Summary
Prepares, seasons, and cooks soups, meats, vegetables, deserts, and other foodstuffs. Estimates food requirements and orders food or procedures from storage. Operates ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, steam kettles and other food preparation equipment. Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe, using variety of kitchen utensils and equipment, such as blenders, mixers, grinders, slicers, and tenderizers, to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces, and casseroles. Bakes, roasts, broils, and steams meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods. Carves meats, portions food, adds gravies and sauces, and garnishes everything. May supervise other cooks and kitchen attendants. Bakes bread, rolls, cakes, and pastries. Demonstrate knowledge and skills for qualifying as Journeyman. Applicable Job Qualification Requirements will be used as a guide in performing tasks and demonstrating knowledge in the following areas. Actual work time must be recorded in the Work Experience Log.
Skills
Housekeeping/Sanitation
Clean/Sanitize Facility, Clean/Sanitize Mess Equipment, Decontaminate Supplies.
Menu Planning
Adjust Recipes, Requisition Produce.
Preparation of Beverages
Preparation of Breakfast Foods
Hot Cereals, French Toast, Waffles, Fritters, Eggs, and Meats.
Preparation of Relishes/Salads
Green Vegetables, Vegetable Salads, and Relishes.
Preparation of Soup
Chowder, Gumbo.
Preparation of Vegetables
Steam Cooking, Baking, Grilling or Sautéing, Deep Fat Frying and Oven Frying.
Preparation of Gravies/Sauces
Preparation of Entrees
Paste Products, Meat, Poultry, Seafood, and Casseroles.
Preparation of Desserts
Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Frosting, Pudding, Custards.
Preparation of Breads, Rolls, Sweet Dough and Quickbreads
Biscuits, Muffins, Quick Coffee Cake, Cornbread, Danish, Sweetdough.
Preparation of Sandwiches
Hot Sandwiches, Cold Sandwiches, box Lunches/In-Flight Meals, Merchandise Fast Food Specials.
Garnishing
Food Service
Set up Serving Lines, Serve Menu Items.
Orientation/Maintenance of Food Service Equipment
Dishwashing Machine, Grills, Kettles, Ovens, Deep Fat Fryers, Braises, Steam Cookers, Mixers, Ranges.
