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# Create a recipe costing for a dish/preparation

📍 [Create Preparations](#create-preparations)
* [Start your preparation](#start-your-preparation)
* [Add ingredients to your preparation](#add-ingredients-to-your-preparation)

📍 [Create Dishes](#create-dishes)
* [Start your dish](#start-your-dish)
* [Add ingredients to your dish](#add-ingredients-to-your-dish)

# Create Preparations

Preparations are the **sub-recipes** we add to the final dish; they can be stocks, sauces, dressings, garnishes,...

Use preparations to streamline recipe costing creation.

### Start your preparation

1. Go to **Recipes** from the side navigation bar.

2. Click **"New recipe costing".**
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/recipe-costings/create-a-recipe-costing-for-a-dish-preparation/images/01-start-your-preparation.png)

3. Click **"Preparation".**

4. Enter the basic dish information:
* **Preparation name.** Sofrito, *mayonnaise, teriyaki sauce...*
* **Preparation type.** Sofritos, *sauces, bases...*
* **Quantity.** *How many units or kg does it yield?* This is essential if you want to use it as an ingredient in dishes.

5. Click **"Create preparation".**


### Add ingredients to your preparation

1. Open the dish/preparation where you want to add the ingredient.

2. Go to the "**Ingredients**" tab.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/recipe-costings/create-a-recipe-costing-for-a-dish-preparation/images/02-add-ingredients-to-your-preparation.png)

3. Click "**Add ingredient**"


4. By default, the option to add products is shown, but when you select the button, the option to switch to preparations appears. 

💡 We can add preparations inside other preparations


![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/recipe-costings/create-a-recipe-costing-for-a-dish-preparation/images/03-add-ingredients-to-your-preparation.png)

5. Click the search field, type the name of the product/preparation, and select it.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/recipe-costings/create-a-recipe-costing-for-a-dish-preparation/images/04-add-ingredients-to-your-preparation.png)

* If the product does not already have the **purchase format to base unit** conversion set up, you will need to do it then. [See how to convert it.](https://support.haddock.app/en/article/convert-ingredients-to-a-base-unit-kg-l-or-units-for-recipe-costings-l3admi/)

6. Enter the **net quantity** used for the ingredient.

7. Enter the **waste** (the part of the product that is discarded). See our [waste guide](https://software.haddock.app/es/ebook/estoy-hasta-la-merma/) to find the waste percentage or grams for all foods.

8. Click "**Add ingredient**".


# Create Dishes

A dish is the final product you sell. It can be a finished plate or any product the customer consumes, such as bread, a drink, or extras. 

### Start your dish

1. Go to **Recipes** from the side navigation bar.

2. Click **"New recipe costing".**

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/recipe-costings/create-a-recipe-costing-for-a-dish-preparation/images/05-start-your-dish.png)

3. Click **"Dish".**

4. Enter the basic dish information:

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/recipe-costings/create-a-recipe-costing-for-a-dish-preparation/images/06-start-your-dish.png)

* **Dish name.** *Spanish omelette, tuna tataki, brownie...*  
​
* **Dish type.** *Tapas, mains, desserts...*  
​
* **Quantity.** *How many portions does it yield? Or how many kg do you produce?* This is important for calculating the selling price.

5. Click **"Create dish".**


### Add ingredients to your dish


1. Open the dish/preparation where you want to add the ingredient.

2. Go to the "**Ingredients**" tab.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/recipe-costings/create-a-recipe-costing-for-a-dish-preparation/images/07-add-ingredients-to-your-dish.png)

3. Click "**Add ingredient**"

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/recipe-costings/create-a-recipe-costing-for-a-dish-preparation/images/08-add-ingredients-to-your-dish.png)

4. By default, the option to add products is shown. To add a preparation, select that option.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/recipe-costings/create-a-recipe-costing-for-a-dish-preparation/images/09-add-ingredients-to-your-dish.png)

5. Click the search field, type the name of the product/preparation, and select it.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/recipe-costings/create-a-recipe-costing-for-a-dish-preparation/images/10-add-ingredients-to-your-dish.png)

* If the product does not already have the **purchase format to base unit** conversion set up, you will need to do it then. [See how to convert it](https://support.haddock.app/en/article/convert-ingredients-to-a-base-unit-kg-l-or-units-for-recipe-costings-l3admi/)

6. Enter the **net quantity** used for the ingredient.

7. Enter the **waste** (the part of the product that is discarded). See our [waste guide](https://software.haddock.app/es/ebook/estoy-hasta-la-merma/) to find the waste percentage or grams for all foods.

8. Click "**Add ingredient**"


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📌 Related articles:

*  [Download recipe costings](https://support.haddock.app/en/article/download-recipe-costings-72rmqh/) → We explain how to download the recipes for your dishes with recipe costings in haddock.
*  [Set or edit the reference price](https://support.haddock.app/en/article/define-or-edit-the-reference-price-s8cza0/) → We explain how to define the agreed price with the supplier or the expected price, and how to tell when the purchase price is higher.