Cheese and ham toastie: how much it costs to make, per serve
Two slices of thick white bread, buttered outside, filled with grated mature cheddar and two slices of gammon ham, pressed in a panini grill. Served with a spoon of coleslaw. Costed from JJ Foodservice wholesale prices dated 9 October 2026.
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Ingredients and cost, one serve
| Ingredient | Pack price | Pack size | Used | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sliced white bread, thick | £1.59 | 800 g | 88 g | £0.17 |
| Unsalted butter | £30.49 | 5000 g | 10 g | £0.06 |
| Mature cheddar, grated | £11.99 | 2000 g | 60 g | £0.36 |
| Sliced gammon ham | £5.49 | 500 g | 40 g | £0.44 |
| Coleslaw | £5.99 | 2000 g | 50 g | £0.15 |
| Total | £1.18 | |||
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Method
- Butter the outside of both slices.
- Fill with the ham and grated cheddar (grated melts evenly; slices leave cold spots in the middle).
- Toast in a panini press or a heavy pan for 3-4 minutes until golden and the cheese has melted to the edge.
- Cut diagonally and serve with the coleslaw.
Costing notes
A thick-sliced 800 g loaf gives about 18 slices of roughly 44 g, so the bread is under 20p a toastie. Ham and cheese are two-thirds of the cost; weigh them once so the team can see what 60 g of grated cheddar looks like, because free-handed fillings are the usual reason toastie margins drift.
Where the prices came from
JJ Foodservice collection prices as shown on its public search pages on 9 October 2026 (delivery runs about £1-2 a case higher). A few lines JJ did not list in that day's searches reuse the dated prices already on our other starter recipes (7 September 2026, JJ Foodservice or Tesco retail, marked on each line). JJ does not label VAT on most lines: raw food is zero-rated in the UK, while soft drinks, alcohol, confectionery and some ingredients carry standard-rate VAT. Your supplier's price is the one that matters: open the recipe and type it in.
- Sliced white bread, thick: Kingsmill Great Everyday Soft Thick White Bread 1x800g (BRE062), 800 g, £1.59 collection — JJ Foodservice, accessed 2026-10-09
- Unsalted butter: Lakeland Unsalted Butter 20x250g (DAI186), 5 kg, £30.49 collection — JJ Foodservice, accessed 2026-10-09
- Mature cheddar, grated: Vittorios Mature Grated Cheddar 1x2kg, 2 kg, £11.99 collection — JJ Foodservice, accessed 2026-10-09
- Sliced gammon ham: Wiltshire Sliced 100% Gammon Ham 1x500g, 500 g, £5.49 collection — JJ Foodservice, accessed 2026-10-09
- Coleslaw: Coleslaw 1x2kg (SAN105), 2 kg, £5.99 collection — JJ Foodservice, accessed 2026-10-09
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