General
tournant
What does tournant mean?
The relief cook in a brigade — has to know every station well enough to drop in and run it cold. Covers days off, jumps in when someone's buried, fills the gap when a cook walks mid-shift. Usually a senior, very capable line cook.
"She was tournant for two years — knows the whole menu by heart now."
Origin
French, literally 'turning' or 'rotating'. Escoffier brigade.
Frequently asked questions
What does tournant mean in a kitchen?
A tournant is a swing cook who roams between stations, jumping in wherever things are getting busy.
How do you use tournant in a sentence?
For example: 'We were slammed on the line, so the tournant covered grill and sauté at once.'
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