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Tournant

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In culinary arts & cooking, tournant means: A cook who moves between kitchen sections to cover different stations as needed.

In Turkish: istasyonlar arasında görev alan aşçı

How it is used

A brigade role often described in English as a relief or swing cook.

Example sentences

  1. The tournant covered the fish station while the cook was away.

    The role provides cover across specialist sections.

  2. Our tournant worked pastry yesterday and sauces today.

    Movement between sections is central to the role.

Common collocations

  • relief tournant
  • tournant chef
  • brigade systemThe traditional way of organising a professional kitchen into a clear chain of command and sections, developed by the French chef Auguste Escoffier in the late 19th century.
  • stationAn area of the kitchen where one cook or a small team prepares one type of food, such as the grill, fry, sauce or garnish station.

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