- Set up station with predetermined mise en place required to service all functions.

Here is where you should know what "mise en place" means before you can go any further. Mise en place (IPA pronunciation: [mi zɑ̃ 'plas]), literally translated from French, means "setting in place." -Culinary Institute of America describes the term as "Everything in place".
When cooking, the term is used to describe preparation done before starting the actual cooking process. Included but not limited to flatware, cookware and sauces.

Recipes are reviewed, to check for necessary ingredients and equipment. Ingredients are measured out, washed, chopped and placed in individual containers and/or drawers. All equipment such as spatulas and blenders are prepared for use, ovens are preheated, saute burners are brushed down with a wire brush and checked for adequate flow of gas. Preparing your mise en place keeps you from having to stop and gather items, which you will not have time to get later. Recipes with time constraints and ticket times with greater time constraints will not often allow you to leave the line. So check your recipes, that includes the daily/nightly specials, and any changes the Head Cook (aka Wheel-Man) has made to the menu and make sure everything is where you will need it to be when the onslaught of people start coming in. You don't want to be caught without any pasta within reach when the special is baked ziti! Ya-ouch.....

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