noun General Slang

mise

· noun · kitchen

Your station setup; everything prepped and in its place before service.

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Your prep. Every diced shallot, every squeeze bottle, every pan within arm's reach — labelled, portioned, ready to fire. If your mise is tight you can cook a busy Saturday on autopilot. If it's loose you're in the weeds by 7pm. Chefs treat it as a religion, not a chore.

“Get your mise sorted before family meal — we're slammed at six.”
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mise In A Sentence

Get your mise sorted before family meal — we're slammed at six.

Origin & Usage

Short for the French 'mise en place' — literally 'putting in place' — codified by Escoffier's brigade system in late 1800s Paris.

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What does mise mean in a kitchen?

Mise is your station setup — everything prepped and in its place before service. It's short for mise en place.

How do you use mise in a sentence?

"Is your mise ready? We open in ten."

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