[Sca-cooks] Re: Very carefully not panicking...

[P. A. Stonnell]

At 05:59 PM 21/09/02 -0400, you wrote:
>
>> >>And most important, Cooks do NOT do scullery!
>> >
>> >I've got to agree with Muiredach here.
>>Good lord, of course I was talking about a perfect world.
>
>Sounded more like a Statement of Truth than anything else...
>
>>who is wondering how a comment about cooks not doing dishes turned into a
>>treatise on how the head cook should treat his/her helpers?
>
>Well, I can't tell for Master Adamantius, but I can say that my comments
>flowed from reading the statement that Cooks do NOT do scullery.  Over the
>years I've bumped into many, many folks who were very clear about "I'm not
>gonna do dishes", or "I'm too good to peel the potatoes".  So when I read
>the statement, I got instant red flags going, and thought it important to
>remind people that it's important to be ready and willing to do all
>tasks.  Too many times the Cook, or head honcho is on some sort of power
>happy trip, and forgets that you just can't do it all on your own.  You
>have to treat your folks right.
>

The not doing scullery arises from the fact that we have only so many serving
dishes.  We have to wash most of the bowls and platters between courses so we
have something to serve the next course on.  The head cook can't be doing this
and making sure the food is ready to be served at the same time.  Of course
if
I need a pot or something cleaned, I'm more likely to just do it myself (if my
head dish washer will let me).  How ever, I will admit to not peeling
potatoes,
but that is more because none of my feasts have been of the right theme to
warrent serving them.  Two years ago I peeled and precooked 50 pounds of
carrots.


>Note that this is not a judgement on how you run a feast, I don't know you,
>nor have I worked with you.  Just my reaction to a statement.
>
>Master A, anything else? :-)
>
>Gorgeous Muiredach the Odd
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