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* One of Ford Cruller's alter egos in ''{{Psychonauts}}'' is the Camp Cook for the Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp, where the game takes place, and also runs the camp store. He even has an odd juxtaposition of competency; his food is never done whenever you visit him, but the camp store is always open and stocked with at least Psi Cores and Dream Fluffs, even during a crisis. Guess we know which job he really likes.

* Samwise of ''LordOfTheRings'' may count.

** Technically, Igor just serves the food, he doesn't cook it. There was an actual cook who appeared in a couple of episodes, however.

* Pvt. Igor Straminsky of the [[{{MASH}} 4077th M* A* S* H]].

* Jebediah Nightlinger from ''TheCowboys'', who also acts as TeamMom. Notably, his food is actually pretty good.

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* The travelling Heterodyne show's cook in ''GirlGenius''. His job is, however, not so much cooking food for eating as making pies that are used for more... ballistic purposes during the shows.

* Chef Hatchet from ''TotalDramaIsland'' - At least in the two first seasons, when the campers ''were'' in some sort of camp.

In fiction, camp cooks tend to be a source of comic relief, with many a gag about [[LethalChef their horrible cooking or coffee]], and their inability to take criticism on the subject. Many camp cooks are older folks, no longer able to do the main work of the camp, but often an ethnic minority is used instead. (In [[OnceAcceptableTargets older works]], this frequently is accompanied by [[UncleTomfoolery truly awful stereotype humor]].) Don't be surprised if the cook has a LetsGetDangerous moment near the end of the story--[[ChefOfIron many are quite deft with their cooking implements.]]

* Airman Darren Becker of ''StargateUniverse''. The low quality of his food is usually blamed on the absolutely crap ingredients he has to work with.

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!!'''Examples:'''

* Jebediah "Cookie" Farnsworth of ''[=~Atlantis: The Lost Empire~=]''. A big believer in the power of grease.

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In fiction, camp cooks tend to be a source of comic relief, with many a gag about [[LethalChef their horrible cooking or coffee]], and their inability to take criticism on the subject. Many camp cooks are older folks, no longer able to do the main work of the camp, but often an ethnic minority is used instead. (In [[OnceAcceptableTargets older works]], this frequently is accompanied by [[UncleTomfoolery truly awful stereotype humor]].) Don't be surprised if the cook has a LetsGetDangerous moment near the end of the story--many are quite deft with their cooking implements.

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'''Examples:'''

* In ''WorldOfWarcraft'', an Alliance expedition stranded on Azuremist Island includes "Cookie" McWeaksauce. Their limited resources have resulted in a somewhat limited menu:

-->'''"Cookie" McWeaksauce: '''Yarr, Admiral. Let me think about it... Arrr... It be comin' into focus. It looks like it be succulent pork ribs basted with its own delectable juices and a side o' Captain Sander's Secret Sauce - fer dippin'. And fer dessert we be havin' cheesecake, flown in fresh from Stormwind on the wings o' angels...

-->'''"Cookie" McWeaksauce: '''No. Not really...

-->'''"Cookie" McWeaksauce: '''It be chicken.

* Utah Phillips's song "The Goodnight-Loving Trail" subverts the comic aspects of this trope by taking a sad and sympathetic view of cowboys who are too old to do anything but cook on the drives, despite lyrics like "With your snake oil and herbs and your liniment too/You can do anything that a doctor can do/Except find a cure for your own goddamn stew."

* Utah Phillips's song "The Goodnight-Loving Trail" subverts the comic aspects of this trope by taking a sad and sympathetic view of cowboys who are too old to do anything but cook on the drives.

See also MilitaryMoonshiner. Nothing to do with AlwaysCamp. (In which case, he'd likely insist on being called a chef.)

-->'''Admiral Odyseus:'''Hey, Cookie! What's for dinner tonight? And don't say chicken!
-->'''"Cookie" McWeaksauce:'''Yarr, Admiral. Let me think about it... Arrr... It be comin' into focus. It looks like it be succulent pork ribs basted with its own delectable juices and a side o' Captain Sander's Secret Sauce - fer dippin'. And fer dessert we be havin' cheesecake, flown in fresh from Stormwind on the wings o' angels...
-->'''Admiral Odyseus:'''Wow! Really?
-->'''"Cookie" McWeaksauce:'''No. Not really...

-->'''"Cookie" McWeaksauce:'''It be chicken.
-->'''Admiral Odyseus:'''I hate you so much, Cookie.

* Gabby, the chef from the 1947 B-movie ''Queen of the Amazons''. Spends most of his time reciting odd poetry and talking with his pet monkey until [[spoiler:he turns out to be the head of an ivory-smuggling operation]].

* "Cookie" from ForbiddenPlanet had food so bad it drove Robby the Robot to drink.

* Charles "Chow" Winkler from "The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures" children's book series. From TheOtherWiki's [[http://tinyurl.com/3zd4gf Tom Swift page]]: "A comic relief character...A roly-poly "former chuck wagon cook" born in Texas, he is an older man, beloved for his gaudy western shirts, cowboy hats, bizarre culinary concoctions (like Armadillo Stew), and for such expressions as "Brand my space biscuits!". He accompanies all Swift expeditions (even in outer space) as the Swifts' executive chef."

* Greasy Sae of TheHungerGames series becomes the Camp Cook for Area 13. Her specialty is beef stew made from dog meat.

* Neelix from StarTrekVoyager

* Chef Hatchet from TotalDramaIsland - At least in the two first seasons, when the campers ''were'' in some sort of camp.

* The ''PhulesCompany'' books by RobertAsprin had Sergeant Escrima, whose grasp of English seemed to vary wildly between books. Short, short-tempered, comedically "foreign", and a skilled cook and escrima fighter. Did we mention short-tempered? For the love of {{God}}, [[BerserkButton don't criticize his cooking]].