Answer:

cooks

Answer	Crossword Clue
COOKS	Provender preparers
COOKS	Falsifies
COOKS	"Iron Chef" contenders

COOKS	Falsifies, as accounting books
COOKS	Follows a recipe
COOKS	Boils or broils
COOKS	Steakhouse staffers
COOKS	Proverbial broth spoilers
COOKS	Concocts, with "up"
COOKS	Kitchen help
COOKS	Makes a meal

COOKS	Prepares, as dinner
COOKS	Prepares dinner
COOKS	Broth makers.
COOKS	"Too many ... . . . "
COOKS	Potential broth-spoilers.
COOKS	They're at home on the range.
COOKS	Devises (with "up").
COOKS	Specialists in cuisine.

COOKS	In excess, broth spoilers
COOKS	Emulates Escoffier
COOKS	Kind of tour
COOKS	Prepares, in a way
COOKS	Roasts, e.g.
COOKS	Dish makers
COOKS	Does chef's work
COOKS	Bakers, e.g.

COOKS	Doctors
COOKS	Diner hirees
COOKS	Goes very fast
COOKS	Some diner employees
COOKS	Emulates Graham Kerr
COOKS	Makes chow
COOKS	Emeril, and friends
COOKS	Does the dishes?

COOKS	Chefs