prep table

Chef's cutting station

A prep table is a sturdy work surface used in commercial kitchens and restaurants for food preparation.

Typically made of stainless steel for easy cleaning and durability, prep tables provide space for chopping, assembling dishes, and staging ingredients: The cooks lined up their mise en place on the prep table.

Home cooks sometimes use the term for any dedicated food preparation surface.

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chef · restaurant · commercial · workspace · counter · surface · ingredients · slice · dice · apron · knife · knife skills · sanitary · wipe down · station · line cook · sheet pan · culinary

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Opposites
kitchen workflow stage

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Fuel and repair facility

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Family

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G