Prep recipes 4 min read

How to cost a sauce or prep recipe

A house mayo, a tomato sauce, a chili oil: all cost the same way.

List every input ingredient with its quantity. Multiply each by its cost per usage unit. Sum to get total batch cost.

Then divide by the actual output (in your usage unit) to get cost per gram, ml, or piece.

Example: house mayo

2 eggs: $0.50

250 ml sunflower oil: $1.05

10 g dijon: $0.12

15 ml lemon juice: $0.15

Batch cost: $1.82. Output: 280 g. Cost per gram: $0.0065.

A menu item using 30 g of mayo carries about $0.20 of mayo cost.

Try it on your own menu.

Cost a dish in minutes. No spreadsheets.