Cooks

Cooks plan, organize, prepare and cook meals in hotels, restaurants and other eating places, on board ships, on passenger trains and in private households.

Skill level: Semi-skilled

Job Definition

  • Planning meals, preparing and cooking foodstuffs
  • Planning, supervising and coordinating the work of kitchen helpers
  • Checking the quality of food
  • Weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients according to recipes and personal judgement
  • Regulating the temperature of ovens, grills, roasters and other cooking equipment; inspecting and cleaning the kitchen, kitchen equipment and serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food handling practices
  • Operating large volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles
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