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Kitchen OCD. Sad or not sad? Discuss

This post is mainly for Will but also for Peter who knows the need to 'clear down' and for Joel who it appears shares our love of a clean and clear surface. However I know that we are not alone in this, in fact I know for certain that there's an army of blokes out there who suffer from a little kitchen OCD. I also know that we are now being ganged up on. Not only is our condition greeted with a heavy heart and a massive sigh by our respective partners, we are now being ridiculed by our offspring.
The preparation of Xmas lunch offers even more opportunities for hilarity at our expense.
Take Will, like me, he's a man that likes a plan, preferably a detailed and reliable one. Apparently his xmas day timetable was the source of some amusement so in the same sort of spirit as Aretha Franklin sang 'Sisters are doing it for themselves' I would like to share my list with the world ... yes I too had a list and yes I did have it on my ipad and I did indeed print it out too .... as a result everything ended up on the plate, on time (relatively) hot and tasting pretty good and more importantly I think I can say that there were no Kitchen nightmares or dramas made out of crises (btw I also had a get ahead list and Xmas eve list ... and no we aren't like the bloke in the Sainsbury's ad!)
... And yes if it's out of date code or looking remotely sad it does need to be in the bin ..


... and in case you think I'm making it up here's the list
Xmas day

9.00   - red cabbage out of freezer
        - stuff turkey
9.30  - big oven on full whack
10.00 - turkey in, oven down to 180
10.15 - pre cook sprouts
12.15 - warming drawer on
        - open red wine
12.30 - oven 2 on 190c
12.45 - potatoes in
        - stuffing in
1.15   - check turkey temp aiming for 75c
        - pigs in
        - parsnips in
1.30.  - turkey out if done
        - plates and serving dishes in warming drawer
1.40.  - re-heat carrots
        - heat cabbage
        - heat sprouts with pancetta
        - open white wine
1.50.  - honey on parsnips
        - gravy
2.00   - aim to serve

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