How do they match: Food Batchmakers

  • Examine, feel, and taste product samples during production to evaluate quality, color, texture, flavor, and bouquet, and document the results.
  • Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, using a paddle or an agitator, or by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients.
  • Modify cooking and forming operations based on the results of sampling processes, adjusting time cycles and ingredients to achieve desired qualities, such as firmness or texture.
  • Observe gauges and thermometers to determine if the mixing chamber temperature is within specified limits, and turn valves to control the temperature.
  • Turn valve controls to start equipment and to adjust operation to maintain product quality.

  • Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
  • Evaluate quality of food ingredients or prepared foods.