8 Menu Item Timing

Menu Item Timing ensures that all items in an order are prepared and ready to go at the same time. To use this feature, a preparation time is assigned to each menu item. These values determine how long the menu item will be held (relative to the rest of the order) before it is fired to the kitchen.

You can use item timing with or without dining courses. If used with dining courses, all items within a course must have a prep time set to a value greater than zero. The item fire times are then calculated from the baseline of the course's start time.

The option Single Item Per Suborder (SIPS) must be enabled to ensure that each item is displayed separately. See Enabling Single Item Per Suborder (SIPS) for more information.

Unlike Timed Fire events, all menu items are sent from the POS workstation when the check is service totaled. The KDS Controller determines when a menu item will be fired and displayed on the KDS device.

• Timing by Order
  
• Timing by Dining Course
  
• Configuring Menu Item Timing
  
• Displaying the Order Chit
  
• Voiding Timed Items