Profession fish cook

Fish cooks are responsible for preparing and presenting fish dishes using a variety of techniques. They may also prepare the accompanying sauces and purchase fresh fish for these dishes.

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Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional
• Realistic / Conventional
• Artistic / Realistic
• Realistic / Enterprising

Skills

• Use cooking techniques

  Apply cooking techniques including grilling, frying, boiling, braising, poaching, baking or roasting.

• Use food cutting tools

  Trim, peel and slice products with knives, paring or food cutting tools or equipment according to guidelines.

• Cook seafood

  Prepare seafood dishes. The complexity of the dishes will depend on the range of seafood used and how they are combined with other ingredients in their preparation and cooking.

• Store raw food materials

  Keep in reserve raw materials and other food supplies, following stock control procedures.

• Ensure cleanliness of food preparation area

  Guarantee the continuous cleanliness of kitchen preparation, production and storage areas according to hygiene, safety and health regulations.

• Maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature

  Keep the refrigeration and storage of equipment at the correct temperature.

• Handover the food preparation area

  Leave the kitchen area in conditions which follow safe and secure procedures, so that it is ready for the next shift.

• Work in a hospitality team

  Function confidently within a group in hospitality services, in which each has his own responsibility in reaching a common goal which is a good interaction with the customers, guests or collaborators and their contentment.

• Use culinary finishing techniques

  Apply culinary finishing techniques including garnishing, decorating, plating, glazing, presenting and portioning.

• Comply with food safety and hygiene

  Respect optimal food safety and hygiene during preparation, manufacturing, processing, storage, distribution and delivery of food products.

• Slice fish

  Cut fish or fish parts into fillets and smaller pieces.

• Maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment

  Preserve health, hygiene, safety and security in the workplace in accordance with relevant regulations.

• Receive kitchen supplies

  Accept the delivery of ordered kitchen supplies and make sure everything is included and in good condition.

• Use food preparation techniques

  Apply food preparation techniques including the selecting, washing, cooling, peeling, marinating, preparing of dressings and cutting of ingredients.

• Use reheating techniques

  Apply reheating techniques including steaming, boiling or bain marie.

• Order supplies

  Command products from relevant suppliers to get convenient and profitable products to purchase.

• Dispose waste

  Dispose waste in accordance with legislation, thereby respecting environmental and company responsibilities.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB