Scale recipe

Choose the scaling method

Under Scaling method you have three options:

• By factor — multiplies every quantity by a number (between 0.1 and 100). With quick presets ×0.5, ×2, ×3, ×5, and ×10.
• By weight — you enter the weight you want to reach and the app works out the factor. First you choose Which weight do you want to reach?: the Ingredient weight (what you weigh, before waste) or the Final weight after waste (what is left to portion).
• By units — you enter how many units you want, at the size set in Yield. If the recipe doesn't define its unit size yet, the modal explains it and offers Go to Yield. It doesn't appear if the recipe's unit is the Whole batch.

Enter the value

Depending on the method, fill in the Scaling factor, the Target ingredient weight (g), the Target final weight (g), or the target number of units (for example Pieces wanted, 25 g each). Each field shows you the current value.

When scaling by final weight or by units you also get two optional settings:

• Production margin (%) — extra ingredients to cover losses during production (0 = no margin).
• Round up — No, to 10 g, to 50 g, or to 100 g, so the amount to weigh is a round number.

Check the preview

The Preview section shows the resulting factor and:

• the Ingredient weight, the Waste, and the Estimated final weight, before and after;
• if the recipe has units, the Size of each unit (kept), the units before and after, and what's Left over (anything short of a complete unit);
• when scaling by final weight or by units, the Final weight needed, the Ingredients needed without margin, the Margin applied, and the Recommended amount to weigh;
• if the recipe has saved costs, What else changes: batches, labor and machine hours, machine uses;
• the ingredient table with the Before and After quantity.

Choose the destination

Under Apply to, decide what to do with the result:

• Modify this recipe — before applying the scaling, the app saves the current state in the Version history as the Before scaling ×N version, from which you can undo it. If that version can't be saved, the scaling isn't applied.
• Save as new — duplicates the recipe with the scaling applied and the original name plus the factor in parentheses, with two decimals (for example Ganache (×2.00) or Ganache (×0.50)), and takes you to the new recipe.

Apply

Click Apply scaling (if you're modifying this recipe) or Create scaled copy (if you're saving as new). The button becomes active when the factor is different from 1. To leave without changes, click Cancel.