Timetables

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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 :

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 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)
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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.

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

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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.
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Lets make a timetable!
Lets 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. List tasks
2. List pre-preparation time
3. List preparation time
4. List cooking time
5. Calculate total time
6. Calculate starting time
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