day ten

Day 10 (Friday);

I learned how to make crab cakes!!

I gained a new love for a food I had never tried today.  In the prep room today, I learned how to use the knife to cut meats, vegetables, and soft foods.  I also learned how to follow a recipe and multiply the recipe.  I cut onions and finally appreciate the tears they bring to people’s eyes.  It is very painful.  In the back of the house, I am learning so much so fast and I am not sure what order I should learn things in but I am figuring out that I can only learn by paying close attention to my first demonstration and just going slow and never hesitating to ask questions.  Being in the back is quite different socially with the workers.  In the prep room, a few guys are very explicit and it’s a little unsettling but it’s something that I am getting used to in time.  They are always very helpful and I am trying to remember as much of as many recipes as I can because the food is so good, I want to be able to memorize the recipes for later in life when I need to cook up a good meal.