Cook
Prepare ingredients and cook dishes served to customers.
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What's it like to be a Cook?
Generally, Cooks are employed in businesses that have food-service components such as restaurants, schools and hospitals. They can also be employed in households as Personal Cooks, who usually plan and prepare meals based on their clients’ preferences. Cooks follow recipes and meal plans created by Chefs. Aside from working under Chefs, they often arrive early in their workplaces to organize their work stations and ingredients before cooking. They coordinate with the wait staff, so dishes are distributed efficiently among the customers. Cooks need to have strong knowledge in cooking techniques, the use of kitchen tools and equipment, as well as food preparation, safety and presentation.
Tasks and duties
- Preparing a workstation with all the necessary ingredients and tools.
- Monitoring the quality of ingredients.
- Washing, peeling, chopping and weighing ingredients.
- Following recipes and employing various cooking techniques.
- Sanitizing and organizing the workstation after use.
- Checking the proper storage of ingredients and other kitchen implements.
- Keeping inventory of ingredients and placing orders when necessary.
How to become a Cook
Cooks need a variety of kitchen skills and knowledge to excel in their work. Experience and training can improve your employability.
- Complete secondary education. Take the Senior High School Technical-Vocational-Livelihood track, which Home Economics falls under. By choosing this track, you can take national certifications recognized by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), which can help you find work after graduation.
- Gain work experience. Some restaurants may provide on-the-job training to candidates with minimal experience. You could start off as a Kitchen Hand.
- Get additional training to boost your qualifications. Consider culinary school or certificate courses that will add to your skills. Examples include pastry arts, international cuisine and food entrepreneurship. Qualifications can advance your career in the kitchen.
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