I’m going into highschool and the school is able to give us suggestions for classes for what we want to be when we enter “the real world” And on the application thing mentioning a bunch of jobs, it says both baker and pastry chef. I’ve always thought they were the same thing. And for nearly three years I’ve wanted to be a baker, but I’m not sure whether or not I want to be a baker or pastry chef, because I dont know the difference. Thank you for any answers
well If I want to open a bakery, then would I be a pastry chef?
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Not alot, I am a former chef, a baker usually is someone who does the finishing and baking of the products, bread, pastries, cakes, muffins and so on, he/she is also in quite early, in at 3-5 am as they do alot of the pre prep for the pastry chef, maybe setting doughs or baking off products made the night/shift before.
A Pastry chef is/more likely to be a trained person, having studied at a school and would make some of the things the baker does, he/she is more creative and has control over that section of the kitchen, but also the most complicated things like cooked fillings, mousses, dish desserts, icings and pastry cream plus banquet and function issues, they would also work with the Executive chef to make new menu items or set the dessert menu, and they are in charge of the pastry shop in a restaurant, hotel, resort, catering operation and club, what it really come down to is there training, job responsibilities, statue in the company and management level.