Description
Prepare savoury and sweet pastry products, combining with other products if necessary.
Includes baking, decorating and presenting
Alternative labels
cook products of pastry
prepare pastry food
bake pastry products
cooking pastry products
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Cook pastry products is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Pastry chef: Pastry chefs are responsible for preparing, cooking and presenting desserts, sweet products and bakery products.
Private chef: Private chefs comply with food and sanitation rules to prepare meals for their employers. They take into consideration the employer’s intolerances to specific ingredients or their preferences and cook the meals in the employer’s home. Private chefs may also be asked to organise small dinner parties or other types of celebrations for special occasions.
Optional skill
Cook pastry products is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Head chef: Head chefs manage the kitchen to oversee the preparation, cooking and service of food.
Nanny: Nannies provide qualified care services to children on the premises of the employer. They organise play activities and entertain children with games and other cultural and educative activities according to their respective age, prepare meals, give them bathes, transport them from and to school and assist them with homework on a punctual basis.
Chef: Chefs are culinary professionals with a flair for creativity and innovation to provide a unique gastronomic experience.
Street food vendor: Street food vendors sell food preparations, dishes and products on organised outdoor or indoor market places, or on the streets. They prepare the food in their stalls. Street food vendors use sales techniques to recommend their products to passers-by.
References
- Cook pastry products – ESCO