Patisser

Overview

Who is Patisser?

A pastry chef is a person responsible for the crafting, designing, and displaying of desserts such as cakes, pastries and pies. They are profoundly skilled in their fields and make varieties if baked products such as cakes, pastries and pies. They develop new and unique recipes for their customers, order relevant ingredients, keep a record of things as an inventory, deal with wholesalers, as well as provide inputs while planning the menu.  They are usually found in professional kitchens or on the stations of another pastry department. They work in a variety of places such as restaurant, cafe, market, and grocery store who all sell confectionary items. In some conditions, the pastry chefs may also prefer to work in their own small business, run a bakery, cafe or dessert shop. They also work in large hotels, bistros, restaurants, bakeries, and some cafés where employment opportunity is great for them. In these working opportunities, the highest career progress for a  pastry chef is the post of an executive, where the responsibilities of the entire kitchen staff along with its functioning are taken up by them. 

Typical day at work

What does Patisser do?

A patissier is a professional baker who earns a living by baking different kinds of food, especially pastries and cakes. People these days love to delve into their cravings for eating sweetmeats and bakery products in the evening snacks. A patissier's work is very creative and productive in terms of baking different types and flavors of cakes, pastries, and other bakery products. The taste buds of these professionals are quite refined as they are very sensitive to tastes and can play well with it to create various new and wholesome flavors in their baking products. They tend to participate in different competitions and prepare different recipes, ways of making and baking food in different and innovative ways, and finally enhance the taste buds of the people who eat from their place. This creative work, however, requires a lot of hard work and patience.

The basic roles and responsibilities of a patisser include:

• Checking and examining the production schedules to check if the correct amount of goods has been delivered to the customers.
• Assist with preparing confectionery products as required by the business.
• Ensure the cleanliness level of equipment along with the overall kitchen section.
• Taking control of the working equipment and temperature of the item when creating pastry items. 
• Test and discover a combination of new ingredients to create something unparalleled for the business to stand out. 
• Mold, temper and design pastries to produce masterpiece creation.
• Inspect finished products to ensure quality check according to the food safety standards.
• Conduct administrative tasks to maintain an effective workspace.
• Manage a unit of junior pastry cooks and other staff members to teach and train them for the future.

Abilities & aptitude needed

What are the skills, abilities & aptitude needed to become Patisser?

• There are a few abilities and skills required to become a patisser and they come in handy while their course of action. They must have great attention to detail as they are required to show precision in work while they decorate their work.
• They need to be good at organizing and leadership qualities to help systematically manage their work of art. They must always be willing to acquire new ideas and learnings to enhance their professional knowledge.
• They also require working knowledge of baking with ingredient along with those recipes that have special requirements such as pastries that are gluten-free, sugarless etc.
• They also will mandatorily need in-depth knowledge of sanitation policies, food preparation methods, baking techniques and the nutritional value of the food they prepare. 
• To become a Pastry chef, the candidates need to grow certain specific skills such as curiosity, methodical approach, rational strategies, analytical programs, and logical thinking. They also require some aspects of artistic qualities, meaning they must be creative, intuitive, sensitive, articulate, and expressive.

Courses

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