Diet cook

Also searched as: Cocinero nutricionista

Code 5120.1.1

What does a Diet cook do?

Diet cooks prepare and present meals according to special dietary or nutrition needs.

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Essential skills

Knowledge

  • composition of diets
  • nutrition

Skills and competences

  • store raw food materials
  • ensure cleanliness of food preparation area
  • identify nutritional properties of food
  • maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
  • comply with food safety and hygiene
  • handover the food preparation area
  • receive kitchen supplies
  • use cooking techniques
  • use food preparation techniques
  • use reheating techniques
  • use food cutting tools

Transversal competences

  • eliminar residuos
  • maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
  • work in a hospitality team
  • use culinary finishing techniques

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences