prepped to the time the catering assignment is finished. In a restaurant, it may be less hours daily, but again, it will depend on the position, and how many other people are working in the kitchen. I think it is safe to say that overall, 50 hours per week is a safe average.
Jeff Burt
Software Engineer at AT&T
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Columbia
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Your work hours are very highly dependent upon your employer and their normal "open for business" hours.
You may be called on for the breakfast, lunch, or dinner shifts - obviously each would have varied hours.
You may be called on for the breakfast, lunch, or dinner shifts - obviously each would have varied hours.