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What it costs to make
How to work out what any dish costs you to make: batch recipe, trim waste, cooking loss, frying oil, gas, garnish and takeaway packaging, with a full example.
- How to work out what a dish costs to makeHow to work out what any dish costs you to make: batch recipe, trim waste, cooking loss, frying oil, gas, garnish and takeaway packaging, with a full example.→
- How much does a burger cost to make?How to work out what a burger costs you to make: bun, patty with cooking loss, cheese, sauces, salad, fries, frying oil and wrapper. Per burger and per meal.→
- How much does it cost to make a pizza?Work out what a pizza costs to make: dough per ball, sauce and cheese by weight, toppings, oven fuel and the box, with a worked example and cost by size.→
- What empanadas cost to make, per piece and per dozenWork out what empanadas and savoury pastries cost to make: dough per disc, filling by cooked weight, oven or frying oil and breakage, per piece and per dozen.→
- How much does it cost to make a sandwich?Work out what a sandwich costs to make: bread, meat by cooked or sliced weight, cheese, spreads, salad and the wrap, with a worked roast beef example.→
- How much does a poke or salad bowl cost to make?Work out what a salad or poke bowl costs to make: base, protein and toppings by grams, trim loss, dressing and the bowl, with a salmon poke example.→
- How much does fried chicken cost to make?Work out what fried chicken costs to make: bone-in pieces, breading, the oil it soaks up and the oil you throw away, and sides, per piece and per box.→
- How much does ceviche cost to make per plate?Work out what a plate of ceviche costs to make: fish yield after trimming, lime juice per plate, onion, chilli and the sides, with a worked example.→
- What a pot of soup or stew costs per bowlHow to work out the cost per bowl of a soup or stew: what the whole pot costs, how much it reduces, what your ladle really serves, and the bread or rice side.→
- What a pasta dish costs to make, per plateHow to work out the cost per plate of a pasta dish: dry or fresh pasta, how much it grows when cooked, the sauce batch, the cheese and the gas for the pot.→
What does it really cost you?
Put your recipe into the free calculator: ingredients, packaging, your time and the gas. You get the cost per unit and your margin in two minutes, no account needed.