A professional who tends steam cooker to prepare brines and pickling solutions used for preserving food products. Respnsibilities include:

• Opens valve to admit required amount of water into steam cooker, observing water gauge or designated mark on cooker.
• Pours salt or other ingredients, such as vinegar, alum, tumeric, sugar, and flavoring, into water, using measuring container.
• Mixes ingredients in kettle, using paddle.
• Admits steam into jacket of cooker and allows solution to boil for specified length of time.
• Observes temperature gauge and regulates heat to maintain boiling temperature.
• Tests solution for salt and other preserving content, using salinometer or hydrometer.
• Adds water, salt, or other ingredients until prescribed specific gravity is attained.
• Pumps solution to brine vat or holding tank for aging and curing.