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Chef's Log
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Приєднався 15 жов 2013
My journey from cruise ship Chef to traveling the world as a merchant marine. The lifestyle, how to get here, and the basics on each ship I’ve worked on!
Zaru Soba nontraditional cold Japanese noodles. Easy cold meal for a hot day. Healthy
Zaru Soba nontraditional cold Japanese noodles. Easy cold meal for a hot day. Healthy
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Відео
Secretly Awesome Merchant Mariner Career
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Advice and information for young adults about my awesome job. Avoid college debt, travel the world, make money. Become a merchant marine
Chefs Log: Ship Life getting ready to sail on the SubCom Dependable! June 2023
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Merchant Mariner Chief Cook Steward Department. Sub Com Dependable Cable Ship. Shipping out
Tug Boat Chef: my first hitch on an ATB Articulated Tug Boat
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Tug Boat #tuglife My latest adventure as a chef on the high seas! This time on an articulated tug boat cooking for 10! If you want to learn more about cooking on a rug boat, or at sea, check out my video!
Do you wanna make a pizza?
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What does a cruise ship Chef make on vacation. Pizza from scratch!
Crew Cabin NCL August 2022
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This was my home on Pride of America for 6 months in 2022. Cruise ship crew cabin stateroom.
Making El Pastor Tacos at home
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Mexican food is butchered by most non Latinex. Don’t do it! Make good El Pastor! You can DO it!
What am I packing for the ship!? Working on a Cruise Ship
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51 year old female chef gets hired on a cruise ship! What am I packing to take with me for 6 months on a cruise ship in Hawaii
Woman Chef Gets Hired on Cruise Ship! Has to get certified as a Merchant Marine
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51 year old bay area chef gets job on cruise ship! She will be the first female chef on the ship! Adventure time!
Irish Breakfast Black Sausage
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Happy Solstice! This black pudding is an integral part of a traditional Irish Breakfast! The ingredients are: 1 c Steel cut oats, 1.5 c milk, 1 tsp ground allspice, 2.5 tsp salt, 2.5 c pigs blood, 1/2 sautéed onion, and 2 c chopped pork belly.
Cooking with Chef Rachael: Holiday Turducken
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Dining with a small group because of quarantine but still want to do something fancy? Try this Turdukenito!
What was the name of your tug?
@@ThePeyton301 Sea Reliance
How's the cable ship? I'm an AB, seen that job on the board quite a few times.
Fantastic video, food looks as amazing as you!
Do they assign beds and closets?
@@caitlinlavin4548 no, it’s kind of first come first serve
I was thinking about doing this. I'm 46, a good cook, can learn, but have never done it professionally. Do you think I could be a cook on a ship? I see there is some training provided. Or are they more interested in people with a solid cooking background? Nice videos! Thank you!
Hi just came across your video. I’m currently waiting for my mmc and seriously thinking of joining SIU.
It is a great time to join the union, there are lots of jobs out here
@@chefslog2970 Yes as soon as I receive my MMC I will apply. I did get hired from NCL but after hearing so many stories, I decided not go forward with them.
Great job I am going to try it out thank you! Sincerely! R.S.V.
Ive been a commercial fisherman my entire life. I just got a job at Western Towboat. I cooked my whole career but out fishing is a little different. meat and potatoes style meals. On the tugs i learned pretty quick that there is more of a standard. Im cooking for 5-7 people. Its way more stressful because it has to be served right on time and hot of course. Its been challenging. I came across your video looking for recipes to add to my cookbook. good video. Whoever said that you would be graped is insane.. like are we just a bunch of barbarians out here? 😂
I might be getting a job on a tug as a cook. Any advice for someone that has 25 years experience, with culinary and management training? Its been a hot minute since I went into healthcare past 15 years... and that covid vaccine BS really wrecked my career, and have been searching for a new one every since 2022. My cousin is high up on the ladder at this company so I have the job if I want it.. and my port will be only a 90 mile drive to memphis, so that is a plus
So much advice! Haha, 1. Be a team player. Keep flexible and have a positive attitude 2. Don’t be afraid to modernize meal service. Update the salad bar, add proteins and creative toppings (my boys loved the candied spiced nuts). 3. Be clean. The guys see the galley all the time and if it’s dirty, they don’t trust you to keep their food safe. 4. Don’t be afraid to be creative. Make some Indian food, or Mexican food. You will have picky eaters but as long as your salad bar is nice, they always have an alternative 5. Snacks are a thing. Try to have lots of junk food on hand, but also trail mix and power bars 6. On my ship, individually portioned desserts are more popular than anything they have to scoop themselves. 7. Bring books and video games and your laptop. Once you have you meal system down, you will have down time. 8. Make sure you keep track of who has eaten and who had to work thru meal service. Make a plate for anyone who wasn’t there and wrap it w their name And enjoy the ride!
Good for you and lucky for the crew
Good to knowv👍
This is a very interesting video, some lovely at sea scenes, great music. Wonderful food. Yummy
Hello, were you getting sea time towards an AB credential on that ATB with Crowley? Thank you, great video...!
Yes you do get seatime.
I was trying to reachout via FB like you said in your vid. Im intrerested in this field namely the cooking aspect. Would love some advice
What questions do you have?
@@chefslog2970 What is best way to perceive once you have your credentials, medical card, twic, and passport to get into cooking on a ship?
@@chefslog2970 I may have forgotten some other questions, Id have to rewatch your video to try and remember
Ola chef. I was with the 2nd opening crew on the Pride of Aloha were supposed to be on the Pride of America but it partially sunk in Germany
WTF 😊
Promo sm 🌺
Did you have to get a secret clearance to work at subcom?
Hey rachael!! this abdel from POA...great video!! thank you for sharing! i just sent you a friend request on fb.
What are the cons? I do agree that our kids need more options than just college. Something like this or trade schools would be excellent choices for many.
The cons are 7 days a week work weeks, difficult to maintain land based romantic relationships. And if you are sea sick, it’s a problem.
@@chefslog2970 I’d also like to see more cooking videos from the tug boat. If still doing those.
@@baileysbassethounds I don’t work on the tug boat any more, but I can do one for the Dependable.
fire drill 3 or 4 times a week idk about that because that's excessive
chef long what certifications do i need to work on the type of boat you're on? I've been cooking for 20yrs i have a cajun background
You are an amazing cook. I am sure everyone is very glad to have you aboard.
So glad I found you! Love to support my SCA friends!! My channel does herbal remedies and Crystal videos. Just heard you were in an accident and I’m sending you lots of healing prayers!
new sub here. im looking forward to following you on you travels. im disabled for 18 years (bad knees, bad back and a few more issues) i worked offshore for 14 years on gas and oil production platform. i really have missed being out there especially since i was only 42 when i got hurt the last time. i do have a hard time hearing you. could you please record at a higher volume. happy travels. i miss having 3 meals a day cooked for me wish i could eat your cooking. some of the meals looked really good. i hope that you show your meals on all of your shows. Good luck.
Enjoy watching your vlogs, stay safe!
I grew up in Texas and the best fajitas I ever had were by a CS1 Navy cook. Even allowing for the fact that I was kinda hungry those were the absolute best and I have eaten Fajitas from Sherman to Brownsville.
lucky crew, wish i had a cook lol, good luck in your future, food looks awsome
From 1976-1979 I worked on Coastwise Tug Quaker , built 1902 , Camden New Jersey , we ran with 4 men 6 on 6 off , deck hands were responsible for , all deck work , general Engineering and cooking , and you had better feed the Boyos well .Bath Maine , to Galveston Texas , most however Mid-Atlantic and the Chesapaeke .Original Cast Iron Stove , oil fired at that point , too hot , too bad. lol...Make it work .No matter what , get it done . Off the Jersey coast , in a Nor'Easter blowing 40+ kns , so rough , cast Iron frying pan flew off the store and smashed to the deck , and broke , scattering my Sausage gravy all over , too rough to even keep milk in the cereal bowls , managed to make grilled cheese on the cook top , by keeping spatula on top the bread with hand , and holding the eff on with the other ...Yeah know about a Tugboat...
6 on 6 off is rough! Yep, it’s tug life :)
Sometimes old Tugboaters tell storys ...well that was not one , I wish you well in your chosen path I am first an foremost a WoodenBoat carpenter, however ...I am Tugboter and they are ...umm , shall we say specicial...@@chefslog2970
I had a friend who was a crew member on a Great Lakes 1000’ ore carrier and he started every conversation with what they’d served since the last time he talked to us and how great the food was.
Marry me!!!!!!!!!!!! Well at least when you're on shore.... Muahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------- Those dishes are bone stock monumenta! Congrats meastro!!!
Please review your audio settings foe your dialogue segments. Very frustrating to have to adjust volume to max for dialogue and down for scene shots.
My favorite picture- counter 7:25. …. So happy that the men were cool. … Mount Tam in last picture.
Thanks for letting people know that Merchant Mariners are loyal, and responsible, hard working individuals. As a retired Master, I say you have performed well, in your chosen profession.😊
Union work is crap. If you hav not been there for 3 years, they will move you from boat to boat. You will not get 6 months of work out of them either. I know. The iBU keeps moving me around and cancelling my trips. Ive worked 100 days in 8 months. I am going broke here. The union has ruined my opinion of the company I work for . I did an interview with Crowley and they could not promise me anything,.. No consistent work and no way to even promise me a particular boat. iBU has wrecked worker pride and confidence. The union representative in Seattle refuses to give me the contact information for the Union Shop Steward in the company I work for. The company I work for wont give me his name or contact information either. Isn't that Illegal?
you are beautiful, marry me lol i need a chef like you,
Next time you crew up, ask each member what brand of mayonnaise they prefer best foods or miracle whip. Long story short, there was only one miracle whip lover, and I threaten to throw all of them over the side. It was funny to see his reaction. Looks like the guys are eating good enjoy your journey.
The crew is lucky to have you. I guarantee they appreciate the heck out of you. (I had a cook once who boiled the steaks) I was a supply boat captain for 34 years. Stay safe.
I think I had the same cook on a dredge in the late 1980s. In one week, he cooked both a filet mignon and a prime rib. One he made into a stew and the other a beef stroganoff. We asked for him to be fired, and they did fire him. I will not reveal his name, only recall his first name anyway, but we just referred to him as "Stew." That job had a couple lousy cooks. For most of my time on tugs, we had no cook.
Please speak up.
Why are you whispering
I was an Ordinary on a 220' AHTS vessel in Dutch Harbor, in 85 when our Female cook QUIT 4 days into a 42 day hitch. Capt. Found out, i had run Lines in fine restaurants prior. I was appointed cook. 3 days in, the other 13 Men were hooked. Every day, i made 12 loaves of bread, along with the meals, and cakes and pies. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 we ALL left that hitch, FATTER. I loved cooking for the creww.
Couldn't hear you.
Loved the video, but volume was low and hard to hear.
Food looks incredible
If you fed me like that, I'd fight Sasquatch to protect you. Beef Wellington?! On a tug?! Bacon wrapped anything, hell ya!
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Wow! Great video! A slice of America few ever see. Thanks!
My message to picky eaters is…shut up and eat it.
Haha my main picky eater was the Captain! And he was a great guy, I was happy to make sure he ate well
That sounds like the great name of a Restraunt: "The Tug Boat Chef"
I wouldn’t be able to eat for looking at you.
What is the food budget $$ ? Was the food budget sufficient for your creativity ? How many meals per day did you prepare ? Did the crew consume lots of Calories ( above the usual average consumption) ?
My budget was 10k a month. I made breakfast lunch and dinner. And yes, it was group of big healthy men who ate a good amount of food.
@@chefslog2970 Thank you. I imagine cooking for the crew was rewarding because their gratitude for a creative and well prepared meal was immediate and personal. Very interesting video and very well done. 👍🖖👍🖖
@@tomjones6777 yes! I loved it!