How to Use mise en place in a Sentence

mise en place

noun
  • Get all your prep done, even do your mise en place the day before.
    Alyse Whitney, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Corral your sprawling assortment of salt dishes, small tools, and mise en place bowls with a stoveside tray.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Each of the 10 chapters featured an interview and the table and mise en place of a prominent personality.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The school also runs a cooking basics program that covers mise en place, knife skills, soup and stock production, sauce making and a wide range of cooking methods — roasting, grilling, sautéing, pan-frying, stir-frying, braising, poaching and steaming.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
  • Instead, Sao’s revenge against Korn — who clearly doesn’t remember Sao — is executed with the methodical nature of a precise mise en place and the patience of an all-day sous vide.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025

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