Bakers

Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.

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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

Check products for quality and identify damaged or expired goods.

Set oven temperatures and place items into hot ovens for baking.

Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.

Place dough in pans, molds, or on sheets and bake in production ovens or on grills.

Set time and speed controls for mixing machines, blending machines, or steam kettles so that ingredients will be mixed or cooked according to instructions.

Measure or weigh flour or other ingredients to prepare batters, doughs, fillings, or icings, using scales or graduated containers.

Observe color of products being baked and adjust oven temperatures, humidity, or conveyor speeds accordingly.

Check the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.

Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.

Adapt the quantity of ingredients to match the amount of items to be baked.

Apply glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes.

Decorate baked goods, such as cakes or pastries.

Roll, knead, cut, or shape dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies, or other products.

Prepare or maintain inventory or production records.

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Baking frames

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Barcode scanners

Barquette molds

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Bowl knives

Bowl scrapers

Box cutters

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Bread crumbers

Bread knives

Bread molders

Bread pans

Bread slicers

Bun machines

Cake decorating air brushes

Cake decorating combs

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Cake decorating stencils

Cake decorating tips

Cake decorating tubes

Cake decorating turntables

Cake depositors

Cake dividers

Cake levelers

Cake molds

Cake rings

Candy thermometers

Cannoli tubes

Cappuccino makers

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Chefs' knives

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Digital kitchen timers

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Education

Career

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My work combines:

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Entrepreneurship

Food

Being Creative

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