Commis (Chef) / Range chef [edit]
A commis is a basic chef in larger kitchens who works under a chef de partie to learn the station's or range's responsibilities and operation.[4] This may be a chef who has recently completed formal culinary training or is still undergoing training.[5]
Kitchen assistants[edit]
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.[4]
The escuelerie (from 15th century French and a cognate of the English "scullery[disambiguation needed]"), 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".[6]