We found a more affordable bamboo alternative to the TikTok-famous PrepDeck.

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If you didn’t capture yourself carefully chopping ingredients into your 100-piece set of food storage containers, did you really meal prep?

Instead of pulling out a cutting board, multiple peelers and graters, and all of your containers, you can now slice and dice everything with one versatile tool. It’s a bamboo cutting board with grated drawers and containers tucked underneath. Some styles even come with stackable tops, so you can grate or peel directly into the container you’re using to store the food—all on the same cutting board.

For home chefs looking for a more affordable and compact alternative for their kitchen, we've found a selection of smaller bamboo models that are fully stocked and just as popular among home cooks—all for under $60. Though they may not look as 'Instagram-worthy,' they're versatile and incredibly efficient, saving you time both in preparation and cleanup.

If you didn’t capture yourself carefully chopping ingredients into your 100-piece set of food storage containers, did you really meal prep?

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What you once thought was a simple task of preparing lunches for the week has now become a social media sensation. Meal prepping has evolved into a full-blown trend.

A quick scroll through TikTok, and you’ll discover meal prepping for “lazy girls,” eating on a budget, nurses on 12-hour shifts, families of five, and even college students (who are no longer just rolling into dining halls in pajamas to grab cereal at 2 p.m.).

With an abundance of storage containers and prepping tips, you might think the concept couldn’t evolve any further. But, here’s an innovation that takes meal prepping to the next level: the all-in-one food prep station.

Instead of pulling out a cutting board, multiple peelers and graters, and all of your containers, you can now slice and dice everything with one versatile tool. It’s a bamboo cutting board with grated drawers and containers tucked underneath. Some styles even come with stackable tops, so you can grate or peel directly into the container you’re using to store the food—all on the same cutting board.

While it's easy to mock the frenzy of meal prepping, I have to admit, this tool is a stroke of brilliance.

One highly regarded meal-prepping tool is the all-plastic Prepdeck, which initially gained attention on Shark Tank. With a price tag exceeding $120 and a nearly two-foot-long design, it often sells out on Amazon. Equipped with a built-in phone stand, it's perfect for following recipes on your phone or tablet, or even filming yourself while chopping.