planning meals, preparing and cooking foodstuffs
// Minor group · 512
Cooks
Cooks plan, organize, prepare and cook meals, according to recipes or under the supervision of chefs, in hotels, restaurants and other eating places, on board ships, on passenger trains and in private households.
5 Service and Sales Workers / 51 Personal Service Workers / All level 3
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, serving areas, etc. to ensure safe and sanitary food handling practices
and operating large–volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles.
Included occupations
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit group:
5120 Cooks