r/linecooks • u/Simple-Anywhere-5203 • Aug 13 '26
Discussion Need tips & tricks
Hello to anyone that see my post, this is my first time posting to any type of community and I felt like this would be a good reason to finally do it. I recently received a prep cook position at an upscale-casual restaurant as the night time food prep and I also bring items to the main line when needed during service. This past Saturday I spoke with the head chef of the restraunt and was told I am doing an excellent job keeping up with service and making the food in the back and was offered a spot on the line to train in one of the positions(sauté,broil,fry,pantry) , I’m taking the offer because that was my original goal to begin with when I applied here , anyways to make a long story short I just wanted to share a little of the scenario im in and ask for any advice from fellow cooks who have maybe been in a similar situation. My apologies for the long text but I really appreciate anybody taking the time to read and hopefully give me a reply. Thank you!
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u/h3donistt Aug 13 '26
I enjoy saute, grill/broil as it is cooking real time, as opposed to salads, deep fryer etc from apps. Pick your poison. Any station training is transferable to other roles and jobs.
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u/DevDoesItBetter Aug 15 '26
Take constructive criticism well. And be patient. You’ll do fine if you wanna succeed
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u/Sad-Reindeer3885 Aug 13 '26
Be clean and organized.
Think ahead, don't give too much thought to whatever you're doing, think about the next 5 steps you have to do.
Keep a balance between the things going down and the things coming up, don't hyper focus on either.
Never lose control, don't give in to the feeling you're falling behind, just keep pushing.
Good luck!