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Career Guidance Skills assisting and caring S3.5 - preparing and serving food and drinks S3.5.1 - preparing food and drinks Use culinary finishing techniques
Description
Apply culinary finishing techniques including garnishing, decorating, plating, glazing, presenting and portioning.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 8 occupations
- Optional in 0 occupations
- Total: 8 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 5 (Service and sales workers)
Essential for
- ChefChefs are culinary professionals with a flair for creativity and innovation to provide a unique gastronomic experience. Includes banqueting chef.Includes people performing training…
- Pastry chefPastry chefs are responsible for preparing, cooking and presenting desserts, sweet products and bakery products. They can work in a variety of food industries and will usually be a…
- CookCooks prepare meals and food items according to recipes created by the company or establishment by which they are employed. They perform all duties necessary to ensure that a…
- Diet cookDiet cooks prepare and present meals according to special dietary or nutrition needs. Duties The duties of a diet cook include, but are not limited to: Preparing food items…
- PizzaioloPizzaiolos are responsible for preparing and cooking pizzas. Duties A pizzaiolo typically does the following: Ensures cooking stations are sanitized and prepped with necessary tool…
- Head pastry chefHead pastry chefs manage pastry staff and ensure the preparation, cooking and presentation of desserts, sweet products and pastry products. Duties The duties of a head p…
- Fish cookFish cooks are responsible for the cooking, garnishing and sauce making for the fish courses with the exception of deep fried fish and grilled fish, done by the grill…
- Grill cookGrill cooks prepare and present meat, vegetables and fish using grill equipment such as grills and rotisseries. Duties The duties of a grill cook include, but are not limited…
Related skills
- Comply with food safety and hygiene
- Maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
- Handover the food preparation area
- Store raw food materials
- Use cooking techniques
- Plan menus
- Use food cutting tools
- Maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
- Train employees
- Order supplies
- Use reheating techniques
- Ensure cleanliness of food preparation area
Last updated on February 19, 2026
