Label the kiln
Label the stages. NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
Follow the steps from start to finish. Use the exact words from the text for each step.
Clay pots are left in the drying room until the surfaces are pale. They then move into the firing chamber. Pots that crack are taken out to a side bench and are not returned. Sound pots go onto the cooling rack, and only after they can be handled are they packed into crates.