diff --git a/src/scenes/kitchen.ts b/src/scenes/kitchen.ts
index dc296ca..c34b834 100644
--- a/src/scenes/kitchen.ts
+++ b/src/scenes/kitchen.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ export class KitchenView implements View {
 
     this.panel = new Panel('toast-panel');
     this.buildUi();
+    // Hidden until enter() — a day that starts at a station (prep/juice/grate)
+    // never passes through the kitchen, and a born-visible panel leaks over it.
+    this.panel.hide();
     this.loadBread('white');
   }