Pastry Chef

Roles and responsibilities

A Pastry Chef role can be demanding. A Pastry Chef may have a variety of duties, including to:

• Operate and manage the pastry section of a kitchen, working together with the other chefs
• Prepare a variety of baked goods
• Decorate and present pastries and baked goods in a tasteful and beautiful way
• Monitor and order ingredients, supplies and equipment
• Meet with customers to discuss custom-made desserts or baked goods for special occasions
• Ensure the bakery section of the kitchen adheres to health and safety regulations
• Identify staffing needs, help to recruit new personnel and train them

  Growing up as a little boy I’ve always wanted to become a culinary arts top chief. That’s because I’ve been in the kitchen helping/working with my mother preparing a lot of different meals, and I found that really enjoyable that I can cook. I think that cooking/culinary arts would be a good career for me because I enjoy being in the kitchen and learning new thing about what’s in the kitchen. Another things is that I think I would be able to grow up and be able to teach other students in culinary what I’ve learned and what I’ve been taught in the culinary arts classroom.

  This passion of mine began while watching “Nailed it” a TV series from netflix. This show demonstrates at home bakers that know how to bake but aren’t the best at it. This show reminded me of me because I say am a good baker but when it comes down to it, it always ends up being a flop. While watching that show I came across a new Australian tv baking show called “Zumbo's just desserts” were fiercely competitors do bake offs to see who is the best baker. The difference between the two shows are that in Zumbos just desserts once the baker is ready to bake they show and describe what technique they are

Desired candidate profile

The sound of pans hitting other pans. The dough getting in between your hands. The smell of cookies.The passion that drives someone to make a wedding cake for a special occasion. It is this passion, this love for baking that makes me want to become a pastry chef. Currently I am a senior in high school, in the Culinary Arts program. It is through this program, that I found this wild and crazy, almost insane passion, but to me it makes all the sense in the world. I want to be able to make the best cakes for special occasion. I want my customers to be happy. Pastry Chef has revealed that it suits my INFJ personality, my visual learning style, and my baking skills; however, it does not suit my perfectionist, sensitivity, and privacy aspects. …show more content…

Baking, the process of cooking food using dry heat, is one of the oldest methods of cooking. The ancient Egyptians are credited with building the first known ovens, which were shaped like beehives and made of clay from the banks of the Nile River. Later cultures introduced various technological improvements, including the Roman cylindrical oven. By the middle of the second century B.C., there were professional bakers in Rome, and ordinary people could buy bread instead of having to make it themselves. The first mechanical dough mixer, powered by a horse or donkey walking in circles, was built by the Romans. In European cities during the Middle Ages, bakers formed associations called guilds, which carefully regulated how bread was made and how bakers were trained. Outside of cities, however, most baking was done at home or in a single village