Start with bottlenecks
Feed, dairy and sugar support many other activities. Check these queues first, then fill machines that consume their output. A bottleneck ingredient is usually worth more than another finished product.
Match recipes to absence
Queue short items during active play and long recipes overnight. Add production slots first on machines you revisit often or machines with ingredients used across many recipes.
Plan from demand, not habit
Look at boat crates, Town visitors and tasks before committing rare ingredients. Keep a base stock, then produce toward visible demand. Browse the machine directory to see where each queue fits.