fry cook
Diner kitchen employee
A fry cook is a kitchen worker who operates the grill, griddle, or fryer—typically in a diner, fast-food restaurant, or short-order establishment.
The job involves cooking items quickly to order: burgers, eggs, pancakes, fried chicken.
He worked as a fry cook at Waffle House for three years.
- greaseThick oily lubricant
- grease trapDevice separating fats from wastewater
- hot oilHeated cooking fat
- short orderRapidly prepared food
- sizzleSound of frying
spatula · grill · greasy spoon · French fries · burger · flip · apron · fast food · multitasking · rush · kitchen · minimum wage · orders · order up · heat · bacon · line · short-order
- restaurant workwaiter, waitress, server, chef, dishwasher
- cookschef, head chef, sous chef, pastry chef, executive chef
- diner staffwaiter, waitress, server, busboy, busser
- food workersbutcher, bartender, server, caterer, chef
- hourly jobshourly worker, day laborer, fast food worker, factory hand, laborer
- kitchen jobschef, head chef, sous chef, executive chef, pastry chef
fry cookpastry chef
Cook specializing in desserts
baker · sushi chef · ice cream maker · salad prep · confectioner
fry cookexecutive chef
Senior kitchen authority
head chef · chef de cuisine · master chef · celebrity chef · sous chef
fry cookdiner
Casual American eatery
customer · food critic · server · front of house · maître d
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