Walk-in prep used to be my nightmare, now it's my 15 minute ritual

I used to walk into my walk-in with no plan, just grabbing stuff as tickets came in and it took forever. About 8 months ago after a brutal Saturday in Austin I started doing a full mise check every morning at 9am sharp, writing down what's low and what's almost dead. Now I spend 15 minutes doing a quick pull and rotate before service, and it saves me at least an hour of scrambling during the rush. Anyone else switch from reactive to proactive prep, or do you still live in the chaos? What made you flip?

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leeknight25d ago

Going from chaos gremlin to 9am mise en place monk is a glow up I did not see coming. Fifteen minutes of pulling and rotating beats an hour of crying into the lowboy during a Friday rush every single time. The part about writing down what's almost dead is the real magic trick, cause future you actually remembers the half pan of poblano crema hiding behind the cambros. Starting every shift by getting yelled at by your own walk-in is a special kind of pain.

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