Rant: mise en place took me 4 hours longer than I thought it would

I spent all Sunday prepping for a 60-cover Saturday dinner, chopping veg and portioning proteins. What I thought would be a 2 hour job ended up taking 6 because I kept running out of small containers and had to wash them mid-line. Has anyone else found a trick to estimate prep time that doesn't blow up in your face?

3 comments

3 Comments

amy_murphy8523d ago

Kept running out of small containers." Yup, buy a stack of cheap deli cups.

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oscarw8316d ago

Have you tried the little plastic portion cups with lids they sell at restaurant supply stores? In my experience you get way more for the money than those flimsy deli cups at the grocery store. A stack of 50 costs like 5 bucks and they hold up way better for freezing and microwaving.

piper_burns23d ago

Hmm, I went through a phase with those but they cracked or got all scratched up way too fast for me. Ended up switching to the little glass jars from pasta sauce, just save them as I go and they last forever.