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Am I good at making split-second decisions? |
When cooking more than one thing at once there is always room for a disaster. You need to be able to think quickly in order to avoid any complications.
Thinking on your feet is a necessity in working in a kitchen as there is always something going on around you. In order to be fully functional, you will need to able to make decisions at the drop of a dime, and they will have to be the right ones.
This may not sound very difficult, but you must consider that a kitchen is almost always filled with people and many things are cooking at the same time.
In this case, there is always a chance that something on the stove can go overlooked and begin to burn, a fire could break out with the simple misplacement of a dish towel, and confusion can easily break out among the staff.
A quick decisive chef will try to keep everything running smoothly.
Think of it this way; unless restaurant serves only one dish, you can have a great many items cooking at the same time, especially on a busy day.
As a chef, you will need to monitor everything that is being prepared and still keep up with your various other duties. To do this, you will need to be a split second decision maker.
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