Cooking with the School

This school year, students from cooking classes have had the opportunity to work with the high school kitchen staff during their regular class period to gain commercial kitchen cooking experience. We did a quick survey with some of the students involved regarding their feelings for the program and whether or not they were enjoying the experience they were getting by helping prepare food for school lunches. Most of the students really have enjoyed helping in the kitchen and many of them see it as a different experience than the normal cooking class. Students felt that working in the kitchen, mostly doing prep-work, felt that it was easier yet more fast paced when compared to cooking in their classroom or at home. One student described the difference by mentioning that the larger kitchen was intimidating but also enjoyable. Many students strengthened the knife skills they had already been taught in the Culinary Arts class and all students helping got to feel what it's like to cook for many people. Everyone interviewed, except for one student, felt that they personally benefited from working in the kitchen with a more experienced staff. The two students pictured below, Meaghan McCormick and Jenny MacDonald, had a lot of fun working in the kitchen under Chef Andy's watchful eye. They would both love to work in the kitchen again :).