{"id":11911,"date":"2023-08-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/?p=11911"},"modified":"2023-08-22T16:54:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:54:38","slug":"create-thanksgiving-dinner-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/create-thanksgiving-dinner-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Thanksgiving Dinner Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are you wondering how to create a Thanksgiving Dinner timeline<\/a>?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you need help preparing your timeline so you can keep track of dishes…and your cooking schedule?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, you’ll find several tips to help you prepare a convenient and easy-to-follow Thanksgiving dinner timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind, you don\u2019t have to prepare a timeline just<\/em> for Thanksgiving dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These tips can be helpful in preparing a timeline for any dinner or meal where you\u2019re doing a lot of chopping, slicing, dicing, simmering, baking, or stewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want more help planning your party or event, be sure to check out my event planning eBook<\/a>. Learn more by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan dinner time.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Setting a specific dinnertime<\/a> makes it easier to create a timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why? Well, you have a definite finish or ending point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know exactly when (give or a take a few minutes) all the various dishes and foods need to be prepared and finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That being said, at what time would you like to have dinner?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early in the afternoon at 1 P.M., or perhaps later in day in the early evening around 6 P.M.?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to select your dinnertime with care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind, the earlier the dinner, the earlier in the day you will need to begin your preparations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organize your timeline by dish preparation.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to creating your timeline, it can be helpful to plot out the individual dishes you\u2019ll be preparing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only will you keep track of the time, but you\u2019ll also keep track of the preparation progress for individual dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s quite helpful to have all your dishes<\/a> and recipes selected in advance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This way, have specific time references to work with, and can plot out your schedule accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How should you set up your timeline?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grab a sheet of paper and write out a timeline on the left hand side. Be sure to end with your selected dinnertime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, list out each of your dishes on a single row above the timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Factor in cooling, rising, and resting time.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A dish is done when it comes out of the oven or off the burner, right? This isn\u2019t necessarily so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Different dishes require different preparation methods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some foods require time to rise or marinate in advance, while others need to cool once they\u2019ve come out of a hot oven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same holds true for the actual preparation of dishes, such as cutting, chopping, peeling, soaking, and measuring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keeping this in mind, take a second look at your recipes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure you\u2019ve factored in enough time<\/a> in your timeline for these requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which dishes need additional preparation time? Which dishes require additional resting or cooling time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schedule timeline reviews.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you want to stay on schedule<\/a> with your meal preparations, it is imperative you regularly check your progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A helpful way to do this is to plan regular check-ins over the course of the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These check-ins will be times when you check the progress of every single dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go ahead and pencil in several check-ins times into your timeline over the course of the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, you could check your timeline at the top of every hour or half-hour or set a timer to go off every 45 minutes or so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the check-in arrives, take a moment to evaluate the status of each of your dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select an Easy way to display your timeline.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things will be quite busy in the kitchen, so you\u2019ll want to have a timeline that is easy to read and that you won\u2019t mind getting dirty or messy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Case in point: this may not be the time to create a timeline using your brand new tablet or smart phone<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are some timeline display options? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could write out your timeline on a large piece of butcher\u2019s paper and tape it to the back of a door or on a wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could temporarily use office supplies<\/a> and mount a large white or dry-erase board on the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, you could print out or create a timeline with pen and paper on a sheet of paper, and use magnets to hold up your timeline on your refrigerator\u2019s door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure you keep a few pens, pencils, or dry-erase markers handy in order to make quick notes and updates as the day progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want help planning your party or event, be sure to check out my event planning eBook<\/a>. Learn more by clicking here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about you? Which of these tips will you keep in the front of your mind as you prepare Thanksgiving dinner? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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