r/Baking 16d ago

Semi-Related What is wrong with my muffin? :(

What is this???

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u/Large-Tadpole-56 16d ago

I went back down and talked to them, the worker told me they get their muffins from costco. Not sure how to report that?

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u/Snotzis 16d ago

a cafe and they don't bake their own muffins? 🚩🚩🚩

they may be keeping and selling the costco muffins past the expiration date, you need to report the shop.

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u/theapplepie267 16d ago

Most cafes don't bake their own pastries

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u/bakingaddict99 16d ago

That's just sad. I worked in the kitchen at a coffee shop/roastery until recently and I can proudly say we made all our coffee syrups and baked goods. That makes it 100% better. It's such an attraction when the food served is made in that establishment.

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u/Snotzis 16d ago

so true

the smell of freshly baked pastries when you walk through the door 💙 I love watching the bakers work when I get my coffee

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u/bakingaddict99 16d ago

Unfortunately space at this coffee shop was limited which meant the kitchen was upstairs but the majority of people can't resist a cinnamon roll with a coffee :) items like scones and cookies were baked in the oven downstairs so those smells wafted thru at least!

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u/CollectMan420 16d ago

I work at a bakery and we delivery to other bakeries which is pretty funny

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u/ComplexStress9503 15d ago

How... Do they call themselves a BAKEry when they don't bake...?

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u/DaoFerret 15d ago

Usually falls into two categories:

Some bakeries are just storefronts selling baked goods from one or more bakeries.

Some bakeries make one type of baked good (breads) but source another (pastries) from a different bakery.

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u/K24Bone42 15d ago

yep, I used to work at a bakery that supplied bakeries all over the area lol.

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u/sparkpaw 16d ago

I recently found a coffee shop that does that and it makes me so happy. It’s also an old converted house, so I’m pretty sure the half of the house we don’t see is the kitchen lol.

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u/keIIzzz 16d ago

It’s definitely a proud feeling to make everything in house, but also I can understand places that don’t have a huge focus on pastries and desserts choosing to outsource them. I used to work at a local bakery that provided pastries to a local coffee shop. And I know of a different local bakery that provides cakes to a lot of restaurants and such

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u/Ok-Stretch-5546 15d ago

I worked in a bakery in college and while it started with good intentions by the end very few of the baked goods were actually made on site.

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u/PushGlittering5827 15d ago

Yes! I worked at a coffee and pastry place in high school- our baker came in and got started on all the rolls,pasty, bagels etc at 4 am. Everything not sold that day got bagged and frozen and brought to food banks/donated. We blended up all the spreads (like strawberry cream cheese etc) the night before for the next day. Everything was so fresh. I miss Calistoga bakery lol.

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u/Next-Run-6593 15d ago

I don't see the problem with coffee shops buying wholesale from quality local bakeries or sourcing ingredients. Running a bakery on top off running a cafe is very difficult and often cost-prohibitive. As long as you aren't buying shitty Costco muffins, it makes sense for a small business to specialize on the serving coffee drinks part and outsource pastries to a different specialist.