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THE KITCHEN BRIGADE

INTRODUCTION TO KITCHEN OPERATION


• THE ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE-Allocate task
of workers and know what their responsibilities are
• KITCHEN POSITIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES-
• PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND HYGIENE
• FOOD AND KITCHEN SAFETY
THE WAY THE KITCHEN IS ORGANIZED DEPENDS ON THE
FOLLOWING FACTOR
THE MENU
THE TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT
MAJOR TYPES OF FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
• HOTELS
• INSTITUTIONAL KITCHEN
• CATERING AND BANQUET OPERATION
• FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS
• FULL SERVICE RESTAURANTS
THE SIZE OF OPERATION
THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES
THE CLASSICAL KITCHEN BRIGADE
• EXECUTIVE CHEF- Responsible for all aspects of food
production (PLOC)
• SOUS CHEF –Assisting the Executive Chef and directly in
charge of production
• STATION CHEF –In charge of particular areas such as,
 Sauce Chef-(saucier)
 Fish Cook-(poissonier)
 Vegetable Cook (rotisseur)
 Pantry Chef (Garde Manger)
 Pastry Chef (Patissier)
COOKS and Assistant
STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM
• POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE JOB
• STAYING POWER
• ABILITY TO WORK WITH PEOPLE
• A FULL RANGE OF SKILLS
• EXPERIENCE
• DEDICATION TO QUALITY
• GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIC

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