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Mise en place

(36 Posts)
BlueBelle Mon 01-Mar-21 08:10:15

I m in the minority if one here ???

NotAGran55 Mon 01-Mar-21 08:05:26

I’m the same as M0nica , I will set out everything I need, sometimes hours before I am intending to cook .
I chop etc as I go but clear away every item I have used as soon as I am finished with it .

kittylester Mon 01-Mar-21 08:00:59

I tidy as I go too but, after today, I'm going to prepare properly too!!

M0nica Mon 01-Mar-21 07:56:20

Yes, I am another, tidier up as go. I cannot stand clutter.

Oopsadaisy1 Mon 01-Mar-21 07:55:09

I’m the same as MOnica and I tidy us as I go along, I can’t bear messy and cluttered worktops when I’m cooking.

Jaxjacky Sun 28-Feb-21 22:08:15

I’m pretty organised, especially if cooking with a lot of ingredients, I clear up as I go along too.

M0nica Sun 28-Feb-21 21:41:57

I fall between two stools. I plan menus and always know in advance what the meal will be and I usually get all, or most, of the ingredients and tools out and on the worktop before I start cooking, but ingredient preparation - onion chopping, meat trimming gets done in and around the cooking process.

BlueBelle Sun 28-Feb-21 21:33:56

Never
things get decided when I m ready to eat and literally thrown together as I go along, I never really know what I m having until it comes out of the pot
Always enjoy eating it though

Grandmabatty Sun 28-Feb-21 21:06:57

I'm always organised before I start. Everything is out and prepared, even down to the utensils I'll need.

Ellianne Sun 28-Feb-21 21:01:43

My husband works like that in the kitchen. He prepares everything first and lays it out in bowls. I think it helps him to feel in control and proactive. The results are pretty good too.

kittylester Sun 28-Feb-21 20:53:53

I have never been organised enough to cook like this but today I was doing a bit of a fiddly meal and had time to get sorted- what a revelation!! Everything worked like clockwork!!

Do you get organised before you cook or do you cook on the run like me?