Editing Chef (section)

==Kitchen assistant==
[[File:Chefs.jpg|thumb|right|In [[Playa del Carmen]] Mexico, chefs don their standard uniforms while crafting seafood [[paella]]|212x212px]]

Kitchen assistants are of two types, kitchen-hands and stewards/kitchen porters. Kitchen-hands assist with basic food preparation tasks under the chef's direction. They carry out relatively unskilled tasks such as peeling potatoes and washing salad. Stewards/[[kitchen]] porters are involved in the scullery, washing up and general cleaning duties. In a smaller kitchen, these duties may be incorporated.

A ''communard'' is in charge of preparing the meal for the staff during a shift. This meal is often referred to as the staff or [[family meal]].<ref name="CIA_ch_2"/>

The ''escuelerie'' (from 15th century French and a [[cognate]] of the English "[[scullery maid|scullery]]"), or the more modern plongeur or dishwasher, is the keeper of dishes, having charge of dishes and keeping the kitchen clean. A common humorous title for this role in some modern kitchens is "''chef de plonge''" or "head dishwasher".<ref>{{cite web|title=Chef Revelations – Kevin Gratton|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/04/08/2011/339659/chef-revelations-kevin-gratton.htm|publisher=Caterer & Hotelkeeper|access-date=3 January 2013|author=Amanda Afiya|date=4 August 2011}}</ref>