Entering the measurements

How do I enter the measurements?

For each ingredient, enter the amount the recipe uses — 200 g of steak, 50 ml of cream, 1 bunch of basil. Use the unit you actually cook in; you don't have to convert anything to match how the supplier sells it.

These amounts are real data, not just notes: they drive the cost. The amount you enter, divided by the product's usable pack size, times the pack price, is that line's share of the plate cost — and a small maths line under the row shows the working so you can sanity-check it.

• Worded amounts are understood. "Half bunch" or "1/2 punnet" is read as a half, not a whole.
• If the recipe makes more than one portion, enter the amounts for the whole batch — the per-portion figures are worked out from the portion count on the recipe.
• Odd units are fine. If the recipe measures in a unit the supplier doesn't sell by (bunches of basil, sold by the kilo), the AI suggest button can bridge the two — see Purchase unit size and the AI suggest button.