How much do I need to cook?
Orders are in. Put in how many portions you sold and what your usual recipe feeds, and this works out how many times to make it and exactly what to buy. Free, and no sign-up.
These are example dishes so you can see how it works. Change them to your own, or .
What to cook
- Jollof rice: 31 portions3.4 × your recipe
- Fried plantain: 24 portions3.3 × your recipe
Shopping list
| Chopped tomatoes | 7 tins |
| Long grain rice | 3.5 kg |
| Onions | 11 pcs |
| Red peppers | 11 pcs |
| Ripe plantains | 14 pcs |
| Scotch bonnets | 7 pcs |
| Vegetable oilJollof rice + Fried plantain | 1.6 l |
Amounts are rounded up so you never come home short. Your recipes stay on this device.
How the sums work
If your pot of jollof feeds 10 and you’ve sold 31 portions, you need 3.1 times your recipe. Add 10% for tasting, the one portion that always spills and the customer who asks for a bit extra, and it’s 3.4 times. Every ingredient is multiplied by that, and anything used in more than one dish, like onions or oil, is added into one line.
Amounts are rounded up to something you can buy: whole tins and peppers, and grams to the nearest 50. It’s always better to come home with one onion spare than one short at 9pm on a Friday.
Getting the portion count right
The calculator is only as good as the number you put in. If you’re counting orders from replies in a group chat, it’s easy to miss one or count an “actually, make that two” twice. Our guide to taking orders in a WhatsApp group without losing track covers how to get a number you can trust.