How Do I Become a Pastry Chef?
A pastry chef is in charge of all of the baking and desserts in a kitchen. It is a demanding job, usually requiring long hours in a very stressful work environment. The pastry chef is usually one of the first to arrive at a restaurant in the morning, needing to get the dough rising for bread and the other pastries for the day started. Despite the long hours and challenges, it can be a very rewarding and lucrative job, if a person is committed to making a career out of it. Anyone who wants to become a pastry chef should first read and learn as much as they can about baking and working in a professional bakery or restaurant. There are a lot of fantastic recipe books and pastry and bread guides available. Learn as much as you possibly can before applying to colleges or to restaurants. Perfect the skills needed to make a loaf of bread, a perfect pie crust, and puff pastry dough. You should also learn the basics of cake decorating. Decorating courses are available through some craft and coo
To become a pastry chef, you can take a certificate course in baking and pastry at a culinary institute, which usually gives you the basic knowledge to get an entry level position. You can also train as a commis chef and specialize in the pastry section. For a more solid education, you could receive an associates or bachelors degree in culinary arts, specializing in pastry. Only Cookware is a guide to cookware providing advice to assist consumers when choosing cookware. It includes cookware reviews and information on stainless steel, cast iron and copper cookware.
I am 28, and have been a professional Web Designer for the past 7 years, but I really love to bake and I feel that I may want to pursue this as a career. I live in NH and would like to attend part-time classes as well as possibly apprentice/intern with a pastry chef. Any suggestions on schools/programs would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
