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Kitchen Prep Cook Training
By Terry Psaltakis — Founder, ShiftTrained
Prep cooks are the foundation of every kitchen. They prep mise en place, portion ingredients, and set up stations for service. The best prep training tool covers per-item recipe specs, portion control, and food safety. Coming with the BOH Kitchen Training module.
What kitchen prep training training looks like with ShiftTrained
- Per-item recipe specs
- Portion control training
- Food safety protocols
- Mise en place standards
- Cross-station prep fluency
Key training details for kitchen prep trainings
- BOH Kitchen Training module (in development, announced 2026-04-20)
Training challenges this addresses
- Recipe drift across prep cooks
- Portion variance affects food cost
- Food safety + HACCP compliance
The commercial impact
Consistent prep reduces food cost variance and waste.
Get started
Upload your menu PDF (or a phone photo of the printed copy). In about ten minutes, our three-stage AI pipeline generates 100-400 quiz questions specific to YOUR kitchen prep training. Your staff takes them on their phones. The leaderboard shows you exactly who knows the menu and who's been faking it. Try ShiftTrained free — no credit card required.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does prep training launch?
BOH Kitchen Training module launches alongside the bilingual quiz feature. Public waitlist at /contact?source=boh-waitlist.
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About the Author
Terry Psaltakis is a 30-year restaurant operator who has opened more than 20 concepts across multiple markets, in every role from dishwasher to Owner. He founded ShiftTrained in Chicago to solve a problem he lived for three decades: pre-shift meetings don't actually train staff. Terry writes about the operational side of restaurant training, AI in hospitality, and what works on the floor.
Ready to run training that sticks?
Upload your menu. We handle the rest — AI-generated questions, mobile-first quizzes, real-time scores. Free trial, no card needed.