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Saucier (sauce chef)

In the classic brigade the saucier makes sauces, stocks and often sautéed dishes, and is traditionally a senior partie. It is a position of trust because sauces carry a kitchen's identity.

A real shift

Stocks on early, reductions through the morning, sauce finishing and sautéing through service. Taste constantly and adjust seasoning.

Skills that matter

  • Stocks and mother sauces
  • Reductions and emulsions
  • Seasoning
  • Sautéing
  • Timing

Qualifications

  • Level 3 Advanced Professional Cookery
  • Level 3 Chef de Partie apprenticeship
  • International: BP Cuisine (France)

Where it leads

  1. Saucier
  2. Sous chef
  3. Head chef

What we'd ask on the show

  • Escoffier's brigade in a modern kitchen
  • The forty-hour veal stock
  • Why the sauce section is the hot seat

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