A professional who bakes samples of premixes, such as cake, biscuit, muffin and pancake to test batch prior to packaging. Respnsibilities include:

• Mixes ingredients and bakes in oven.
• Examines baked cake for color, texture, and density.
• Records findings on worksheet and determines if cake passes standards.
• Issues approval slip for batch meeting standards.
• Notifies plant chemist if batch does not meet standards.
• May test ingredients to determine cause of cake failure.