Line Cook
Employer
209 E. Alder St.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
United States
Job description
Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment, work surfaces, and serving areas, to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices. Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock. Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience. Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking. Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils. Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons. Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment. Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods. Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption. Carve and trim meats such as beef, veal, ham, pork, and lamb for hot or cold service, or for sandwiches.
Bake breads, rolls, cakes, and pastries. Clean food preparation areas, facilities, or equipment. Cook foods. Check quality of foods or supplies. Measure ingredients. Mix ingredients. Prepare foods for cooking or serving. Assist chefs or caterers with food or drink preparation. Cut cooked or raw foods.
Special Requirements
Minimum Highschool requirement. No training or employment experience is required.