Cooks
NKPD code: 5120
Description
Cooks plan, organise, prepare and cook meals according to recipes or under the supervision of a chef in hotels, restaurants and other eating places, on board vessels, on passenger trains and in private households. Cooks perform the following main tasks: • planning meals and preparing and cooking food; • planning, supervising and coordinating the work of kitchen helpers; • checking the quality of food; • weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients according to recipes and their own judgement; • regulating the temperature of ovens, grills, furnaces and other kitchen equipment; • inspecting and cleaning kitchen premises, utensils and serving areas to comply with sanitary and hygiene requirements; • operating kitchen equipment such as grills, deep fryers or pans. Examples of occupations in this unit group: – Cook – Pastry cook Excludes: – Manager, confectionery/café – 1412 – Manager, restaurant – 1412 – Head chef – 3434 – Cook, fast-food outlet – 9411 NOTES: Owners of small cafés, restaurants and similar establishments for whom the management and supervision of staff is not a significant part of their work are classified in 5120 Cooks, 5131 Waiters or 5132 Bartenders.