Janelle peeked to her side and saw that Echo seemed to be doing just fine with her cooking. Turning her attention back to her work, she opened the crate of ingredients. Janelle put her cutting board in front of her and a bowl and her scales to the side. Then she got her lamb out of the crate and placed it on the cutting board. Janelle got her clean knife and began to cut the meat into what she hoped were 3 cm slices. She sliced and sliced and then weighed the meat. 2 1/2 kg of lamb went into the bowl. There was a little bit left and Janelle put it away so it could be returned to the professor.

Part one completed, Janelle washed her hands yet again because.........raw meat and all. She also washed her knife because she would need it to cut the cabbage. All ready for the next step, she retrieved her cabbage and cut it into quarters. Then she washed the cabbage because she wasn't sure whether or not it had been cleaned before. When it was clean, Janelle cut the quarters into three wedges each and placed everything to the side. She picked up her measuring cup and took out a bottle of water. Janelle poured water into the cup, until it reached the 500 ml mark. When she had the right amount, Janelle poured the water into her cauldron and checked her notes for the next step.

It was time to layer, so Janelle covered the bottom of her cauldron with slices of lamb. Then she carefully laid wedges of cabbage on top of the meat. Once she had her first two layers, Janelle sprinkled them with salt and pepper. Not too little, not too much. The secret to cooking was knowing how to season food properly. Janelle hoped she had gotten it right. When she finished her seasoning, she alternated layers. Lamb, cabbage, salt and pepper. Lamb, cabbage, salt and pepper and so on until she finished with the last of her cabbage. Janelle gave her last layer a sprinkle of salt and pepper and was thankfully done. She reached over for her lid and placed it on top of her cauldron. And now she had an hour to wait for the stew to be done. She couldn't wait. Janelle set her timer and reviewed her notes for what she needed to do next. She would wash her dirty things and then proceed to her Damper.