Cook:
A cook is the one who prepares food. He could be the member of kitchen staff. Cook is considered as an inferior title in comparison to chef. He use other’s guidelines and follows recipes. He has not obtained a professional degree. A cook is responsible for only the task he has been assigned.
Chef:
A chef is a professional cook who is expert, highly trained or skilled in any sort of food preparation. He obtains the professional degree and considered as the superior title among the kitchen staffs. Chefs differ in their ranks. He is the one who implement the menus, also supervise and manage the kitchen activities.
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) |
A person who prepares and cooks food, especially as a job or in a specified way | A professional cook, typically the chief cook in a restaurant or hotel. |
| Synonyms | Make, chef, brew, fix, boil, prepare | Boss, chief, master, elder, head, chef de cuisine |
| Antonyms | Dispassionate, frigid, marvelous, distant, detached | Servant, follow, employee, aide, acolyte |
| Types | There are no types of cooks. | The types of chefs are:
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| Word origin | The word cook was originated from Old English cōc (noun), from popular Latin cocus, from Latin coquus. | The word chef was originated in Early 19th century: French, literally ‘head’. |
| Qualifications | A cook is still in the process of obtaining a degree or does not have a degree. | A chef has a college degree in culinary arts, and he also has experience. |
| Roles in the kitchen | A cook does every job that he is given. Other than cooking the dishes that he is ordered to cook, he even washes and cleans. | A chef is the person who supervises the kitchen. He does not wash or clean. |
| Salary | A cook is paid less. | A chefs get higher salary. |
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| Main function | The main function of cook is to assist in cooking and preparation of food. | The main function of chef are:
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| Disadvantages | Its disadvantages are:
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