The Timer is Everything

Frozen cod filets: 32 minutes
Frozen fish patties: 16 minutes
Rice: 8 minutes
Frozen broccoli: 6 minutes

I put the frozen cod filets, one each for Caleb and me, on the baking sheet and set the timer for sixteen minutes. Sixteen minutes later, I put six smaller, breaded fish patties—for Tabitha and Ethan—on the same baking sheet and set the timer for eight minutes. When the timer went off, I flipped over the six patties, started the rice, and set the timer for two minutes. Two minutes later, I fired up the pan of frozen broccoli and set the timer for six minutes.

For the first time, everything was done at the same time, and nothing was burnt.