A method for gear cutting of a bevel gear workpiece in a gear cutting machine, wherein a preliminary machining phase comprises the following steps: - carrying out a rolling procedure, to machine at least one tooth gap on the bevel gear workpiece using a rotationally-driven gear cutting tool, comprising: - at least one first machining procedure, in which • a first relative infeed movement is carried out to move the gear cutting tool into a first starting position in relation to the bevel gear workpiece, • the gear cutting tool penetrates into the material of the bevel gear workpiece in relation to the bevel gear workpiece, proceeding from a first starting position up to a first end position (1.TEP), and • in which the gear cutting tool and the bevel gear workpiece carry out a first rolling procedure in a first rolling range, wherein a material allowance is left standing after the preliminary machining phase and wherein a post-machining phase comprises the following steps: - carrying out a further rolling procedure proceeding from a further starting position, in order to post-machine at least one of the tooth gaps on the bevel gear workpiece using the rotationally driven gear cutting tool or using another rotationally driven gear cutting tool, wherein in the scope of this further rolling procedure, a rolling rotation is carried out in a further rolling range, characterized in that the first starting position has a different cradle angle than the further starting position, wherein the material allowance is removed in the scope of the post-machining phase to generate a final flank geometry. - carrying out a rolling procedure, to machine at least one tooth gap on the bevel gear workpiece using a rotationally-driven gear cutting tool, comprising: - at least one first machining procedure, in which • a first relative infeed movement is carried out to move the gear cutting tool into a first starting position in relation to the bevel gear workpiece, • the gear cutting tool penetrates into the material of the bevel gear workpiece in relation to the bevel gear workpiece, proceeding from a first starting position up to a first end position (1.TEP), and • in which the gear cutting tool and the bevel gear workpiece carry out a first rolling procedure in a first rolling range, - at least one first machining procedure, in which • a first relative infeed movement is carried out to move the gear cutting tool into a first starting position in relation to the bevel gear workpiece, • the gear cutting tool penetrates into the material of the bevel gear workpiece in relation to the bevel gear workpiece, proceeding from a first starting position up to a first end position (1.TEP), and • in which the gear cutting tool and the bevel gear workpiece carry out a first rolling procedure in a first rolling range, • a first relative infeed movement is carried out to move the gear cutting tool into a first starting position in relation to the bevel gear workpiece, • the gear cutting tool penetrates into the material of the bevel gear workpiece in relation to the bevel gear workpiece, proceeding from a first starting position up to a first end position (1.TEP), and • in which the gear cutting tool and the bevel gear workpiece carry out a first rolling procedure in a first rolling range, - carrying out a further rolling procedure proceeding from a further starting position, in order to post-machine at least one of the tooth gaps on the bevel gear workpiece using the rotationally driven gear cutting tool or using another rotationally driven gear cutting tool, wherein in the scope of this further rolling procedure, a rolling rotation is carried out in a further rolling range, characterized in that the first starting position has a different cradle angle than the further starting position, wherein the material allowance is removed in the scope of the post-machining phase to generate a final flank geometry.