A method for determining a future working sequence with a sequence plan in at least one cooking device (2, 3, 4), in which • at least one menu, which comprises at least two items to be cooked, is selected, • taking into account • at least one first variable characteristic of the at least one selected menu and • at least one third variable characteristic of a cooking device (2, 3, 4), which is determined by at least one functional device of the cooking device (2, 3, 4) and/or by the dimensioning of a cooking chamber of the cooking device (2, 3, 4) and/or at least one loading zone in the cooking chamber of the cooking device (2, 3, 4), first of all the number of menus is input, wherein a plurality of values of the first and third variables can be • retrieved from at least one memory device, • displayed on at least one display device (6, 7, 8, 9) and • modified via at least one operating device (6, 7, 8, 9), and at least one value of the first and third variables being proposed after selection of a menu from a plurality of menus for confirmation or modification on at least one display device (6, 7, 8, 9), • the input working sequence being then started automatically, and • after completion of the input working sequence at least the characteristic first variable, determined by the number of first and/or second items to be cooked, being automatically adapted for future working sequences to identified surplus quantities of first items to be cooked and/or identified shortages of second items to be cooked, in that at the end of the sequence plan surplus and/or insufficient quantities of items to be cooked are identified and input, in order to determine therefrom and take into account in future a modification in quantity, such that self-learning and thus continuous improvement takes place. • at least one menu, which comprises at least two items to be cooked, is selected, • taking into account • at least one first variable characteristic of the at least one selected menu and • at least one third variable characteristic of a cooking device (2, 3, 4), which is determined by at least one functional device of the cooking device (2, 3, 4) and/or by the dimensioning of a cooking chamber of the cooking device (2, 3, 4) and/or at least one loading zone in the cooking chamber of the cooking device (2, 3, 4), first of all the number of menus is input, wherein a plurality of values of the first and third variables can be • retrieved from at least one memory device, • displayed on at least one display device (6, 7, 8, 9) and • modified via at least one operating device (6, 7, 8, 9), and at least one value of the first and third variables being proposed after selection of a menu from a plurality of menus for confirmation or modification on at least one display device (6, 7, 8, 9), • at least one first variable characteristic of the at least one selected menu and • at least one third variable characteristic of a cooking device (2, 3, 4), which is determined by at least one functional device of the cooking device (2, 3, 4) and/or by the dimensioning of a cooking chamber of the cooking device (2, 3, 4) and/or at least one loading zone in the cooking chamber of the cooking device (2, 3, 4), • retrieved from at least one memory device, • displayed on at least one display device (6, 7, 8, 9) and • modified via at least one operating device (6, 7, 8, 9), and • the input working sequence being then started automatically, and • after completion of the input working sequence at least the characteristic first variable, determined by the number of first and/or second items to be cooked, being automatically adapted for future working sequences to identified surplus quantities of first items to be cooked and/or identified shortages of second items to be cooked, in that at the end of the sequence plan surplus and/or insufficient quantities of items to be cooked are identified and input, in order to determine therefrom and take into account in future a modification in quantity, such that self-learning and thus continuous improvement takes place.