pot washer

Cleans cooking vessels

A pot washer is a person employed to wash pots, pans, and cooking equipment in a commercial kitchen.

The position is entry-level, often the lowest-paid job in restaurant hierarchy: He started as a pot washer and worked his way up to sous chef.

Sometimes shortened to *pot wash* in British English.

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dirty dishes · suds · grease · sponge · rubber gloves · apron · steam · restaurant · scullery · busboy · rinse · soap · grime · elbow-grease · entry level · dirty · stackable · spray

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kitchen hierarchy

pot washerhead chef

Kitchen's top cook

executive chef · chef de cuisine · celebrity chef · master chef · sous chef

role in food production

pot washerchef

Professional kitchen leader

cook · pastry chef · line cook · saucier · grill cook

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G