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."
separable
prep out
C1 informal separable transitive
Culinary slang: to complete all the preparation tasks for a dish or for a kitchen service period.
In plain English
To finish all the chopping, measuring, and getting-ready tasks in a kitchen before cooking starts.
What does "prep out" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Usage tip
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.
Words that pair with "prep out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
station ingredients kitchen service mise en place
How to conjugate "prep out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
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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