What is a Baker

Here at the bakery we're coming up to our
5 year anniversary in August. And over the
years our biggest challenge has always
been finding employees who can bake.

What we do best is baking from scratch.
That has always been our business model
and always will.

To find that person who is willing and to
believe in that concept is like looking for
a needle in a hay stack

Our customers tell us the joy and happiness
we bring them with our products.
And they also let us know when something
isn't right when a baked product is not
meeting our standards. That always leads
us to a "baker" who isn't following our recipes.

We've had Pastry Chefs who can't bake a chocolate
chip cookie to novices who start from nothing
and become the cream of the crop to some who
just don't get it. It's been tough to find people
who really care about baking.

We have, between Cheryl and I, over 50 years
of baking experience. We both starting baking
with our moms and grandma's when we were
both around 8 years old.

My mom wasn't the greatest baker, but she
made it with care and it always tasted good,
something moms are always good at.
Inspiring me to bake on.

So at this stage, we are bakers true and
true who are committed to baking from
scratch the old school way.

No generic methods from a pastry school
text book, no shortcuts on ingredients,
no quick solutions to a time consuming
recipe.

We bake our desserts and breads with
tradition and our hearts with no excuses.

So, what is a baker to me?
It seems to be a lost art, but I know
there are folks out there that believe in
baking just like us.