kitchen hand
Restaurant's lowest worker
A kitchen hand is a worker who assists with basic tasks in a commercial kitchen—washing dishes, chopping vegetables, cleaning surfaces, and fetching supplies.
The position requires no formal culinary training and supports the work of chefs and cooks: She started as a kitchen hand before working her way up to sous chef.
- dishwasherAppliance that cleans cookware
- dirty dishesUsed plates needing washing
- wash stationHaircare rinsing fixture
- prep cookEntry-level culinary worker
- food prepReadying ingredients for cooking
busboy · scullery · apron · sink · hot water · scrubbing · pots · pans · grease · steam · back door · plates · soapy · rinse · rubber gloves · stack · shift · entry level
culinary hierarchy
kitchen handhead chef
Kitchen's top cook
executive chef · chef · chef de cuisine · master chef · sous chef
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