Cooks plan, organize, prepare and cook meals in hotels, restaurants and other eating places, on board ships, on passenger trains and in private households.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Cooks - from $1,422 to $3,146 per month - 2024.
- A Cooks typically earns between $1,422 and $2,410 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $1,511 and $2,796 per month for a working week of 40 hours.
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Tasks and duties
- 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
