WIIFM – Why should I learn Baking if I want to be Chef

A response to the WIIFM Activity
created October 14, 2021 by Charlton Alvares (@calvares)

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Why do I need to learn Baking if I want to be a chef? This is a constant debate with my culinary students.

Increases my career opportunities by two-fold
I will learn two skills instead of one.
Braising include a combination of both roasting (baking) and simmering (cooking)
By understanding baking, you will better understand dry cooking methods.
A better understanding of oven operations and modulating temperatures.
More precise with measuring ingredients, a task every cook dislikes.
Makes you unique because most Bakers can cook but not all cooks can bake.
To progress in your career you need knowledge of both areas of the kitchen.
Baking is a science and hence needs more precision, if this is applied to cooking a more standardized outcome can be achieved.

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