Shroom,
I will do that in the near future for I have received many questions pertaining to that very thing.
Time spent at any of those venues is not time wasted. I have visited them all.
Rook,
I always found that if you're not heading to something else it sometimes is best to offer two weeks or stay until they hire someone. You mentioned that you were spending time on the decorators station. You don't look at a station like this to view the quality of work, you take notes on how they are organizing themselves. How they change bags. How they mix colors. these things are invaluable whereever you end up.
If your proof and baking bread, there is so much to learn on how the dough reacts before,during and after the bake. How temps effect. Hey, the proof and bake items have a lot of R&D behind them. They are made the same as artisan breads. It's like Hersheys chocolate, it may not be the best on the market but it intriges me how well it's tempered.
As most have already said, figure out just what you want to get out of it. If you're done, then move on.
pan
PS the grocery business woke me up as to there are experts in all types of baking. I have just as much respect for a grocery decorator that can produce 60-80 items a shift with consistancy as I do for someone who works on a upscale wedding cake for a week.
I have spent time in all these venues and can honestly say I did not waste any time.  |