Setup everything beforehand, have it laid out. Before you actually start cooking, mentally go through what you are going to do, and touch the things you are going to use for the step you are going over as you are going over it.
You will remember anything you are forgetting if you do this, and will immediately realize if you have things laid out stupidly. You will probably also think of a slightly better way to do some part of the process just from touching the ingredients and mentally picturing what you are going to do with them.
I don't like cooking things that require precision, so I don't really bake. However, I am a photographer and I develop my own film, which requires even more precision and consistency. Doing prep as I have described has helped tremendously, things are easier and less stressful, and I've improved my process quickly.
Setup everything beforehand, have it laid out. Before you actually start cooking, mentally go through what you are going to do, and touch the things you are going to use for the step you are going over as you are going over it.
You will remember anything you are forgetting if you do this, and will immediately realize if you have things laid out stupidly. You will probably also think of a slightly better way to do some part of the process just from touching the ingredients and mentally picturing what you are going to do with them.
I don't like cooking things that require precision, so I don't really bake. However, I am a photographer and I develop my own film, which requires even more precision and consistency. Doing prep as I have described has helped tremendously, things are easier and less stressful, and I've improved my process quickly.