On Feb 12, 8:15*am, I am Tosk > wrote:
> In article <6c6173dc-2384-4596-9983-
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> > They make food from scratch, and they sell it. So, that seems like a
> > professional cook to me. I wouldn't consider a deli clerk to be a
> > cook, but the chinese cooks are cooks. And I share the same kitchen
> > with them. They use mitts to get the pans of rice out of the steamer.
> > And they don't wear easy off shoes.
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> I ran a short order breakfast bar for a while back in the 80's. Denny's
> style menu, does that make me a cook, or a KOOK!?
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I'd call that a cook. I think some people are using the word cook with
the meaning of chef. I wouldn't call the cooks at Denny's or the China
Express to be shefs, but they are cooks. They prepare and cook food
for most (if not all) of their shift, and it's their job.