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Why is a timetable important? • The timing of tasks is important to ensure the completion of recipes in food lab or at home. • A timetable is implemented by dividing a sheet into six categories : 1. 02 M Timetables 2

1. List Tasks 1. List tasks – This should be your first column a. List all tasks from pre-preparation to clean-up b. For example, you would start with getting the ingredients, then getting equipment, and so on. . These tasks can all be Dovetailed (Multitasked) 1. 02 M Timetables 3

Pre-Preparation and Preparation Columns • • 2. List Pre-preparation time: List time needed to execute the pre-preparation steps. 3. List Preparation time: List the time that you think is going to take to execute each step, such as opening packages, mixing ingredients, or clean up. It is better to allow too much time than too little. 1. 02 M Timetables 4

List Cooking Time 4. List Cooking time: In the fourth column, always record the time that each dish needs to cook. 1. 02 M Timetables

5. Calculate Total time: In the fifth column, you add of the pre-preparation, preparation and cooking times. If the pre-preparation is 3 minutes, preparation time is 3 minutes and cooking time is 10 minutes then the total time is 16 minutes for the dish. 6. Calculate Starting Time: In the sixth column, you subtract the total time needed to prepare the recipe from the desired serving time. If the meal needs to served at 6: 00. Subtract 16 minutes from 6: 00, this means the dish needs to be started by 5: 44 to be ready on time. 1. 02 M Time. Tables 6

Let’s make a timetable! • Let’s make a timetable with a recipe of your choice • Pretend that class starts a 8: 00 a. m. and ends at 9: 30 a. m. • Remember the steps? List each: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. List tasks List pre-preparation time List cooking time Calculate total time Calculate starting time 1. 02 M Time. Tables 7