Steady Ground

The oven has its own timetable.

A free three-page planning sample for the dishes, appliances and timings competing for space on Christmas Day.

No email sign-up. Print it, or type into the fillable boxes.

Three pages. One practical job.

Put the Christmas Day cooking plan somewhere other than your head.

Cooking time plan page

Cooking time plan

Work backwards from the time you want to serve.

Oven, hob and appliance plan page

Oven, hob and appliances

See what needs each appliance, shelf and pan.

Will it all actually fit page

Will it all actually fit?

Check clashes before Christmas Day.

Use it your way

Printable and fillable.

Type into the boxes in Adobe Acrobat Reader, or print the pages and write by hand.

The sample is taken from The Christmas Companion, a larger five-file planning package sold through Etsy.

The planner does not provide cooking instructions.

Use the temperatures and cooking times from your own recipes and appliance guidance. These pages help you arrange that information in one place.