SC - feast cleanup for the head cook

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>>Mari said...
>> we have implemented the process of "Clean as you cook"
 
>I  was taught to do this growing up, and do it myself, and am 
>attempting to teach my lord and the children to do this at home. I 
>can't cook if dirty items start building up.  Either I need an item or 
>I need the space it is all sitting in. 
 
I can't imagine not doing this given the emormous amounts being cooked and 
the space available in some of the event kitchens.  The "clean as you cook" 
philosophy was drilled into me by my "O level" school cookery teacher in 
Britain.  She had this "battle-axe" kind of personality, and insisted that 
work areas etc were kept meticulously clean and ordered all the time.  
(Sometimes I wondered if we spend more time wiping things down and putting 
utensils in a row, than in actually cooking!). 

But the drill comes in handy.  At Simplefare a couple of weeks ago (I was 
helping in the kitchen), I found myself automatically scouting out the dirty 
stuff, keeping on top of the clutter, washing countertops etc. which seemed 
to help everyone a great deal.  I think too that if everything's ordered (not 
always possible I know), people feel calmer and can concentrate better than 
in the middle of a mess because they feel the situation is more in control.  

I also seemed to find myself handing utensils to the cooks in the "knife, 
scalpel, sutures etc..." mode!  But that's another story! ;-)

Elysant

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