Get effortlessly organised or go celebrity-tv-chef-level on your food prep with this compact countertop prep station. It doubles as the coolest pizza topping station, or burger building, or cocktail garnishing, or taco Tuesday station too. Just pop a cooler pack or a zip-lock bag of ice in the tray below to keep everything chilled indoors, or wherever the party’s at outdoors.

Our Ovana Pizza Oven and Thermomix® Cutter were big inspirations for designing this sleek food prep station. After filling our own countertops with countless bowls of chopped and grated ingredients, and carting stacks of food prep containers to host pizza in the park (or even the backyard), we thought ‘there must be a better way!’ So we looked to the meal prep pros for inspo.

The smart art of mise en place – French for ‘put in place’ – is the first lesson all good culinary schools teach their students. It’s the secret to keeping all ingredients organised as you chop, grate, slice and cook, and minimising the post-cook clean-up. It’s the key to staying calm and focused, avoiding burning and setting off the smoke alarm while you frantically search for your next ingredient, or finishing with a scene that looks like a food bomb’s been detonated on your kitchen countertop.

We put our Recipe Development and Mix Shop teams to the task of testing a whole stack of countertop prep stations. Too many were too big and took up too much room, or too small and flimsy. Some were just plain ugly. Our winner has a solid and sleek stainless steel outer tray, with six generously sized food-safe, fridge-safe and stain-resistant containers. And with a clear flip-up lid making ingredients easily visible and accessible.

It's our fave new Thermomix® meal prep go-to when we’re planning for a busy work week ahead. Great for getting all the food prepped and popped in the fridge the night before, so you can get straight into the cooking and have dinner on the table double-quick. Ideal for filling with ready-to-grab healthy fridge snacks too, like cherry tomatoes, grapes, berries and ready-to-peel boiled eggs.

It’s one clever party food container that can keep a whole crowd happy too, especially when everyone’s got their own ideas about what tops the perfect pizza, or what goes into the best burger, taco or salad. Just put your Thermomix® and Thermomix® Cutter to work on all the ingredients, fill the Prep Station countertop food prep station, and let them add what they want and leave what they don’t.

Oh, and more than just the coolest countertop food prep station, it’s the best-looking cocktail station to hold your ice, lemon slices and garnishes when you’re Thermomixing cocktails.

BBQ & Picnic Essentials

Sliding BBQ Skewers – Pack of 4

Fly Away Fan

Ovana Pizza Knife

Ovana Pizza Oven Stand

Illuminated Tongs

Ovana Long Length Cover

Food Prep Station

Ovana Pizza Stone

Ovana Pizza Sauce Ladle