Free Printable Thanksgiving Day Schedule: Cooking Countdown

Below is a free printable Thanksgiving day schedule you can fill out to countdown what needs to be cooked or prepared at particular times on the big day to make sure your meal comes together on time.

This schedule is easy to fill out. First, decide what time you and your family want to eat your Thanksgiving meal, and then work backwards to figure out when various items need to be cooked or baked to make sure everything is done on time.

This works best when you can look at your entire Thanksgiving day dinner menu all at once, along with any recipes, and then consider both timing and what else will be in the oven or on the stovetop simultaneously. Also consider what temperature needs to be at for various recipes to make sure your timing does not cause a conflict.

As you make your plan also consider what items can be prepped ahead, or even completely made ahead of time, to keep things from getting so crazy in the kitchen at the last minute.

Using this countdown schedule not only can help you (I'd post it somewhere noticeable in your kitchen, like the refrigerator door), but it can also let others help you more easily. When, inevitably, a guest or family member offers to give you a hand you can point at the schedule to let them know what needs to be done next.

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Additional Free Holiday Printables On The Site

Here are additional free Thanksgiving printables available on the site:

Thanksgiving Planner

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