pastry chef

Code 3434.1.2

Pastry chefs are responsible for preparing, cooking and presenting desserts, sweet products and bakery products.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • food waste monitoring systems

Skills and competences

  • store raw food materials
  • ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment
  • cook pastry products
  • use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality
  • maintain customer service
  • maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
  • comply with food safety and hygiene
  • think creatively about food and beverages
  • plan menus
  • handover the food preparation area
  • use cooking techniques
  • use reheating techniques
  • use food cutting tools

Transversal competences

  • eliminar residuos
  • manage staff
  • maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
  • work in a hospitality team
  • use culinary finishing techniques

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences