The duties and responsibilities of a cook include:
- Ensuring ingredients and final products are fresh
- Following recipes, including measuring, weighing, and mixing ingredients
- Baking, grilling, steaming, and boiling meats, vegetables, fish, poultry, and other foods
- Presenting, garnishing, and arranging final dishes
- Preparing high-quality meals according to company recipes
- Storing excess food at the correct temperature to avoid spoilage
- Maintaining a clean kitchen station and work area
- Supervising subordinate kitchen staff (for restaurant cooks)
