On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:50:30 -0500, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:53:01 -0500, brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:39:42 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Feb 6, 6:23*pm, brooklyn1 > wrote:
>>>> Sky *wrote:
>>>> >.... their oven gloves/hot mitts are well used!!!
>>>>
>>>> How can you tell they're well used... and if they're abused that is
>>>> indicative of a lousy cook. *Btw, professional cooks never use
>>>> mitts/gloves, in fact they're not permitted in a professional kitchen,
>>>> they're extremely dangerous. *Professional cooks use hot pads only.
>>>> Professional cooks don't wear socks while working either, and they
>>>> wear shoes that can be easily kicked off.
>>>
>>>So, what qualifies a cook as a professional?
>>
>> First you need to qualify "cook"... stupidmarket deli clerks are not
>> cooks... and China Express cooks are cooks like Golden Arches burger
>> flippers are cooks.
>
>and someone who cooks on a ship in the navy is at the very pinnacle of the
>profession.

Actually that's true... the US Navy conducts the finest culinary
schools on the planet, I attended and graduated from all of them...
and only the Crème de la Crème are chosen to cook at sea.