prep out
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To finish all the chopping, measuring, and getting-ready tasks in a kitchen before cooking starts.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
(Culinary) To fully complete the preparation of ingredients or a kitchen station before cooking service begins.
"Make sure you've prepped out your station before the lunch rush hits."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily professional kitchen (culinary) slang. 'Prep out the station' means to fully prepare your work area. Can also be used in disaster preparedness communities to mean stocking up on supplies and equipment completely. Very limited outside these specific contexts.
Commonly used with
station ingredients kitchen service mise en place
Forms
Base
prep out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
preps out
he/she/it
Past simple
preped out
yesterday
Past participle
preped out
have + pp
-ing form
preping out
continuous
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