chef

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Narrower occupations

- private chef

- head chef

- pastry chef

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature manage staff use food preparation techniques think creatively about food and beverages plan menus handover the food preparation area maintain customer service comply with food safety and hygiene work in a hospitality team design indicators for food waste reduction use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality control of expenses dispose waste use reheating techniques store raw food materials use cooking techniques instruct kitchen personnel develop food waste reduction strategies use food cutting tools use culinary finishing techniques

Essential Knowledge

food waste monitoring systems

Optional Skills and Competences

ensure cleanliness of food preparation area execute chilling processes to food products prepare canapés check deliveries on receipt conduct research on food waste prevention train employees set prices of menu items prepare sandwiches prepare flambeed dishes cook vegetable products perform procurement processes create decorative food displays assist customers cook dairy products cook seafood prepare desserts compile cooking recipes cook meat dishes identify nutritional properties of food prepare salad dressings handle chemical cleaning agents schedule shifts cook pastry products order supplies cook fish cook sauce products

Optional Knowledge

molecular gastronomy

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1009be17-7efd-45f1-a033-566bf179c588

Status

released

Occupations

chef

Description

Skills & Competences

Concept URI