Cooking Madness

Making a burger is easy you say? Wait until the customers come in. Cooking Madness is a real test of speed in a small kitchen. You need to take orders, prepare the ingredients, and cook the dishes for the right amount of time, serving them before the customers in line get impatient.

What is a shift like?

Watch the orders coming in at the start of a level. The first few are easy, but it gets faster and faster. Get the right ingredients, take them to the prep area, and wait for the dish to cook before serving.

The fun of Cooking Madness is in the timing. If you concentrate on just one order, the customers behind you will still be waiting. In contrast, trying to do too much at once can easily lead to grabbing the wrong ingredients or overcooking a dish. Fast hands are important, but so is prioritising your jobs.

Tips to keep the kitchen from going crazy

Forecast orders

Check the queue of customers to see which dishes are most popular before you start cooking. If the same dish is ordered multiple times, it’s a time and effort saver to prepare them all at once.

Don't forget what's cooking

It's easy to make the mistake of preparing a new dish and forgetting about one that's already on the stove. Watch cook times so you don’t have to start over and slow the whole flow of service.

Serve in the right order

If several dishes are ready, ensure you know which customer is waiting for what. Serving the correct dish at the right time allows room to go on to the next order.

Find your rhythm

After a few rounds you will start to see the pattern of orders for a certain level. Use this insight to plan ahead instead of waiting for a customer to order before you start.

Who’s up for Cooking Madness?

This is an easy pick if you like cooking games but don’t want to spend a lot of time learning complicated controls. The first few levels give you a feel for things, but then the kitchen becomes a high-pressure environment where a delay of only a few seconds can lead to a line of customers waiting.

The most rewarding part is the feeling after you finish a level: things may seem chaotic at first, but after a few attempts you start to find your own workflow. You’ve created a streamlined process for handling the rush of orders, not a string of random reactions.

Conclusion

Cooking Madness will challenge your cooking skills as well as your processing speed and ability to deal with a busy kitchen. Start with easy orders. Get into a groove and see how long you can keep the kitchen running smoothly.