From pasta maker to pastry maker
16 of the 29 essential skills of a pastry maker are already essential for a pasta maker — about 55% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 16
- skills carry over
- 13
- would be new
- 55%
- of the target job covered
- 29
- essential skills of a pastry maker
What a pastry maker does
Pastry makers prepare and bake cakes, cookies, croissants, pies and alike products according to recipes.
What carries over
16 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- administer ingredients in food production
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- ensure correct use of bakery equipment
- knead food products
- measure precise food processing operations
- monitor flour unloading equipment
- monitor machine operations
- monitor operations of cleaning machines
- monitor temperature in farinaceous processes
- operate mixing of food products
- operate weighing machine
- set up machine controls
- store raw food materials
- work according to recipe
What would be new
13 skillsEssential for a pastry maker and not for a pasta maker. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply flame handling regulations
- bake confections
- bake goods
- care for food aesthetic
- check quality of products on the production line
- clean food and beverage machinery
- crafting
- maintain cutting equipment
- make artistic food creations
- manufacturing of confectionery
- mould doughs
- select adequate ingredients
- types of whisks
Other moves from pasta maker
2 roles- pasta operator18 skills in common
- baker17 skills in common
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How far are you from being a pastry maker?
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