pastry chef
Pastry chefs are responsible for preparing, cooking and presenting desserts, sweet products and bakery products.
Also called: confectionary chef, pastry decorator, pastry cook, confiseur, décorateur, dessert chef, baker, patissier
- 19
- essential skills
- 12
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- chefWhat changes?16 skills in common
- head chefWhat changes?12 skills in common
- head pastry chefWhat changes?11 skills in common
- cook10 skills in common
- diet cook10 skills in common
- fish cook10 skills in common
- grill cook10 skills in common
- private chef9 skills in common
Essential skills
19- comply with food safety and hygiene
- cook pastry products
- ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment
- food waste monitoring systems
- handover the food preparation area
- maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
- maintain customer service
- maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
- manage staff
- plan menus
- store raw food materials
- think creatively about food and beverages
- types of whisks
- use cooking techniques
- use culinary finishing techniques
- use food cutting tools
- use reheating techniques
- use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality
- work in a hospitality team
Optional skills
12Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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