Job Description:

• 1) Tastes samples of food or beverages to determine palatability of product or to prepare blending formulas: Cooks or brews small lots of beverages or other food products and tastes product to determine grade, approximate market value, or acceptability to consumer tastes.

• 2) Writes blending formulas for guidance of workers who prepare food products in commercial quantities.

• 3) May purchase food products.

• 4) May be designated according to product tasted as Coffee Taster; Tea Taster.