Cooking is considered one of the Hold Crafts. The cooks barter among themselves for recipes and special spices. An aspiring chef might foster at Fort to learn the best cooking. When he or she has learned the skill, the new cook returns home again. Holders and folk in the Lower Caverns of a Weyr learn to prepare food at an early age.
Good cooking is considered an instinct, and good cooks are encouraged to fulfill their potential.
Both men and women can hold the position of Head Cook in a Hold or Weyr. Basically, the BakerCraft is the result of the combination of the Benden BakerCraft with the HoldCraft of cooking. The resulting Craft has no permanent CraftHall, but instead is found in every Hold, Hall, and Weyr across Pern. Crafters are trained to manage large kitchens and to prepare feasts for special occasions as well as how to prepare common and specialty dishes. The Craft colors are red and white, the Craft symbol is a loaf of bread inscribed in a circle.