attitude and behaviour in the kitchen

Attitude and behaviour in the kitchen:        

A positive attitude towards the job is expected from the kitchen personnel as the job requires a lot of hard work and patience. To become a successful chef, zeal to learn, creative nature and strong sense of responsibility is desired.

While working in the kitchen, a person is dealing with the sharp tools, electric machines with blades, gas, fires which all are very dangerous if treated without carefulness, therefore a presence of mind is a must.

Following are the main causes of the accidents in the kitchen-

Distraction:-

Distraction in the kitchen can be caused by the other personnel working in the kitchen, mobile phones, and personal problems. It is advised while working in the kitchen mobile phones should not be kept or attended, must keep mind free from the personal issues while at work and should not participate in gossips/jokes/talks specially while dealing with sharp tools.

Haste:-

The guest is god, his satisfaction is a must but not at the cost of someone’s life/health.

A given work must be finished on time for which a work plan or schedule can be made, mise-en-place can be done in advance to avoid the running situations in the kitchen which can cause an accident either by falling or by pushing someone or by harming oneself by the sharp tools.

Failure to observe rules and regulations:-

As new machines are getting place in the kitchens to create new recipes and to ease the job of chefs but an attention must be paid to rules and regulations to operate theses machines as avoidance of same could call for the major accidents. The guidelines must be pasted over the walls near to the machines to read the instructions before operations.