Line Cook: Craft Soups, Roasts & Plate Creations

Grand Portage Development Corp; Grand Portage (MN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Grand Portage Development Corp in Grand Portage, MN seeks a full-time cook to prepare, season, and cook soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foods for the Grand Portage Lodge dining room. You will read menus to estimate food requirements and order supplies as needed.

You will operate and adjust kitchen equipment, measure and mix ingredients, bake, poach, roast, steam or fry as required, and ensure foods are cooked safely.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, seasons, and cooks soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other food for consumption in the Grand Portage Lodge dining room.
• Reads menu to estimate food requirements and orders food from supplier or procures food from storage.
• Adjusts thermostat controls to regulate temperature and other control variants of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, steam tables, and other kitchen equipment.
• Measures, adds, and mixes ingredients and seasonings according to recipe to prepare soups, dishes, salads, desserts, sauces, and other food.
• Bakes, poaches, roasts, steams, deep fry, meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Observes and tests foods being cooked by methods of tasting, smelling, piercing with fork to determine proper cooking.
• Carves meats, adds sauces, gravies and garnishes, and portions foods to the correct amount onto serving plates.
• Washes, peels, slices, dices, and shreds vegetables and fruits.
• Cuts and trims meat prior to cooking.
• Dates, rotates and stores all food goods correctly.
• Cleans the total buffet area when buffets are run.
• Changes fryer grease as prescribed.
• Completes all nightly task/cleaning duties posted on the cooks’ board and other duties by the Food and Beverage Director.

Job description

Grand Portage Development Corp in Grand Portage, MN seeks a full-time cook to prepare, season, and cook soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foods for the Grand Portage Lodge dining room. You will read menus to estimate food requirements and order supplies as needed.

You will operate and adjust kitchen equipment, measure and mix ingredients, bake, poach, roast, steam or fry as required, and ensure foods are cooked safely.