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head-pastry-chef Occupational skill for the role 'head pastry chef' (also: executive pastry chef, executive dessert chef, master dessert chef, master pastry chef, master patissier). Use when the user asks for typical head pastry chef work such as: Observe color of products being baked, and adjust oven temperatures, humidity, or conveyor speeds accordingly.; Set oven temperatures, and place items into hot ovens for baking.; Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.

Head Pastry Chef

Head pastry chefs manage pastry staff and ensure the preparation, cooking and presentation of desserts, sweet products and pastry products.

Core workflow

  1. Observe color of products being baked, and adjust oven temperatures, humidity, or conveyor speeds accordingly.
  2. Set oven temperatures, and place items into hot ovens for baking.
  3. Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.
  4. Measure or weigh flour or other ingredients to prepare batters, doughs, fillings, or icings, using scales or graduated containers.
  5. Roll, knead, cut, or shape dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies, or other products.
  6. Place dough in pans, molds, or on sheets, and bake in production ovens or on grills.
  7. Check the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.
  8. Adapt the quantity of ingredients to match the amount of items to be baked.

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • bake pastry for special events
  • comply with food safety and hygiene
  • create innovative desserts
  • decorate pastry for special events
  • ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment
  • estimate costs of required supplies
  • food storage
  • handle customer complaints
  • handover the food preparation area
  • keep up with eating out trends
  • maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
  • maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
  • maintain personal hygiene standards
  • manage budgets
  • manage medium term objectives

Hot technologies

  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word

Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b10dc548-10e1-4447-8406-5101ff170bbf), ONET 30.3 (51-3011.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*