1. Timetables

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

3. What is dovetailed mean again?
1. List Tasks
List all tasks in order of:
Pre-preparation
Preparation
Clean-Up
Remember some tasks are not on the recipe
Some tasks can all be dovetailed
What is dovetailed mean again?

4. 2. Estimate Time (in Minutes)
List the amount of time needed to execute the tasks in minutes.
Be realistic
It is better to allow too much time than too little
How long would it take to measure all the ingredients for a cake?
2 minutes? 5 minutes? 10 minutes? 15 minutes?

5. 3. Calculate Total Time Add of the estimated time in minutes.
Example, 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. 4. Identify End Time What time do you need to be done by?
In the lab your teacher may assign you an end time for the lab.
Note: end time does not include time to sample
At home what may determine your end time?

7. 5. Determine Clock Time
You can begin identifying the clock time for each task, working backward from the end time, using your estimated time in minutes
Note that tasks that are dovetailed will have the same clock time, because the are being completed at the same time

8. 6. Calculate Start Time
By working backward you will identify your start time, but just to be sure:
Subtract the total estimated time needed to prepare the recipe from the desired serving time.
Previous example, 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.

9. Example: The 10-Minute PB&J
Timetable Analysis
End Time: 1:00 PM
Clock Time
Minutes
Task
 12:50:00
 30 sec
Wash hands
 12:50:30
 1 min
Gather bread, peanut butter, jelly, and grapes
 12:51:30
Gather knife, cutting board, plate
 12:52:00
Wipe counters and prep sink
 12:52:30
Measure peanut butter and jelly 
 12:53:00
 Spread peanut butter on one slice of bread
 12:54:00
 Spread jelly on another slice of bread
 12:55:00
 Assemble sandwich
 12:55:30
 Slice horizontally
 12:56:00
 2 min
 Clean plate, knife, cutting board (dry and put away)
 12:58:00
 Store peanut butter and jelly properly
 12:58:30
 Clean counters
 12:59:30
 Garnish with grapes and serve
1:00 PM 
 10 min
Total Lab Time
STEP 4
STEP 2
STEP 1
STEP 6
Pre-Preparation Tasks
Preparation Tasks
Clean-Up Tasks
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 3

10. Let’s make a timetable! As a class we will make a timetable
Remember the steps?
List each:
List tasks
Estimate time in minutes
Calculate total time
Identify end time
Determine clock time
Calculate start time