Places of employment for a cook are in kitchens at service locations – from fast food to gourmet restaurants, hotels, and other overnighting companies, tourist ships, drilling rigs, trade ships, and fishing vessels – as well as fresh produce departments in grocery stores.
Key tasks include:
A cook should be able to prepare food for all kinds of people and occasions, should work systematically, be independent, and able to work in groups. You should enjoy making food, have a sense for the aesthetic, be creative and precise, and have good personal hygiene and a sense for figures. You should enjoy creating pleasurable environments, have good communications skill, and be service-minded. A cook often works in shifts.