In professional kitchens, a well-defined hierarchy ensures smooth operations and efficiency. The kitchen brigade system, originally popularized by Georges Auguste Escoffier, outlines specific roles and responsibilities for each member of the culinary team.
Careme was a French chef .
he used the cooking style called grande cuisine
The classical kitchen brigade
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Butcher chefs
Butcher chefs are responsible
for preparing and cutting meats, poultry, and fish
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Pastry chefs
Pastry chefs are responsible
for baking and preparing sweet treats and desserts,
hot or/and cold
Boulanger
Boulangers bake breads and breakfast rolls
Potagers
Entremetier
Entremetiers are responsible for
preparing vegetables
Rotisseurs
Rotisseurs deep fry, roast, braise
meat foods and dishes
Saucier
A Saucier is responisble for all dishes and food with sauces
Banquet chef
Banquet chefs cook food and dishes
for Banquets
Chef Garde manger
Chef Garde mangers are responsible for cold
foods such as salads, cold cuts, sandwiches, cold sauces, etc...
Commis
Commis cook and lead the chef de parties
Chef de partie
Chef de parties are lead by Commis, and also assist and help sous chefs do their job properly/right and make sure to help them with things they aren’t sure of.
Executive sous chef:
Executive sous chefs are responsible for helping and assisting the executive chef. When the executive chef isn’t there, they would fill in their shoes and help the kitchen staff.
Executive chef:
The executive chefs are the main chefs and are responsible for hiring, firing, making meetings, creating new recipes, planning of budget, purchase, control of cost. They have to greet their other workers with respect, treat them well, and always have a positive attitude. they are also called grand chef, chef manager, head chef, or master chef.
Chef Tournant
Chef Tournants are responsible for the section chefs
who are not here and take charge