1. Logging In, Cross-Device Auto-Sync & Top Toolbar
Automatic Sync Across Devices: Enter your assigned studio passcode and click Unlock Studio. BatchWise automatically pulls your latest saved binder from Cloudflare KV so your phone, Chromebook, and kitchen computer stay synchronized without manual file transfers.
- Live Status Pill: Displays
Cloud Synced when backed up to Cloudflare KV, Syncing... while saving in the background, or Local Ready if working offline.
- Quick Save (Green Button): Forces an immediate push to Cloudflare KV at any time.
- Padlock Icon: Locks the screen immediately when stepping away from a shared station.
2. Step 1: Setting Up Master Ingredients & Packaging Invoices
Before building recipes, enter your bulk supplier invoices once. Every recipe calculates its cost automatically from these two global tables:
- Ingredients (Top Bar): Click + Add Master Ingredient, enter the name, bulk Pack Size, unit (
lb, kg, oz, g), and Price Paid. BatchWise calculates Cost / Gram to five decimal places ($/g) and updates every recipe whenever an invoice changes.
- Packaging (Top Bar): Log cases of bags, jars, tins, labels, and tin-ties with their Case Count and Price Paid to calculate exact Cost / Each.
3. Step 2: Color-Coded Categories, Bakery vs. Apothecary Modes & Importing
- Color-Coded Category Tabs: Click + New Category Tab in the left binder and pick Bakery (warm amber flame icon & amber cards) or Apothecary (emerald flask icon & emerald cards). Drag
⋮⋮ handles to reorder categories, recipes, or ingredients, or click A–Z to sort alphabetically.
- Bakery vs. Apothecary Toggle: Switch between Bakery (shows Bake Temp, Bake Time, and Steam Notes) and Apothecary (shows Melt Temp, Cure Time, and Processing Notes).
- Importing Recipes: Click Import to extract from a webpage URL, paste raw ingredient text, or upload an Excel/CSV file—then clean weights in the staging table before saving.
4. Step 3: Understanding the 5 Batch Scaler Fields & Units / Pack
| Field |
What to Enter |
Example: 16 Rolls Sold in Packs of 8 |
| Base Yield |
Total individual pieces made by a 1x recipe (never count bags here). |
16 |
| Unit Type |
Label for one single piece (rolls, naan, loaves, tins). |
rolls |
| Units / Pack |
How many pieces go into 1 finished retail pack. |
8 /pack (16 ÷ 8 = 2 packs) |
| Multiplier |
Batch multiplier (0.5x half, 1x standard, 2x double). |
1 x (or 2 x for 32 rolls) |
| Target Yield |
Total individual pieces produced in this scaled run. |
16 rolls (= 2 packs of 8) |
Packaging Supplies Applied: Attach the items used to pack one complete pack (e.g., 1 bread bag, 1 label, 1 tin-tie). BatchWise automatically divides the pack's supply cost by Units / Pack (8) to compute Packaging / Unit alongside full Packaging / Pack.
5. Anchor Scaling & Kitchen Volume Mode (Grams vs. Cups / Tbsp / Tsp)
- Anchor Ingredient Scaling: Check Anchor next to your primary flour, starter, or carrier oil and type the exact weight you have on hand into the boxed Scaled cell. Every other ingredient scales proportionally to match.
- Kitchen Volume Mode (Defaults → Kitchen Measurement Display Mode): Switch between Grams (g), Cups / Tbsp / Tsp (displays kitchen fractions with gram equivalents underneath), or Dual. You can also type fractions like
1 1/2 cups or 1/4 tsp directly into ingredient inputs.
6. Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) & Dual-Mode Wholesale / Retail / DTC Pricing
- Batch, Unit & Pack COGS: Combines scaled ingredients, direct labor (
(Minutes ÷ 60) × Rate), and packaging. When Units / Pack > 1, the blue summary banner displays total packs produced along with COGS / Pack, Wholesale / Pack, and Retail / Pack.
- Wholesale & Retail (% vs. $): Toggle % to set a target margin percentage and calculate price, or toggle $ to enter a price and view your resulting margin percentage.
- Actual DTC Sale Price: Enter your counter price (per unit when Units/Pack = 1, or per complete pack when Units/Pack > 1) to inspect net dollar profit and color-coded margin health badges (Green ≥ 60%, Amber 40–59%, Orange 1–39%, Red < 0%).
7. The 5-Sheet Print Suite & Installing on Phone / Chromebook
- 5 Print Templates (Print Button): Choose Production Batch Sheet (zero financials), Cost & Margin Spec Sheet, Multi-Up Batch Cards (2-Up or 4-Up with dashed trim lines), Kitchen & Lab Checkoff Slip (tare & QC sign-off), or Multi-Batch Quick Table (0.5x–5x bench chart).
- Install as an App: On iPhone/iPad Safari tap Share → Add to Home Screen. On Android Chrome or Chromebook open the browser menu (⋮) and tap Add to Home screen / Install app.