Cooking instructor vs short order cook

Differences between cooking instructor and short order cook duties and responsibilities

Cooking instructor example responsibilities.

• Manage and mentor the college caf team including training of new employees, students, and interns.
• Plan recipes, shop for groceries, gather materials for cooking.
• Research and develop menus of Thai, Moroccan, Greek and Turkish cuisines.
• Expedite and delegate kitchen tasks to students to ensure dishes are prepared within allot class time while teaching basic culinary skills
• Provide culinary services for special events at the community center
• Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.
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Short order cook example responsibilities.

• Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
• Ensure that ovens and stoves remain at appropriate temperatures.
• Clean kitchen including wiping down grills, slicers and deep-frying equipment.
• Develop teamwork skills with cooks, dishwashers and wait staff, through efficient clean up and preparation of food.
• Prepare guest food orders as they are either transmit via the POS system or orally convey at the counter.
• Cook foods on the grill station, oven, barbecue grill, deep fryers, and other industrial cooking apparatus.
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