| Job Title |
Cook, Soybean Specialties |
| Job Description |
Tends Equipment That Processes Soybeans To Make Soymilk, Tofu,
Tempeh, And Related Products: Pours Specified Quantity Of
Presoaked Soybeans Into Mill Hopper And Depresses Button To
Start Grinding Of Beans And Flow Of Bean Mash Into
Steam-jacketed Cooker. Adds Specified Amount Of Water To Mash
And Stirs Mash To Prevent Burns And Boilovers, Using Paddle.
Sprays Cooker Exterior With Water To Maintain Temperature In
Acceptable Range. At End Of Prescribed Time, Turns Valve To
Allow Mash To Flow Into Filter-lined Hydraulic Press Tub.
Depresses Controls To Actuate Press That Expresses Soymilk From
Mash And Pumps Milk Into Vats. Heats And Injects Additives Into
Soymilk To Form Curd, Using Syringe, Skims Off And Discards
Surface Residue, Using Ladle, And Places Weights On Curd To
Express Whey From Curd To Form Tofu. Adds Flavorings And
Stabilizers To Soymilk And Cooks And Freezes Mix, Using Steam
Cooker And Freezing Machine, To Make Soy Ice Cream. Cooks Whole
Soybeans, Mixes Tempeh Mold With Cooked Rice To Make Tempeh
Starter, And Mixes Incubated Starter With Cooked Soybeans To
Form Tempeh. Fills Packaging Containers With Product, Following
Prescribed Procedures. May Blend And Cook Bean Mash Or Processed
Soy Products With Other Ingredients To Prepare Ready-to-eat
Packaged Foods. May Be Designated According To Product Prepared
As Soyfreeze Operator (food Prep., Nec); Tempeh Maker (food
Prep., Nec); Tofu Maker (food Prep., Nec).
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