The Difficult Life of a Ship's Cook | Chief Cook : Life at Sea | Seaman Vlog

Hi guys! I know it's been a while since my last upload but as you know, we have no internet while at sea so I could only upload when our ship is in port. Anyway, I hope you enjoy! LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!!!

In my humble opinion, on any ship the ship's cook is just as important as the captain

go work down in the engine room if you think it's so tough --- pussy

Hey Chief!! God bless!

Tough job, huge respect. I know I could never do it.

You can tell this man loves what he does!

Great storytelling. His story is very inspiring ❤

What a great guy the chief cook is. Wonderful tales from Chief Mako and brings back so many memories when I sailed in the 60’s and 70’s and my fifty plus years working in the Maritime business. God bless all seafarers and their families.

The Cook is the most important person on a ship , not the Captain , First mate , 2nd mate , chief Engineer , staff etc, work may be hard or tedious but with a good Cook you have a contented crew , bad food means a mutiny , people love their grub.

The Chief cook is amazing! Good food for the crew means a hero !

He needs to publish a cook book!!!

Chef is a damn good man.

I'll cook a few nice meals for the crew.

Hey Makoi, beautiful video. Thank you for sharing. Question... do you know any captains that would take us in on board with our vehicle to Europe from New York? We travel with a cause and mission and would love to document the first leg of our journey. Can you let me know please.

What was the fish dish he was making called? That looked good when he poured the sauce all over it.

Such as wholesome gentlemen. We must protect him at all costs

All of my life being a plumber the thing that got me through the day especially when I was in the Plumber's Union in Silicone Valley was thinking about what I was going to make for dinner that night. I used to love KGO talk show radio especially when they had a cooking show on in the afternoon. I would listen to them while working and it never sidetracked me from my work but made the day go by faster. Right on Saldi!!! I went to meet my now Filipina wife in the Phil's and it was the best thing that happened to me. I now have many Filipino friends here on the Big Island of Hawaii as they are very genuine and loving and caring people. Saldi keeps the moral of the ship in God Spirits!!!

GOOD FOOD is gold out at sea. All the times I've seen videos of submariners and aircraft carriers and cargo ships, I've always heard that food is the king of moral. It can make or break a crew. These cooks are wild at what they do. God bless the cooks.

25 years is nothing. I have been on ships since 1986 and still am.

I'm a cook on a ship. Love the job, always respect your cooks, they work hard.

Started getting hungry watching him cook, thought that I'd like to work with him and learn. Part of me almost wanted to shed a tear at the end, for the time spent away from the people he loves.

I would absolutely love to do that.

Hey chef.. is there a way I can communicate with you about being a ships cook.. looking at making a career change into this industry and wanting to cook.. do you have Instagram or anything ??

Pig😱😲😧

I worked at sea for 6 months with a filipino crew and they were the nicest people I have ever met. I miss them all dearly. God bless.

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Most beautiful you tube channel for seafarers ❤️❤️

He seems to be very good! So important to have a good cook. Time would sure drag on if you had a bad one, eating the same old, bland, crappy stuff day after day. I love to cook, & I'm very very good at it - but I could not handle those long hours every day. That's a lot to ask of anyone.

I really enjoyed this so well illustrated coming from the professionals who make good dining on ships possible

That is the big problem Filipino crew members are more difficult to cope at

I've been to a cruise ship with 300+piniys crew

So brother how much is the charge for per ton in bulk carrier and how much bulk carrier ship earn per year the company earning just curious to know

Salute manoy

I miss working onboard, after pandemic everything changes, after more than a decade working onboard Star cruises/ Genting cruise line ,we stop not because of retirement but the company bankrupt,,😢 yes it’s the bittersweet experience but I enjoyed it

The tolerance level (you mentioning) is not related to personal level of tolerancy anymore, now is it about level of ACCEPTABILITY, living standards and costs etc. Where are the German, Swedish, Dutch cooks and e.g. European crew? Tell me. Reality is, that shipping turned to disasterous living and working conditions. Honestly, the Cookie in your movie does not looks happy and sorry to say I feel the fatigue in his words. What he is saying? "I've been locked onboard for 1.8k USD working 10-12h a day to pay the childrens a school. With contracts in approx. lenght 9 months." This is his level of ACCEPTABILITY, sourced from his childhood and living conditions at home. Mean the terrible conditions are still acceptable.

We'll love to enjoy a meal in your ship with you Chief Makoi. God bless you.

Great 👍 Being a veteran from the IAF, I seem to resonate with similar feelings. Thank you and God speed. !

I'm one of those who joined for one season and never went back, the captain was pissed and the cook a psychopath.
Oh land, blessed land.

How do you overcome sea sickness ? Do you ever suffer sea sickness ? Whats your most favorite port of call ?

very nice guy this cook!

The chefff❤️❤️

Mostly all seafarers has the same story of sacrificing there happiness, so that there loved ones can have a better life❤️

Some of best food I ever had was abord a container ship few yrs ago..

Keeping things Chef Shape on a Crews Ship .

Such a heartwarming video. Patience is definitely rewarding and a healthy way to deal with any struggle in our lives. Thank you, chief!

Hey, very nice video you got there!

What's the best food likes most by the crew?

Salute

A good man👍

Great presentation. Comes across as professionally executed.