Cook and present cheese dishes. Now it's time to put all of that planning and organising to work. Prepare the required foods as per the standard recipe and food preparation list. Ensure that: all food is handled and prepared safely and hygienically you follow portion control procedures you manage your own speed, timing, sequencing and productivity to ensure efficiency you assemble and use all equipment safely and hygienically as per manufacturer's instructions you check that equipment is clean and ready for use you demonstrate the range of precision cuts required of this task your knife selection is appropriate to the type of food being prepared you work sustainably to minimise the amount of waste produced and to reduce the use of energy and resources you work within commercial time constraints add garnishes and accompaniments present dish attractively use appropriate service ware visually evaluate dish