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.

Job Responsibilities

• 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