What does a sous chef do? What kind of salary packages do they get?

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    NITIN DESHMUKH Yard by yard its hard, but inch by inch its | Scholar-Level 17

    7 years ago
    Sous chefs are second-in-command in kitchens, reporting to the head chef, overseeing the preparation and cooking of food at restaurants, diners, and other operations where somebody can get a bite to eat. Sous chefs make sure that a kitchen is a well-oiled machine, preparing food, managing the kitchen staff to make sure food prepared quickly and as delicious as possible, and enforcing food safety standards.
    Experience is the key. Most sous chefs start in other positions in the kitchen, from the dishwasher, cook, etc., and learn the skills they need on the job to move up. However, some will gain experience through training at a Hotel Mana
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    VISHNU AGARWAL | Contributor-Level 10

    7 years ago
    The sous' job is somewhere between translating the chef's head-in-the-clouds menu designs and ideas into a workable line progression. At the same time, since most sous manage things like cover reports (how much we sold today) and reservations (how much we'll sell tomorrow), he or she is the center of a kitchen.
    A chef is great at being the mediator, too, so that traditional job is out of the window for me (and the kitchen is better for it).
    All in all, it's a dream job. Long hours and low pay don't spoil the one thing, your dedication towards your work.
    Chefs in India get 20,000 to 1,00,000 INR depending on the hotel they are working in
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    Garvit Kumar | Contributor-Level 9

    7 years ago
    The hotel kitchen offers many job opportunities in multiple capacities. The kitchen hierarchy has the culinary professionals at various levels who have different job responsibilities.
    Chefs, the prime pillars of the hotel kitchen are divided on basis of the specialized jobs that they perform.
    Sous Chefs: The term sous which has been derived from a French word which means 'Under'. So this indicates that the sous is directly under the head chef and performs his duties under his direct supervision.
    The duties of the sous chef are not only limited to the cooking of food but also include the management of staff, checking of orders, performing
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