Quality With Time

I was flipping through the channels while watching television when a cooking competition came on. Two teams of professional chefs went toe to toe in a timed cook-off. I was very surprised at how well their dishes came out in such limited time, but the judges still criticized them for their many mistakes. These mistakes were ones of which they would not have been making if not under a time limit. That’s when it sparked. I realized that chefs cannot be rushed. Customers should walk into a restaurant knowing that their food will take a while to serve because the chef must take his/her time. Only the best quality comes out when the cook does not feel rushed or pressured. In this case the professionals wouldn’t be criticized. Cooking is like art, a painter is not rushed to finish his work, because people understand it is a careful, precise job. As in the kitchen, every person has their own roles to perfect in order to come out with the beautiful piece of work others look for. If you walk into a restaurant and complain on the food service because it takes too long, you are taking paint away from the painter. Unless it takes a long time and still the food lacks quality, then something is wrong. But do not rush a chef when making food for you, its taste will get better the longer you wait. Wyatt Depuy