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Culinary, Baking, Pastry: What it is, differences and likeness.

This article examines the culinary field, what it is and its relationship with the baking and pastry arena. An excellent place to start is by answering the question: What does culinary...

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5 Reasons Why Baking is an Art and Why Art is Key in Baking.

In this article, we unpack baking as an art and begin by answering the question: Is baking an art? Baking is an art because the baker or pastry chef blends science and technical skill with...

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6 Reasons Why Baking is a Science and Why Pastry Chefs Need It.

Bakers and chefs don’t have to be scientists, but it enriches them professionally and makes them better bakers when they understand the science behind baking. To help student chefs who wish to...

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Culinary as a Science: Common questions answered

The kitchen is a lab in disguise, with the science involved in everything from the physics of boiling water to the chemical reaction that takes place when frying food in hot oil. Of course, if...

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Culinary Maths: Why it’s important and how Chefs use it.

Maths is essential for a chef and forms part of a chef's training. Every aspirant chef needs to understand the role that maths plays in a chef’s career and hence the question: Why is it...

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Culinary Arts History: How it Began and Why to Study it

Knowing how the culinary arts industry began and evolved to what it is today gives you the context of the career you are pursuing and shows seriousness about it. In writing this article, we have...

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