This video walks you through the process of creating, editing, and managing recipes in your KC Lite system. You’ll learn how to add ingredients, include sub-recipes, and assign key recipe information for accurate costing and reporting.
What You’ll Learn
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How to create a new recipe
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How to add products and sub-recipes as ingredients
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How to set the recipe yield and unit
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How to edit or update recipe information
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Where to view cost, allergen, nutrition, and sales data
Why This Matters
Recipes are the foundation of your Kitchen CUT system — they’re used for costing, allergen reporting, and theoretical sales. Getting your recipes built correctly ensures your data across the system is accurate and reliable.
After Watching, You Should Be Able To:
✅ Create and name a new recipe
✅ Add products and sub-recipes with correct quantities
✅ Set recipe yield and unit of measure
✅ Assign categories, tags, and revenue outlet
✅ View cost breakdown and allergen/nutritional summary
✅ Save and edit your recipe at any time
💡 Best Practices
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Make sure all products are correctly costed before adding to recipes
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Use sub-recipes to group batches or prep items used across multiple dishes
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Always enter an accurate recipe yield — this impacts portion costing and GP reporting
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Tag recipes clearly to help with organisation and searching
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Review nutrition and allergen summaries before making recipes live or sharing
🆘 Need Help?
📧 Email Support: support@kitchencut.com
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