Baking & Pastry Skills

A guide to staying balanced with life and work in the hospitality industry
Culinary Agents
Jun 14, 2021

Here's a list of common baking and pastry skills.

For job seekers: Consider referencing this list to help you showcase your own experience on your resume or Culinary Agents profile.

For employers: When hiring, you can reference this list to hone in on the top skills you are seeking when it comes to required experience for each position you would like to fill.

• Baked Goods Making

• Baking / Desserts / Pastry

• Baking Rolls

• Baking Techniques

• Bread Baking

• Cake Decorating

• Cake Making

• Candy Making

• Chocolate Work

• Cookie Making

• Creams/Custards/Fillings Making

• Dessert Design

• Dessert Sauces

• Dough Lamination

• Dough Making

• Flavoring Desserts

• High End Dessert Making

• Ice Cream/Sorbet Making

• Jam Making

• Macarons Making

• Mousses Making

• Pastillage Showpieces

• Pastry Commissary Knowledge

• Pastry Making

• Pastry Program Management

• Petits Fours Making

• Pie / Tart Making

• Piping Skills

• Sugar Work

• Viennoiserie Making

 

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