## Kitchen Prep List Generator

URL: https://minimalpos.com/tools/kitchen-prep-list-generator

Group prep items by station, set a par for each and enter what is already made. The sheet works out what still needs prepping and prints with tick boxes, so the board is ready before the team walks in.

### Features

- Items grouped by station — grill, larder, pastry, bar
- Par quantity, on hand, and the shortfall to prep
- Tick boxes on the printed sheet
- Date and prepared-by lines
- Nothing to install and no account

### How it relates to MinimalPOS

Prep quantities should follow demand. MinimalPOS reports item-level sales by day and shift, so your pars can reflect what a Tuesday actually sells rather than what someone remembers.

**What is a kitchen prep list?** A daily list of what needs preparing before service, usually grouped by station and set against a par quantity. It turns 'get ready for service' into a specific, checkable list.

**How do you set prep pars?** From how much you actually sell on that day of the week, plus a small buffer. Setting one par for every day is the most common reason kitchens over-produce on quiet days and run out on busy ones.

**Should prep lists change by day?** Yes, if your trade does. A Saturday par and a Tuesday par should be different numbers for anything perishable, or the difference ends up in the waste log.

**Is the list saved?** No. It runs in your browser with nothing uploaded, so print it before you close the tab. That is also why there is no account to create.