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Cooking Measurement Conversion: Chef2Chef.net Helps Culinary Artists Succeed

(PRWeb) March 29, 2007 -- According to the National Restaurant Association, approximately 12.8 million Americans are employed by the restaurant industry, where the number of upper level jobs is expected to rise 11 percent over the next ten years. The Conversion Center and Cooking Resources at Chef2Chef.net, a chef's practical guide to practically everything, are excellent online resources for cooks, from prospective culinary students to master chefs.

The American Culinary Federation affirms "the future of the culinary industry {will be} determined by the competence of the individuals entering the field." Chef2Chef.net provides a Cooking Resources page, complete with cooking instructions, tips, tools and numerous other links to useful outside resources.

Chef2Chef.net features its own conversion calculator, which gives cooks exact proportions for measurements like pinches or cups.
Other calculators include:

• Weight conversion
• Temperature conversion
• Microwave to stove conversion
(http://recipes.chef2chef.net/conversion/)

Chef2Chef.net's organized directory of cooking techniques provides useful information for cooks of every experience level. For example, there are links to cooking videos, step-by-step lessons and tips from world famous chefs such as Julia Child and Jacques Pépin. A link to Gernot Katzer's Exotic Spices guide includes an alphabetic spice index of over 3,000 names.
(http://recipes.chef2chef.net/conversion/cooking-techniques.htm)
(http://recipes.chef2chef.net/conversion/misc-cooking.htm)

Chef2Chef also offers a section of "Chef Tips," which provides answers and information on many various topics, including:

• Cooking (i.e. "the fastest way to bake a potato")
• Preparation (i.e. "slicing kiwi fruit uniformly")
• Miscellaneous (i.e. "seasoning your cast iron skillet")
(http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/tools/tips/)

According to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report, "Advancement opportunities for chefs, cooks, and preparation workers depend on their training, work experience and ability to perform more responsible and sophisticated tasks." The same study predicts that over the next seven years "competition should be keen for jobs in the top kitchens of higher-end restaurants." Chef2Chef.net is a top online culinary resource for chefs in training seeking a competitive edge and professional excellence.

Chef2Chef.com, a chef's practical guide to practically everything, offers user forums, a searchable database of recipes and a comprehensive US directory of top culinary schools and chefs, and a culinarians can also find the latest food industry news, a job search section, and a marketplace for culinary supplies and equipment.

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