Update: Counter top dinner prep thingamajig rec

I googled “cutting board meal prep station” and got stuff like this, is this what you had in mind?

www.amazon.com/Containers-Stackable-Vegetable-Shredders-Easy-grip/dp/B088FTSWXS/ref=asc_df_B088FTSWXS?mcid=2ca113e53ca8385090e318be0cb83716&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693071387887&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=153941982770118815&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002358&hvtargid=pla-1159945513112&psc=1

I have no ideas for you, but I wanted to say that for me prepping food is relaxing. I just got done making a big salad, slicing strawberries, cutting up a melon, slicing cheese (three ways, shredded, sliced, and chunks), and boiling eggs. Not today but I do a large dice to celery, carrots and onions to freeze for use in soups and stews later. Oh, and slice up bell peppers to freeze for later use, too.

That's nice!

I use a lot of fresh produce preparing meals since we started following a WFPB diet. I don have an all in one unit but I can tell you what has helped me make prepping easier for me over the last 11 years.

A really good, large wood cutting board. Mine is huge and thick. I love it. I store it in the counter in an old paper napkin holder vertically.

An excellent quality cutting knife or two. Up until last year my chef’s knife was from IKEA. Enough said. I did sharpen it but it still left a lot to be desired. Last Spring during my trip to Germany I took the train the city famous for blades for hundreds of years about an hour north of Cologne. I found a small shop and bought a large chef’s knife, a smaller knife and the same for my father. Then I bought several paring knives for my mother and I (all together I paid 250 euros).

The first time I used the chef’s knife my mouth dropped open. It went through the red pepper like butter. So smooth with so little effort. Don’t wait for years like I did. Do yourself a favor and invest in good quality knives. I think the best come from Japan and Germany.

For storage I really love the glass Pyrex bowls with the plastic lids. They come in different sizes and shapes. When I am making bowls for dinner I can chop all of the veggies, pop each one in a bowl and line them up on the counter with the lids underneath. For dinner each person fills their bowl first with rice, then goes down the line adding veggies one by one. Clean up is a breeze-any leftovers go right in the fridge.

My daughter and her boyfriend are trying to work out a salad bar drawer in her fridge. There was a prep station in the Amazon saved for later but it's not there now. I'll keep my eyes open for what she might order.

The snap ware I got is glass btw.

Also jeremysgirl if you go with a wooden cutting board, you can get a bench scraper and use that to scoop up the cut produce and then dump it into the containers. I really like my bench scraper.

pampered chef has something along those lines for prep containers