prep kitchen
Behind-the-scenes cooking
A prep kitchen is a secondary kitchen space used for food preparation, staging, and cleanup—separate from a main or display kitchen.
In restaurants, the prep kitchen handles chopping, marinating, and mise en place away from the cooking line.
In homes, it's often tucked behind the main kitchen: The caterers worked in the prep kitchen while guests gathered around the island.
- mise en placePre-cooking ingredient arrangement
- stationFixed stopping point
- back of houseNon-public restaurant operations
- chopQuick forceful slice
- diceMarked cubes for chance
chef's knife · cutting board · ingredients · line · batch · peel · portion · container · plastic wrap · label · first in first out · walk-in · cooler · sheet pan · knife · scale · timer · morning shift
- kitchenssink, oven, stove, refrigerator, cabinets
- food placesrestaurant, diner, bakery, cafeteria, bistro
- staging areasassembly area, marshalling yard, muster point, rally point, depot
prep kitchenmain line
Primary route in network
hot line · pass · service line · the line · grill station
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