Multi-Dish Dinner Coordinator
List every dish with its cook and rest time, set a serve time, and this planner staggers each start so everything finishes together, with a live countdown board that tells you what to start next.
Built by the AbraCalc team
How to play
- Set the serve time — the moment you want every dish ready on the table.
- Add each dish with its name, cook time in minutes, and any resting time.
- Click Build plan to see every dish's start time, sorted so the longest dish starts first.
- Click Start live countdown to get a running clock with a cue the instant each dish should go.
Cooking several dishes at once means working backward from one shared goal: everything hot and ready at the same moment. This coordinator does that math for you. List each dish with its cook time and any resting time, set the time you want to serve, and it sorts the dishes by total time needed, then works out exactly when to start each one so they all finish together. A live countdown board counts down to serve time and calls out a clear cue the instant each dish's window opens, so you always know what to start next without checking a dozen separate timers. Your plan is saved in the page's own web address, so reloading or bookmarking it brings the same plan straight back, and nothing you type is ever uploaded or stored anywhere else. Print the finished timeline for the fridge or copy it as plain text.
Frequently asked questions
- How does the tool decide which dish to start first?
- Every dish's total time (cook time plus rest time) is compared, and the dish with the longest total starts earliest, working backward from your serve time so the last-started dish is always the quickest one.
- What does live countdown mode actually do?
- It runs a countdown clock to your serve time and fires a distinct on-screen and audio cue the exact moment each dish's start window opens, plus a final serve cue at zero, so you can glance at the screen instead of juggling separate kitchen timers.
- Will I lose my plan if I refresh the page?
- No. Your dishes and serve time are saved directly in the page's web address as you build the plan, so reloading, bookmarking, or sharing that link restores the exact same schedule without anything being uploaded to a server.