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For the Love of Baking
Buck Reed
The Supermarket Gourmet
We all have seen it exacting, but kind, a good teacher
on reality shows, at the who critiqued without demeaning.
movies, and even in Disney I believe all good bakers have
cartoons. The angry chef. this quality. Yes, I have known a few
It is almost cliché to bakers who did not possess these
say one plate of qualities, but then I do not think
under- or they were very good bakers.
over-cooked If you ask a chef/cook why he
risotto doesn’t like baking, you almost
might send always get the answer that they
them into a do not like measuring everything.
tirade—an over-cooked steak might Great cooks do not really even need
bring you close to being stabbed, or recipes. Some will tell you that it
an under-cooked piece of fish might is boring, that there is no room for
get you sent home. They portray creativity. Nothing could be further
themselves as culinary masters from the truth. There is always a
who are one dish away from acting fruit or vegetable right around the
like murderous madmen, bent on corner coming into season that
destroying anyone in their way. The you can try to figure out how to
truth is, it is not an act. work into a recipe. Or you can
The nice guy executive chef, the try a different flour or sugar that
benevolent leader of the brigade is a might change the texture of your
myth, the white whale, an out-and- cookie. Some might even say it is
out unicorn, never to be seen in a an easy win, that slapping some
professional kitchen. chocolate on a pastry and hitting it
If this is indeed who they are, with some booze is far easier than,
then I submit that bakers are the say, seasoning a soup. They will
complete opposite. I say baker, say everyone applauds the dessert
Looking Here it is! because I am a cook who is course, but the unsung hero is the
guy who perfectly cooked your
comfortable baking, equally a rarity
for a deal? in the culinary world. I learned to steak. But few realize that the true
master of baking is in the basics.
first bake in the U.S. Navy, where
It is all about the appreciation of
you do what you were ordered, and
Kid’s
99¢ Meals they left you alone. When I left the the techniques that make the baker.
the better you did a job, the more
the ingredients and discipline of
service, I worked as a line cook in
That is where the caring starts.
That is where the respect makes a
an upscale restaurant; I spent two
weeks learning baking—there, called
difference. That is where the love
comes in.
pastry chef—from a wonderful
At the end of the day, I am still a
Job, coupled with the meticulous
truth be known, I would never call
adherence to detail any master
Join Us from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Dine In Only person who had the patience of cook who knows how to bake, but
chef would have envied. She was
myself a pastry chef.
Hamburger • Cheeseburger
Mondays
4 pc. Chicken Nuggets
McDonald’s in Includes child size fry, apple slices, and
Emmitsburg
small soft drink. (Toy not included)
for only 99¢
Tuesdays
McDonald’s in
Thurmont
Wednesdays
McDonald’s in
Walkersville
For the Love of Baking
Buck Reed
The Supermarket Gourmet
We all have seen it exacting, but kind, a good teacher
on reality shows, at the who critiqued without demeaning.
movies, and even in Disney I believe all good bakers have
cartoons. The angry chef. this quality. Yes, I have known a few
It is almost cliché to bakers who did not possess these
say one plate of qualities, but then I do not think
under- or they were very good bakers.
over-cooked If you ask a chef/cook why he
risotto doesn’t like baking, you almost
might send always get the answer that they
them into a do not like measuring everything.
tirade—an over-cooked steak might Great cooks do not really even need
bring you close to being stabbed, or recipes. Some will tell you that it
an under-cooked piece of fish might is boring, that there is no room for
get you sent home. They portray creativity. Nothing could be further
themselves as culinary masters from the truth. There is always a
who are one dish away from acting fruit or vegetable right around the
like murderous madmen, bent on corner coming into season that
destroying anyone in their way. The you can try to figure out how to
truth is, it is not an act. work into a recipe. Or you can
The nice guy executive chef, the try a different flour or sugar that
benevolent leader of the brigade is a might change the texture of your
myth, the white whale, an out-and- cookie. Some might even say it is
out unicorn, never to be seen in a an easy win, that slapping some
professional kitchen. chocolate on a pastry and hitting it
If this is indeed who they are, with some booze is far easier than,
then I submit that bakers are the say, seasoning a soup. They will
complete opposite. I say baker, say everyone applauds the dessert
Looking Here it is! because I am a cook who is course, but the unsung hero is the
guy who perfectly cooked your
comfortable baking, equally a rarity
for a deal? in the culinary world. I learned to steak. But few realize that the true
master of baking is in the basics.
first bake in the U.S. Navy, where
It is all about the appreciation of
you do what you were ordered, and
Kid’s
99¢ Meals they left you alone. When I left the the techniques that make the baker.
the better you did a job, the more
the ingredients and discipline of
service, I worked as a line cook in
That is where the caring starts.
That is where the respect makes a
an upscale restaurant; I spent two
weeks learning baking—there, called
difference. That is where the love
comes in.
pastry chef—from a wonderful
At the end of the day, I am still a
Job, coupled with the meticulous
truth be known, I would never call
adherence to detail any master
Join Us from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Dine In Only person who had the patience of cook who knows how to bake, but
chef would have envied. She was
myself a pastry chef.
Hamburger • Cheeseburger
Mondays
4 pc. Chicken Nuggets
McDonald’s in Includes child size fry, apple slices, and
Emmitsburg
small soft drink. (Toy not included)
for only 99¢
Tuesdays
McDonald’s in
Thurmont
Wednesdays
McDonald’s in
Walkersville
