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The Copper Pot · DashboardLive preview

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Kitchen Dashboard

Thursday · service in 2 h

Quick actions

Add to order

Add prep task

Log waste

Needs attention

3Safety checks due

of 11 tasks still to tick off today

1Temperature actions needed

readings today out of range with no action recorded

2Allergen checks due

recipes need their allergen information reviewed

At a glance

Recipe Books

48 total recipes

Prep Tasks

pending items

Orders

items to order

Storage

locations

On today

3 people on shift

Staff rota →

Jamie08:00–17:00 · Head ChefSarah10:00–20:00 · Sous ChefNina16:00–23:00 · KP

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Kitchen Hub

This is Chef’s Helper set up for a fictional restaurant, The Copper Pot. Costed recipes, a priced menu, temperature records, stock, allergen reviews, a rota and the audit pack that pulls it all together. Everything below is sample data, so have a look before you decide whether to sign up.

The Copper Pot is a 60-cover bistro: a head chef, a sous chef, a chef de partie and a kitchen porter, around 40 recipes on rotation, a menu that changes with the seasons and one environmental health visit a year. Small enough that nobody has time for paperwork, big enough that missing paperwork is a problem.

Sample kitchen. Figures and staff names are made up for illustration.

A prep list the whole brigade can tick off

Tasks with quantities, a named chef and a due day. Tick them off as they’re done and everyone sees the same list.

The Copper Pot · Prep listLive preview

Chef’s Helper

Prep List

2 / 5 done

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Kitchen Hub

What to notice

Tap a task to tick it off. The count at the top updates straight away.
Each task shows who it is assigned to and when it is due.
Today’s tasks are highlighted so nothing slips into service.

A day at The Copper Pot

07:30Doors open, fridge and freezer round logged from a phone on the pass.

08:20Prep list assigned, duxelle, stock, shallots, and ticked off as it is done.

10:42Dairy delivery arrives at 9.1 °C, rejected, invoice number and action recorded.

12:15Cooking temperatures logged through service, hot holding checked hourly.

16:00Stock counted by location; butter due today goes on tonight’s special.

23:00Closing checks signed off; the day’s records are already in the audit pack.

This is the rhythm Chef’s Helper is built around.

What Chef’s Helper replaces

Paper temperature diary in a drawerDated readings with corrective actions attached

Costing spreadsheet nobody updatesRecipe and menu GP that recalculates itself

Allergen folder of loose printoutsReviewed recipes with a dated confirmation trail

Rota on the back of a delivery noteA week planned by chef, alongside the checks

What you’d do next in your own kitchen

Add or import your recipes, then let the app cost them and flag allergens for review.
Record fridge, freezer, cooking and delivery temperatures from a phone on the pass.
Invite your team so prep, checks and the rota are shared rather than on paper.
Export an audit pack when the EHO calls.

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Common questions

Is this real kitchen data?

No. The Copper Pot is fictional and every figure, dish and staff name on this page is made up to show how the app is laid out.

Can I try it with my own recipes?

Yes. Start a free trial and add or import your own recipes. Chef’s Helper costs them and flags allergens for review straight away.

Do I need a card to try it?

No. Every new account gets a 14-day free trial of all features with no card required, and drops to the Free plan afterwards without deleting your data.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. Temperature checks, prep and stock counts are designed to be done from a phone on the pass, and there is an Android app as well as the web app.