The 4 Pillars of a Chaos-Free Kitchen

Every efficient kitchen needs Checklists, Prep Lists, Recipes, and Build Sheets. Here is how to digitize them.

Throw Away the Sticky Notes

A kitchen running on memory is a kitchen destined to fail. You need the 'Core Four' documented and digitized.

Digitizing the Workflow

• Recipes (Inventory): Your POS should know exactly how many grams of cheese go into a pizza. If it's not measured, it's not managed.
• Prep Lists (Data): Don't guess prep. Look at last Friday's 'Product Sales Report' on BistroNex to know exactly how many steaks to thaw.
• Build Sheets (KDS): Use a Kitchen Display System so cooks see exactly what to make, in what order. No lost tickets.