Kitchen Hierarchy - Which One You Want to Become?

When you say you want to become a good,right time. This makes cooking and working at the
professional chef someday, it actually takes moresame time efficient for you and fellow chefs.
than just saying what you really want to be. IfBut for the meantime, you may want to put the
you are decided to be a chef and do all of thefollowing common terms that are often used in
chef's job for a living, it is important that youthe kitchen.
maintain the positive attitude that all chefs exhibitKitchens on big establishments and hotels will
while working professionally regardless its in aalways have a chef that has authority over
world-class hotel kitchen or not.everybody. The Executive Chef has the topmost
Dreaming big and doing what it takes to get whatposition relating to the kitchen hierarchy but this
you want needs hard work. Dreaming to becomeperson has the most number of responsibilities to
a chef someday requires most of your time tofulfill as well. Next to him is the Head chef or also
work in the kitchen. But a person who aspires tocalled Chef de Cuisine which is usually referred to
become a chef has to know not only the cookingas the immediate superior of all the other cooks.
basics but also how the kitchen hierarchy works.He has the authority to hire or fire someone.
A large kitchen which is usually what largeNext to him is the Sous chef which takes orders
establishments have, need all the management itfrom the Head Chef. A Sous Chef should follow
can get from everybody working in it. When youwhatever it is that is instructed to him by the
are among the cooks in this type of kitchen, itsHead Chef.
important to know who you can approach at the