lol yeah that shallot hunt sounds brutal. Chicago dinner rushes are no joke, I've been in that same spot before. But you might be overthinking it a bit with the mise en place thing. It's actually not about having everything perfect, it's more about having a system that actually works for how fast your station moves. I've seen guys with their prep totally laid out and still tank an order because they forgot one crucial thing. Just keep it simple and make sure your most used stuff is right where you can grab it without looking.

Man, I once backed my fire truck into a pole trying to show a new guy how easy backing up is, so I get it. We all think we're hot stuff till we're holding a bad wire and sweating it out.

Bet it was just one person having a bad day.

Honestly, I had the same problem with measuring tape accuracy until I started snapping a chalk line on every board before I cut. That one extra step saved me way more time than buying a fancier square ever did. It is wild how a simple mark makes so much difference.

6 months of testing and you're still asking? Sounds like you need to flip a coin and be done with it. I went through the same thing and ended up keeping both because my Wacom is perfect for the slow, meticulous shading work on my portrait of a grumpy cat, but my iPad lets me crank out three quick sketches over my morning coffee. Your real problem is that you're probably overthinking this and missing the obvious fact that different tools are for different parts of the process.