Turn any recipe into a costed, scalable prep sheet. PrepSheet works out your ingredient costs, cost per portion and food cost %, scales the whole recipe to any number of covers in one tap, and prints a clean kitchen prep sheet. Free, no signup — your recipes save in your browser.
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Keep pack size and amount used in the same unit (e.g. £8.50 for a 1000 g pack, used 250 g). Add a few % to cover trim and waste.
Rule of thumb: many kitchens aim for ~30% food cost (≈70% GP). This is food cost only — labour, rent, packaging, waste and VAT come on top.
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This tool saves your recipes in your browser. The full PrepSheet (in the works) keeps a shared supplier price book, so when a supplier price changes it updates every dish that uses it — and syncs across your devices and team. Join the early list for first access.
1. Cost every ingredient. Enter the price and size of the pack you buy, then how much the recipe uses. PrepSheet works out the proportional cost.
2. Set the yield. Tell it how many portions the recipe makes — that gives you cost per portion and lets you price from a target food cost or GP.
3. Scale to your batch. Type how many portions you actually need (or tap ×2/×3). Every ingredient quantity scales and you get a clean prep sheet to print for the line.
4. Save it. Each recipe is kept in your browser, so your costed recipes are there next time. Nothing is uploaded.
For each ingredient, enter the price and size of the pack you buy and how much the recipe uses. The tool works out the proportional cost of each, totals the recipe, and divides by your yield to give cost per portion. It also shows food cost %, gross profit and a suggested menu price.
Enter how many portions you need in the "Scale to" box, or tap ×2/×3/×5. Every ingredient quantity and the batch cost recalculate instantly, and you get a printable prep sheet with the scaled amounts. Cost per portion stays the same — only the batch total changes.
Yes — every recipe is saved in your browser, so they're there when you come back. Nothing is uploaded to a server. (Clearing your browser data or using a different device will start fresh.)
Completely free, no signup and nothing to install. If you'd rather work in a spreadsheet, there are ready-made Excel templates — including a recipe scaler and full food-cost workbook — in the shop.
No — figures are ingredient (food) cost only and exclude VAT. In the UK most restaurant food carries 20% VAT, so your menu price has to cover VAT, labour, rent and waste on top of food cost.